“And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.”
And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and inside — day and night without ceasing they sing, 'Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come' — the six wings (from Isaiah 6:2) enable swift, eternal service; the unceasing trisagion (holy, holy, holy) echoes Isaiah 6:3 and declares God's absolute transcendence. The temporal formula (who was and is and is to come) emphasizes God's eternal presence, untouched by time.
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