“And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.”
And the one seated there looks like jasper and carnelian, and around the throne is a rainbow that looks like an emerald — the gemstones (jasper and carnelian) suggest radiant splendor and divine beauty; jasper is associated with walls and foundations (21:11), carnelian with blood and life. The emerald rainbow (echoing Ezekiel 1:28) frames the throne with covenant promise; the rainbow recalls God's covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:16) and symbolizes mercy's presence alongside judgment.
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