Revelation 4:3

4:3 And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.

Revelation 10:1

The Angel with the Little Scroll

10:1 Then I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun and his legs were like pillars of fire.


tn Grk “jasper stone.”

sn Jasper was a semiprecious gemstone, probably green in color (L&N 2.30).

sn Carnelian was a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

tn Or “a rainbow emerald-like in appearance.”

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

tn Or “clothed.”

tn Or “like fiery pillars,” translating πυρός (puros) as an attributive genitive.