Expanse

And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.

And let them serve as lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth.” And it was so.

God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”

Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.

And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.

And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.

Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.

And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.

And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.