The οἱ hoi article nominative masculine plural strong s greek 3588.
The floor of heaven rainbow revelation.
The position of the seer is implied since revelation 8 2 to be no longer in heaven cf.
Then i saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven wrapped in a cloud with a rainbow over his head and his face was like the sun and his legs like pillars of fire.
And there was a rainbow around the throne in appearance like an emerald.
An emerald rainbow speaks of god s covenant mercies over all the activity of his throne gen.
Lightning speaks of the release of divine energy and light.
It seems that the rainbow is a reminder of god s faithfulness to his covenant just as it meant to noah after the flood.
What does heaven and god look like according to the bible.
Including the feminine he and the neuter to in all their inflections.
A throne set in heaven.
The face and feet are described in stereotyped fashion.
The jasper and sardius give us insight into what god looks and feels like.
A depiction of the apostle john s vision of the throne of god in heaven as described in the bible.
The the definite article.
Revelation 10 8 but on earth as the gigantic angel of light descends to him.
And behold a throne set in heaven and one sat on the throne.
The rainbow image will be seen again in chapter 10.
The emerald rainbow speaks of how god acts in tender life giving mercy.
A depiction of the apostle john.
Revelation 21 18 with the descriptive phrase clear as crystal does not this point to a stone somewhat different in appearance from that spoken of simply as jasper.
Further carnelian was a fiery red stone.
Revelation 10 1 references a rainbow in a description of an angel.
Around the throne is a rainbow that has the shine or glimmer of deep green that like an emerald.
2 then i saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals 3 and no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look at it.
3 a and he who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance.