Revelation 4:6-7

The Throne in Heaven

6 and before the throne there was s as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are t four living creatures, u full of eyes in front and behind: 7 v the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like an eagle in flight.

  1. Cross References
    Revelation 15:2
    And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire - and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.
    Revelation 21:18
    The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, clear as glass.
    Revelation 21:21
    And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, transparent as glass.
    Psalms 77:19
    Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:5
    And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 10:12
    And their whole body, their rims, and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full of eyes all around - the wheels that the four of them had.
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 1:10
    As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.
    Ezekiel 10:14
    And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was a human face, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
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