Ezekiel 1:1-14
THE FOUR LIVING CREATURES... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOUR LIVING CREATURES... [ Continue Reading ]
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, either of the Prophet's life or of some period or era which can no longer be definitely determined, IN THE FOURTH MONTH, IN THE FIFTH DAY OF THE MONTH, AS I WAS AMONG THE CAPTIVES BY THE RIVER OF CHEBAR, for, having been led into captivity with Jehoiachin,... [ Continue Reading ]
In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, with whom the second company of exiles had been brought to Babylon,... [ Continue Reading ]
the word of the Lord came expressly, or "verily, truly," so that there can be no doubt of the fact, UNTO EZEKIEL, THE PRIEST, THE SON OF BUZI, IN THE LAND OF THE CHALDEANS, BY THE RIVER CHEBAR; AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS THERE UPON HIM, so that, by this divine manifestation of power, he was endowe... [ Continue Reading ]
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, an emblem of God's mighty judgments, A GREAT CLOUD, AND A FIRE INFOLDING ITSELF, literally, "taking itself within itself," which does not merely mean, formed into a ball or lump of fire, but at the same time flashing as if there was a con... [ Continue Reading ]
Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man, possessing tile general structure of a human body.... [ Continue Reading ]
And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings, similarly as the seraphim in Isaiah 6:2 had six wings apiece.... [ Continue Reading ]
And their feet, evidently only two in number, WERE STRAIGHT FEET, literally, "a foot of straightness," not only firm, but without a bend at the knee, altogether upright and symmetrical; AND THE SOLE OF THEIR FEET WAS LIKE THE SOLE OF A CALF'S FOOT, standing vertically, not horizontally; AND THEY SPA... [ Continue Reading ]
And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides, the wings thus being fastened at the shoulders, WHENCE THE HANDS PROCEEDED LIKEWISE; AND THEY FOUR HAD THEIR FACES AND THEIR WINGS, one each on every one of the four sides.... [ Continue Reading ]
Their wings were joined one to another, connected or interlaced with one another. THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT, namely, in twisted maneuvers; THEY WENT EVERY ONE STRAIGHT FORWARD, due to the fact that their wings were thus joined.... [ Continue Reading ]
As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man and the face of a lion on the right side, namely, of one beholding them; AND THEY FOUR HAD THE FACE OF AN OX ON THE LEFT SIDE; THEY FOUR ALSO HAD THE FACE OF AN EAGLE, evidently on the side turned away from the beholder. The meaning... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus were their faces; and their wings were stretched upward, literally, "parted from above," the heads being set on four separate necks; TWO WINGS OF EVERY ONE WERE JOINED ONE TO ANOTHER, the ends of the outstretched pinions being thus interlaced, AND TWO COVERED THEIR BODIES, as in holy fear and r... [ Continue Reading ]
And they went every one straight forward, keeping their direction with unswerving directness; WHITHER THE SPIRIT, the life-breath of God in them, WAS TO GO, THEY WENT, the four acting always in perfect unison; AND THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT, in confusing maneuvers.... [ Continue Reading ]
As for the likeness of the living creatures, the impression made by their appearance in general, THEIR APPEARANCE WAS LIKE BURNING COALS OF FIRE, like kindled coals, AND LIKE THE APPEARANCE OF LAMPS, in a quick and flickering motion, like the play of lightning; IT WENT UP AND DOWN AMONG THE LIVING C... [ Continue Reading ]
And the living creatures ran and returned, always straight before them, AS THE APPEARANCE OF A FLASH OF LIGHTNING, with the suddenness of an electric flash. The Lord, if he so chooses, is able to reveal His will in a most startling and majestic mariner, as also some phenomena of nature show to this... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, as I beheld the living creatures, which were associated with the menacing cloud and must therefore be thought of as being elevated above tire earth, BEHOLD ONE WHEEL UPON THE EARTH, that is, a unit of four wheels in one, BY THE LIVING CREATURES, WITH HIS FOUR FACES, toward their four fronts.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Four-Faced Wheels and the Four Creatures.... [ Continue Reading ]
The appearance of the wheels and their work, their make-up. their workmanship and shape, WAS LIKE UNTO THE COLOR OF A BERYL, of the chrysolite, which had a yellow color, as of clear fire; AND THEY FOUR HAD ONE LIKENESS, AND THEIR APPEARANCE AND THEIR WORK, their shape as seen by the prophet, WAS AS... [ Continue Reading ]
When they went, they went upon their four sides, they could go in four directions, due to that double construction; AND THEY TURNED NOT WHEN THEY WENT, just like the four creatures.... [ Continue Reading ]
As for their rings, the felloes of the wheels, THEY WERE SO HIGH THAT THEY WERE DREADFUL, on account of the effect of sublimity; AND THEIR RINGS WERE FULL OF EYES ROUND ABOUT THEM FOUR, this fact introducing the element of life.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them, being always in the closest relation to them; AND WHEN THE LIVING CREATURES WERE LIFTED UP FROM THE EARTH, THE WHEELS WERE LIFTED UP, the impulse being transmitted to them in some unexplained manner.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go, following the direction taken by the creatures; AND THE WHEELS WERE LIFTED UP OVER AGAINST THEM; FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING CREATURE WAS IN THE WHEELS.... [ Continue Reading ]
When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, as the cloud lifted up in its onward course, THE WHEELS WERE LIFTED UP OVER AGAINST THEM; FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING CREATURE WAS IN THE WHEELS. The wheels thus, both when moving and when... [ Continue Reading ]
And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the color of the terrible crystal, literally, "a likeness over the head of the living creature, like unto the appearance of crystal, of the fearful," STRETCHED FORTH OVER THEIR HEADS ABOVE. The dazzling clearness and puri... [ Continue Reading ]
And under the firmament were their wings straight, raised aloft as they moved forward in an erect position, THE ONE TOWARD THE OTHER; EVERY ONE HAD TWO, WHICH COVERED ON THIS SIDE, when let down, AND EVERY ONE HAD TWO, WHICH COVERED ON THAT SIDE, THEIR BODIES. "The tips of the wings (of the pair of... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, of the surging and roaring of the ocean, AS THE VOICE OF THE ALMIGHTY, in the thunder of his power, THE VOICE OF SPEECH, a dull, confused noise as of a tumult, as the noise of an host; when they stood, they let down... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, a command from Jehovah himself, WHEN THEY STOOD AND HAD LET DOWN THEIR WINGS, in full and submissive silence, awaiting the commands of him who has power over all created beings.... [ Continue Reading ]
And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, that being time highest object in the prophet's vision, AS THE APPEARANCE OF A SAPPHIRE STONE, a sky-blue, or violet-colored stone; AND UPON THE LIKENESS OF THE THRONE WAS THE LIKENESS AS THE APPEARANCE OF A MAN ABOVE UP... [ Continue Reading ]
And I saw as the color of amber, like metal glowing in the refiner's furnace, AS THE APPEARANCE OF FIRE ROUND ABOUT WITHIN IT, FROM THE APPEARANCE OF HIS LOINS EVEN UPWARD AND FROM THE APPEARANCE OF HIS LOINS EVEN DOWNWARD, I SAW AS IT WERE THE APPEARANCE OF FIRE, AND IT HAD BRIGHTNESS ROUND ABOUT,... [ Continue Reading ]
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, the rainbow occupying a well-defined area of brilliancy, SO WAS THE APPEARANCE OF THE BRIGHTNESS ROUND ABOUT. Cf Revelation 4:3. THIS WAS THE APPEARANCE OF THE LIKENESS OF THE GLORY OF THE LORD, in this way Ezekiel received some i... [ Continue Reading ]