I looked up and saw something that appeared to be a throne made out of lapis lazuli. It was above the huge space that was spread out over the heads of the cherubim.
Something that looked like a huge space was spread out above the heads of the living creatures. It gleamed like crystal. It was terrifying.The wings of the creatures were spread out under the space. They reached out toward one another. Each creature had two wings covering its body.When the living creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings. It was like the roar of rushing waters. It sounded like the thundering voice of the Mighty God. It was like the loud noise an army makes. When the creatures stood still, they lowered their wings.Then a voice came from above the huge space over their heads. They stood with their wings lowered.Above the space over their heads was something that looked like a throne made out of lapis lazuli. On the throne high above was a figure that appeared to be a man.
I will come to your temple with burnt offerings. I will keep my promises to you.I made them with my lips. My mouth spoke them when I was in trouble.I will sacrifice fat animals to you as burnt offerings. I will offer rams, bulls and goats to you.Come and hear, all you who have respect for God. Let me tell you what he has done for me.
Open for me the gates where the godly can go in. I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.This is the gate of the Lord. Only those who do what is right can go through it.
In front of all the Lord’ s people, I will do what I promised him.I will keep my promise in the courtyards of the Lord’ s temple. I will keep my promise in Jerusalem itself. Praise the Lord.
God said,“ Let there be a huge space between the waters. Let it separate water from water.”And that’s exactly what happened. God made the huge space between the waters. He separated the water under the space from the water above it.God called the huge space“ sky.” There was evening, and there was morning. It was day two.
