I can only imagine...
And this is just what the writer of the book of Revelation did---imagined or experienced a vision of what it must look like to see God seated upon the throne.
It doesn't matter if this is what it truly looks like or not. What matters, the Truth, in this vision is that Holy is the Lord God Almighty who was and is and is to come.
God is eternal. Eternal is a bit different than everlasting. Everlasting, in my mind anyway, has a starting point. A beginning but then goes on for forever once it's started.
Eternal has no beginning...and no end---or God is the beginning and the End. God always has been and always will be. Even when we totally mess up. Even when we take the wrong turns. Even when humanity is at its worst and forgets that we are made in the image of the divine. God is the beginning and the end---there is no time without God.
Even though God is in control, it doesn't mean that God controls every event that happens. It's like being parents of children. In many homes, the parents are "in control." They set the boundaries and agenda of the family. However, sometimes those kiddos do things that the parents have no control over---and on purpose---because if the parents do not grant the kiddos any choosing, then the kiddos will never learn how to be responsible adults who can manage in this world.
Because God is so powerful, God has enough power to grant us the ability to choose---And our choices cannot end or destroy God. They can certainly disappoint and disconnect us from God. But God Almighty is eternal. What hope and joy that Truth contains!
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