When Ezekiel sees the radiant throne vision and recognizes it as the glory of the LORD, he falls on his face Ezekiel 1:28. Then he hears “the voice of one speaking,” which leads directly into his prophetic commission Ezekiel 2:1.
Ezekiel’s vision reaches its peak as he sees something like a throne above the platform over the living creatures, with a humanlike figure seated on it. The figure shines like glowing metal and fire, with radiant light surrounding him. The brightness resembles a rainbow in storm clouds. These verses conclude Ezekiel’s opening vision (1:1–28), where the prophet describes a stormy, overwhelming scene that moves from below to above: living creatures, wheels, a platform, and then what appears to be a throne.
These verses present the high point of Ezekiel’s opening vision. Ezekiel reports what he can say: above the platform over the living creatures is something “like” a throne, with a “humanlike” figure on it. The description is intentionally cautious, using repeated “appearance” and “likeness” language rather than claiming a direct, exhaustive view of God.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Ezekiel 1:28, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.