Discovery BoxRevelation 4:3 
Context4:3 And the one seated on it was like jasper 1 and carnelian 2 in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald 3 encircled the throne.
Revelation 10:1
ContextThe Angel with the Little Scroll
10:1 Then 4 I saw another powerful angel descending from heaven, wrapped 5 in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun and his legs were like pillars of fire. 6
1 tn Grk “jasper stone.”
sn Jasper was a semiprecious gemstone, probably green in color (L&N 2.30).
2 sn Carnelian was a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).
3 tn Or “a rainbow emerald-like in appearance.”
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
5 tn Or “clothed.”
6 tn Or “like fiery pillars,” translating πυρός (puros) as an attributive genitive.
