Scroll 3 - The Rainbow Around The Throne: Covenant Encircling Creation

“And there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.” — Revelation 4:3

1. The Circle Of Promise

Around the throne glows a rainbow, not a fleeting arc in the sky, but an eternal circle of light. John saw it not suspended above heaven but encircling the very seat of divine authority. What was once a token of mercy after judgment has become the atmosphere of the throne itself. The covenant is no longer written on stone or spoken in rain; it radiates eternally from the One who reigns.

The rainbow is the memory of mercy turned into eternal radiance. It declares that wrath has been swallowed by love, that judgment has found its resolution in the Lamb. Every hue vibrates with harmony, justice and grace, holiness and tenderness, joined without conflict. The circle means there is no beginning or end, for the promise is unbroken.

The elect are drawn into this circle, becoming living embodiments of covenant light. The rainbow does not only surround the throne, it surrounds those who carry its frequency. To walk in this covenant is to live encircled by mercy, to move within a light that nothing can darken.

This rainbow is not reminder but reality. It is heaven’s eternal signature that the Lamb’s blood has reconciled all things.

2. The Emerald Radiance

John saw the rainbow as an emerald, not multicolored but focused in one living hue, green, the color of renewal and unending life. The emerald glow speaks of restoration and perpetual springtime, where nothing fades or dies. In heaven, covenant is not static; it breathes. The green light around the throne is creation perpetually reborn in God’s presence.

This emerald radiance is the energy of the new creation. It pulses with resurrection. Every beam carries the DNA of “Behold, I make all things new.” It is the hue of Eden restored, the color of the Word made flesh and flesh made flame.

When the elect carry covenant consciousness, they too emit this light. Their presence brings renewal wherever they walk. They are walking emeralds, living signs that death’s power has been undone. Their very existence restores balance in creation.

The emerald rainbow reveals that eternity is always alive, always becoming. Nothing in heaven stagnates; everything breathes in rhythm with the Lamb’s heartbeat.

3. Covenant As Atmosphere

In the throne room, covenant is not a contract but an environment. It is the very air of heaven, the light in which all beings move. Every angel breathes mercy, every creature glows with reconciliation. The covenant is not remembered, it is lived.

This rainbow atmosphere is the energy field of divine faithfulness. It cannot be broken because it is not external; it emanates from the Lamb Himself. His very being is the fulfilled promise, the “Yes and Amen” that sustains existence.

The elect who abide in this reality carry heaven’s air wherever they go. They become climates of covenant. When they speak, their words release reconciliation. When they walk, they radiate restoration. Every thought aligned with the Lamb reinforces the covenant atmosphere upon the earth.

To live in covenant is to breathe divine stability while the world shakes. The rainbow around the throne is not decoration; it is the shield of remembrance that guards creation from collapse.

4. The Marriage Of Colors

The rainbow reveals unity through diversity, seven colors in harmony, each frequency distinct yet inseparable. This is the nature of divine government: oneness without sameness, order without control. Every color carries a tone of truth, and together they compose the song of union.

Heaven celebrates difference as revelation, not division. Each hue represents a facet of the divine image manifested through the sons of God. Red for passion, blue for truth, gold for glory, green for life, all converge around the throne where perfection dwells in plurality.

The elect mirror this same harmony. Each carries a different frequency, yet all orbit one center, the Lamb. The more they yield to unity, the more their colors blend into living light. This is the rainbow body of the Kingdom: individuality transfigured by union.

The rainbow teaches that divine oneness is not uniformity but symphony. Each life plays a note that contributes to heaven’s eternal song. The throne is encircled by harmony, not hierarchy.

5. The Memory Of Mercy

When Noah first saw the rainbow, it was a covenant of restraint, a promise that judgment would never again destroy the earth by flood. But around the throne, that same symbol has ascended into perfection. The memory of mercy has become the medium of majesty. What was once a reminder now reigns as reality.

This means that mercy is not an afterthought in heaven; it is foundational. The throne is surrounded by the memory of God’s kindness, and all authority flows from that remembrance. There is no dominion without compassion, no government without grace.

The elect are called to remember as heaven remembers. When they lead, they must lead from mercy, for the rainbow still encircles the throne. The Lamb who reigns never forgets the cross, and those who reign with Him never forget their redemption.

Mercy is the atmosphere of true power. The rainbow is its witness, authority tempered by tenderness, holiness clothed in compassion.

6. The Circle That Includes All

The rainbow’s form is a circle, encompassing all. Nothing stands outside its arc. Around the throne, there is no division, no excluded realm. The covenant light touches everything, angels, elders, creatures, creation. Even the sea of glass glows beneath its reflection.

This circle is heaven’s geometry of inclusion, all things gathered into the Lamb. It is the cosmic embrace of reconciliation, the completion of “I will draw all men unto Me.” In that circle, opposites are reconciled, wounds are healed, and every fracture finds closure.

The elect are not gatekeepers of exclusion but guardians of inclusion. Their ministry is to extend the circle of the Lamb’s love until the whole earth glows with emerald light. To carry covenant means to see no one as outside redemption, no one beyond the arc.

The rainbow around the throne is not a boundary; it is an embrace, the circumference of divine compassion that has no end.

7. Covenant Fulfilled In The Lamb

At the center of the rainbow sits the Lamb, the Word made flesh, the covenant fulfilled in person. All promises converge in Him, all colors find their source in His light. He is the living spectrum of God’s nature, radiating through the circle of mercy.

This is the revelation of covenant not written but embodied. The Lamb does not hold the covenant; He is the covenant. Every pulse of light from His being sustains creation in faithfulness. The rainbow does not remind heaven of grace; it reveals grace unending.

The elect live within this fulfillment. They no longer hope for covenant; they live from it. Their relationship with God is not transactional but transformational. In them, the covenant breathes, the promise speaks, and the colors of eternity find form.

Around the throne, all history has converged into harmony. Covenant has become communion, and the rainbow has become the aura of the Lamb’s love.

Final Charge To The Elect

Beloved, you are called to live within the rainbow, not beneath it, not apart from it, but inside its light. Let mercy be your atmosphere, faithfulness your color, and love your circumference.

Remember that every word spoken in covenant still vibrates in the air around the throne. Align with that frequency and your life will emit heaven’s hue. You are not a recipient of promise but a vessel of its fulfillment.

Carry the emerald light wherever you go. Let your presence restore life, your words reconcile, and your heart include. The rainbow around the throne is also around you.

When the world grows dark, shine with remembrance: the covenant stands, the promise lives, and the throne is encircled with mercy forever.

Joe Restman
Scroll-Carrier, Mystic-Scribe, Eternal Witness of the Lamb.