Please read the passage before the homily:
Wow! Thrones were set up, and God takes his seat in powerful glory. We should have expected this, something much grander than the coronation of the king of England.
God’s “clothing” is radiant. His white hair is a sign of majesty, not of old age. Fire surges out from the throne giving light, heat and splendor to the surroundings. The area is filled with courtiers, majestically present beings, such as angels, in their myriads and myriads, beyond number. All declare God’s dominion, an everlasting dominion. Their song s not that “God save the King”, but, “Alleluia, everlasting power belongs to our God!”
We are overwhelmed. How do we describe these celestial beings that surround the throne of the mighty God? We call them angels because this term best describes supernatural beings, above our pay grade, who worship God day and night.
Even the term angel defies our abilities to describe a being more magnificent and powerful than anything we can conceive. Indeed, the honor we pay them redounds to God own surpassing glory. Their dignity and splendor show how infinitely greater God is in God’s majesty.
Today we have a glimpse of the glory and splendor of heaven, as much as our human power can imagine. In actuality, we have to take this vision and multiply it a million tomes a million times in order to have some least idea of the glory of God in heaven.