- And every one had four faces:
- These living creatures were probably hieroglyphical representations of the holy angels, the attendants on "the King of Glory," and the ministers of his providence. They were four, apparently to denote that they were employed in the four corners of the world; and they had the likeness of a man, to signify that they were intelligent and rational creatures. "As for the likenessª of their faces,ª they fourª had the faceª of a man,ª and the faceª of a lion,ª on¹ the right side:ª and they fourª had the faceª of an oxª on the left side;ª¹ they fourª also had the faceª of an eagle.ª" {Ezk 1:10} + "Now as I beheldª° the living creatures,ª behold¹ oneª wheelª upon the earthª byª the living creatures,ª with his fourª faces.ª" {Ezk 1:15} + "And [as for] their appearances,ª they fourª had oneª likeness,ª as if¹ a wheelª had been¹ in the midstª of a wheel.ª" {Ezk 10:10} + "And every oneª had fourª faces:ª the firstª faceª [was] the faceª of a cherub,ª and the secondª faceª [was] the faceª of a man,ª and the thirdª the faceª of a lion,ª and the fourthª the faceª of an eagle.ª" {Ezk 10:14} + "Every oneª had four² faces² apiece,ª²¹ and every oneª fourª wings;ª and the likenessª of the handsª of a manª [was] under¹ their wings.ª ... And the likenessª of their facesª [was] the sameª facesª which¹ I sawª° by¹ the riverª of Chebar,ª their appearancesª and themselves: they went²°¹ every oneª straight² forward.ª¹¹" {Ezk 10:21-22} + "Andª the¹ firstª beastª [was] likeª a lion,ª andª the¹ secondª beastª likeª a calf,ª andª the¹ thirdª beastª hadª° a faceª asª a man,ª andª the¹ fourthª beastª [was] likeª a flyingª° eagle.ª ... Andª the fourª beastsª hadª° each²² of themªª¹¹ sixª wingsª aboutª [him]; andª [they were] fullª° of eyesª within:ª andª they restª¹ notª²° dayª andª night,ª saying,ª° Holy,ª holy,ª holy,ª Lordª Godª Almighty,ª which² was,²°°²° and² is,²°°²° and² is to come.ª²°°" {Rev 4:7-8}
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