Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies.
The four faces are not fused into one head but distinct and stretched forth from a single body. Each creature is bound to its neighbor by their wings above, and this joining points to God Himself: on earth all seems discord and conflict, yet lift your eyes to heaven and you will see perfect harmony in what appears to be opposition below.
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These visions filled Ezekiel with exalted thoughts of the God he served, securing him for his work and arming him with power to speak what God would do. They struck terror into the secure sinners of Zion who mocked the prophets, showing them our God is a consuming fire; and they comforted the godly captives in Babylon, assuring them their God dwelt among them still.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 1:4-14
The faces stretched upward show Gospel ministers looking to Christ for fresh supplies of grace and strength. The two wings spread aloft display their swiftness and readiness in the work; the two covering their bodies reveal their consciousness of unworthiness and infirmity, counting themselves less than the least of saints and scorning to glory as if they had not received all from His hand.
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