REVELATION—NOTE ON Revelation 4:3 John describes God’s glory in bright colors—jasper, carnelian, rainbow, emerald. The jewels mentioned in Revelation 1:1 (compare Revelation 21:19) are not meant to be interpreted individually but together represent God’s splendor and majesty. John does not precisely describe the Almighty’s visible features (compare Isaiah 6:1; Ezekiel 1:26). Perhaps he had no words to describe what he saw.

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