4 And I looked, and there came a storm wind from the north, a great cloud and a fire flashing incessantly; and there was a brightness around it, and from the midst of it there was something like the sight of electrum, from the midst of the fire.
5 And from the midst of it there 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 of them had four wings.
7 And their feet were straight feet, and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like the sight of burnished bronze.
8 And the hands of a man were under their wings on their four sides. And the four of them had their faces and their winds thus:
9 Their wings were joined one to another; they did not turn as they went; each went straight forward.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and the four of them had the face of a lion on the right side, and the four of them had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four of them had the face of an eagle.
11 And thus there faces were. And their wings were spread out upward; two wings of each were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
12 And each went straight forward; wherever the Spirit was to go, they went; they did not turn as they went.
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches; the fire went to and fro among the living creatures, and the fire was bright; and out of the fire went forth lightning.
14 And the living creatures ran to and fro like the appearance of a lightning bolt.
The four living creatures signify the reality of the body of Christ, who are a corporate expression of Christ, living out the life of Christ in a corporate way and coordinating together as one corporate entity, the corporate Christ, for His expression, move, and administration. We are not individual Christians, but one corporate entity. Praise the Lord!
