² Immediately I was ^[a](A)in the Spirit; and behold, ^(B)a throne was standing in heaven, and ^(C)One sitting on the throne. ³ And He who was sitting was like a ^(D)jasper stone and a ^(E)sardius in appearance; and there was a ^[b](F)rainbow around the throne, like an ^(G)emerald in appearance. ^4 (H)Around the throne were ^(I)twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw ^(J)twenty-four elders ^(K)sitting, clothed in ^(L)white garments, and ^(M)golden crowns on their heads.