16 And in every respect it so excelled in splendour and magnificence and extent that I cannot describe to you its splendour and its extent. (ENO) 17 And its floor was of fire, and above it were lightnings and the path of the stars, and its ceiling also was flaming fire. (ENO) 18 And I looked and saw ⌈⌈therein⌉⌉ a lofty throne: its appearance was as crystal, and the wheels thereof as the shining sun, and there was the vision of cherubim. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 14:16–18
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