12. And drew nigh to a spacious habitation built also with stones of
crystal. Its walls too, as well as pavement, were _formed_ with stones
of crystal, and crystal likewise was the ground. Its roof had the
appearance of agitated[46] stars and flashes of lightning; and among
them were cherubim of fire in a stormy sky.[47] A flame burned around
its walls; and its portal blazed with fire. When I entered into this
dwelling, it was hot as fire and cold as ice. No _trace_ of delight or
of life was there. Terror overwhelmed me, and a fearful shaking seized
me.
13. Violently agitated and trembling, I fell upon my face. In the vision
I looked,
14. And behold there was another habitation more spacious than _the
former_, every entrance to which was open before me, erected in _the
midst_ of a vibrating flame.
15. So greatly did it excel in all points, in glory, in magnificence,
and in magnitude, that it is impossible to describe to you either the
splendour or the extent of it.
16. Its floor was on fire; above were lightnings and agitated stars,
while its roof exhibited a blazing fire.
17. Attentively I surveyed it, and saw that it contained an exalted
throne;
18. The appearance of which was like that of frost; while its
circumference resembled the orb of the brilliant sun; and _there was_
the voice of the cherubim.