And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.

The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like a man’s, and the fourth creature looked like an eagle flying.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

Now the locusts looked like horses equipped for battle. On their heads were something like crowns similar to gold, and their faces looked like men’s faces.

Thus Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?

It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all the dough had risen.”

and in the midst of the lampstands was one like a son of man. He was dressed in a robe extending down to his feet and he wore a wide golden belt around his chest.

His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.

and began to shout when they saw the smoke from the fire that burned her up, “Who is like the great city?”

The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.

The city’s wall is made of jasper and the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

“To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

“Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice – I will show you what he is like:

be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

Some people said, “This is the man!” while others said, “No, but he looks like him.” The man himself kept insisting, “I am the one!”

So since we are God’s offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.