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As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches: [the fire] went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
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A Vision of Divine Power
Commentators explain that the imagery of burning coals, torches, and lightning is meant to convey God's awesome and terrifying glory. The fire moving among the creatures represents God's incomprehensible power and vigor. This divine brilliance was designed to show the prophet that he was witnessing something far beyond the natural world, inspiring awe and reverence.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lamps - “like the appearance of” flames. Omit the “and” before “like.” The “bright flames” resembled “coals of fire.”
It went up -…
19th Century
Anglican
Like the appearance of lamps. —The word “and” before this phrase is not in the original, and should be omitted. These words are me…
16th Century
Protestant
As I said yesterday, something divine ought to shine forth in this vision, because God presented the face of a man and of an ox, of an eagle and of…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As for the likeness of the living creatures, that is, of their bodies; for their faces, feet, hands, and wings are descri…
It is a mercy to have the word of God brought to us, and a duty to attend to it diligently when we are in affliction. The voice of God came in the …
