“And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.”
Above expanse appears throne likeness fashioned from lapis lazuli—seat of governance and judgment mirroring heavens themselves. Likeness-language establishes all vision operates at remove from ultimate reality; Ezekiel sees representations and analogies, not unmediated reality. Lapis lazuli suggests both transcendent remoteness and accessible nearness, both cosmic otherness and covenantal intimacy. Throne's apex position establishes governing principle: entire apparatus of divine governance exists to bear and support seat distributing judgment and mercy.
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