Ezekiel 1:14

The living creatures were moving swiftly back and forth, and they had the appearance of lightning!

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And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.

In Context

13As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches; bright fire also moved about among the creatures, and there were flashes of lightning.

15Then I looked at the living creatures; and I saw one wheel on the ground beside each of living creatures with its four faces.

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Cross References

Psalms 147:15He sends out his commandment to earth, 1 his command runs very swiftly. 1

Zechariah 2:3Then the angel who had talked with me went away and another angel went out to meet him.

Matthew 24:27For as the lightning shines out from the east and flashes all the way to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Mark 13:27Then he will send his angels and he will gather together his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 1:5-15

Vision of the Four Living Creatures. ( b. c. 595.) 4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, 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. 5 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. 6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were straight feet; and the… Read the whole commentary →

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