Thursday, March 18, 2021

Revelation Chapter 4 (R04b)

          Scene in Heaven

Rev 4:7-8  The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!"

Like a Lion
Rev 5:5  But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."
    Jesus was born as the Lion of Judah, the king of animals, and the King of kings.

Like a Calf
Luke 2:7  And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
    Jesus was born in humility in a stable amongst animals. He was the predestined sacrificial Lamb for the atonement of our sins and the sacrificial Calf as an absolution offering for the sins of His priests and leaders.
Lev 9:8  Aaron therefore went to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

Like the Face of Man
John 1:14  And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
    Jesus incarnated in the flesh as a servant and obediently died on the cross for the salvation of men.
Phi 2:5-8  ...And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

Like a Flying Eagle
Isa 40:31  But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
    People who put their trust in the Lord will be strong in all aspects and gain victory over the pain of living, sicknesses and bondages.
Isa 9:6  For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
   
Who are the four living creatures?
Rev 5:8  Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp...
    The four living creatures who are in reverence of Jesus are faithful disciples who have been transformed into His image.

Eze 1:6,10  Each one had four faces, and each one had four wings... As for the likeness of their faces, each had the face of a man; each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, each of the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and each of the four had the face of an eagle.
   The faces of the four creatures signify the humanity of Jesus and His ministries on earth.

Full of Eyes around and within
    The four creatures understand the word of God, His will and His work.
Eze 1:18  As for their rims, they were so high they were awesome; and their rims were full of eyes, all around the four of them.    

Led by the Spirit
Eze 1:12  And each one went straight forward; they went wherever the spirit wanted to go, and they did not turn when they went.
   These are disciples who kept His words and are led by the Spirit of God 
Rom 8:14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Rev 4:9-11  Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying: "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created." 
    Above is self-explanatory.