“Let's head back to the 3rd heavens again where God is worshipped continually by the heavenly host and those who are blessed to be in His presence like the four living creatures:
Revelation 4:8
New King James Version
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The four living creatures,
each having six wings, (24 total wings ) were
full of eyes around and within. And
they do not rest day or night, saying:
“Holy,[a] holy, holy,
Lord God Almighty,
Who was and is and is to come!”
Ezekiel chapter one is where this imagery begins in the apocalyptic order with the four cherubim that are bearing up the lords throne from earth into heaven
“
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.
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.
And
every one had four faces, and every one had
four wings. 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: and they four had the face of an
oxon the left side; they four also had the face of an
eagle. …and
their rings were full of eyes round about them four. “
Ezekiel chapter ten
“And
their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even
the wheels that they four had.
And
every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a
cherub, and the second face was the face of a
man, and the third the face of a
lion, and the fourth the face of an
eagle.”
And
the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. ( in chapter one ) …And the likeness of their faces was
the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar”
(Ch1 at chebar lion , man eagle oxen , ch10 lifted up from the earth lion man eagle cherub)
revelation
( lion man eagle calf )
And the first beast was like a
lion, and the second beast like a
calf, and the third beast had a face as a
man, and the fourth beast was like a flying
eagle.”
“And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and
I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. …
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
And
power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.”
Revelation 6:1-8 KJV
“And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and,
behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. In the first chariot were
red horses; and in the second chariot
black horses; and in the third chariot
white horses; and in the fourth chariot
grisled and bay horses.
Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me,
What are these, my Lord? And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.”
Zechariah 6:1-5 KJV
“And
after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and
he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.”
Revelation 7:1-3 KJV
“And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from
the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet,
Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.”
Revelation 9:13-15 KJV
Ezekiel 1, and ten have a lot of scriptures to consider prayerfully about the four creatures revealed in revelation tbey really have a connection to the four horses and riders as each beast shouts “ come and see “a horse and rider carrying a curse of the mosaic law comes out from heaven o to the earth and later one we see them again in other forms and other visions given to John after he sees the riders sent from heaven by the four beasts he then sees four angels being retro’s Ed from doing damage until Gods people are numbered and sealed then later they are turned loose to kill and pillage and destroy
My only point is that there’s a lot going on with the four creatures that appear carrying and surrounding Gods throne before we get to revelation that leads there
regarding especially the son of man and glory of God upon the throne they bear up and carry
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