And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven in its clearness.

With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even clearly, and not in dark sayings; and the form of the LORD shall he behold: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.

No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

Who only has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen.

Sitting

Thus says the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

And he said, Hear you therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

I beheld till the thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and its wheels as burning fire.

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.

And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sits on the throne shall dwell among them.

High

And in that day shall you say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his deeds among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens: and your glory above all the earth;

Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwells on high,

Which he performed in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

Filled

And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,

And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

General references

So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.