"At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne." ~ Revelation 4:2-3
Have you ever seen a jasper or carnelian stone? I did not know or remember what those stones looked like, so I decided to Google images of "jasper the rock" and "carnelian the rock." What I saw connected dots previously isolated.
Jasper is a red stone, and Carnelian is a combination of reds, oranges and yellows--the colors of fire.
"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our 'God is a consuming fire.'" ~ Hebrews 12:29
Dig Deeper: Read Exodus 24:17; Deuteronomy 4:24; 9:3; Psalm 97:3; Isaiah 33:14 and 2 Thessalonians 1:7 in their contexts.
Have you ever seen a jasper or carnelian stone? I did not know or remember what those stones looked like, so I decided to Google images of "jasper the rock" and "carnelian the rock." What I saw connected dots previously isolated.Jasper is a red stone, and Carnelian is a combination of reds, oranges and yellows--the colors of fire.
"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our 'God is a consuming fire.'" ~ Hebrews 12:29
Dig Deeper: Read Exodus 24:17; Deuteronomy 4:24; 9:3; Psalm 97:3; Isaiah 33:14 and 2 Thessalonians 1:7 in their contexts.
