"And round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind."
Firstly in terms of life we shall distinguish them apart and they have much to do with man. We shall begin this quote from the Gospel. for man. "In him (the Word) was life; and the life was the light of men." Whereas the vision of Ezekiel refers to the living creatures, "And they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel." and "Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels."(Ez.1:16,.20) The living creatures were led by the Spirit. The body kept as a memorial is set for us how our walk in the world of the flesh differs from them. In Jesus Christ, the word become flesh was life and this life ought to be the light under which we are called to walk.
The difference between the living creatures and the four beast also have a qualitative difference. The living creatures had four wings while the four beasts had six wings. God made angels, spirits and" his ministers a flaming fire." So the wheel in the middle of a wheel make up the difference. These creatures are presented to Ezekiel, "a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire."(1:4)
The wheel within wheel signifies spirit of the creature and the soul respectively. These are signified in the four beasts for example," and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle." They are not flying anywhere but as to how our spirit and soul should be, and the Psalmist puts it eloquently,"As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?"(Ps.42:1-3)
"And round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind."
Firstly in terms of life we shall distinguish them apart and they have much to do with man. We shall begin this quote from the Gospel. for man. "In him (the Word) was life; and the life was the light of men." Whereas the vision of Ezekiel refers to the living creatures, "And they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel." and "Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels."(Ez.1:16,.20) The living creatures were led by the Spirit. The body kept as a memorial is set for us how our walk in the world of the flesh differs from them. In Jesus Christ, the word become flesh was life and this life ought to be the light under which we are called to walk.
The difference between the living creatures and the four beast also have a qualitative difference. The living creatures had four wings while the four beasts had six wings. God made angels, spirits and" his ministers a flaming fire." So the wheel in the middle of a wheel make up the difference. These creatures are presented to Ezekiel, "a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire."(1:4)
The wheel within wheel signifies spirit of the creature and the soul respectively. These are signified in the four beasts for example," and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle." They are not flying anywhere but as to how our spirit and soul should be, and the Psalmist puts it eloquently,"As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: When shall I come and appear before God?"(Ps.42:1-3)
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