19 And from underneath the throne came streams of flaming fire so that I could not look thereon. (ENO) 20 And the Great Glory sat thereon, and His raiment shone more brightly than the sun and was whiter than any snow. (ENO) 21 None of the angels could enter and could behold His face by reason of the magnificence and glory and no flesh could behold Him. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 14:19–21
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