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A sapphire throne rises above four living creatures while glory-cloud fills the temple court.
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Ezekiel 10:1-5

The throne above the temple cloud

The Glory Departs to the East Gate · Ezekiel 10

Story guide: The throne is occupied by radiance without an invented detailed portrait of Yahweh.

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1Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was above the heads of the cherubim there appeared over them something like a sapphire stone, in appearance like the likeness of a throne.

2And he said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the wheelwork, under the cherub, and fill your hands with coals of fire from among the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.” And he went in before my eyes.

3The cherubim were standing on the right side of the house when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.

4And the glory of Yahweh rose up from above the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of Yahweh.

5And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the sound of God Almighty when he speaks.

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