throne set in heaven… and he who sat there was like… and there was a rainbow around the throne… around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones i saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. and from the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of god. before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. and in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures… the first… like a lion, the second… like a calf, the third… had a face like a man, and the fourth … like a flying eagle. the four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. and they do not rest day or night… whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, very detailed painting by leonardo da vinci