20. The creatures went wherever they wished, and the wheels did exactly what the creatures did, because the creatures controlled them.
21. So every time the creatures moved or stopped or rose in the air, the wheels did exactly the same.
22. Above the heads of the creatures there was something that looked like a dome made of dazzling crystal.
23. There under the dome stood the creatures, each stretching out two wings towards the ones next to it and covering its body with the other two wings.
24. I heard the noise their wings made in flight; it sounded like the roar of the sea, like the noise of a huge army, like the voice of Almighty God. When they stopped flying, they folded their wings,
25. but there was still a sound coming from above the dome over their heads.
26. Above the dome there was something that looked like a throne made of sapphire, and sitting on the throne was a figure that looked like a human being.
27. The figure seemed to be shining like bronze in the middle of a fire. It shone all over with a bright light
28. that had in it all the colours of the rainbow. This was the dazzling light that shows the presence of the Lord.When I saw this, I fell face downwards on the ground. Then I heard a voice