Wheels in Ezekiel 1

[Dennis1209]

18 hours ago, Sister said:

Hello Disciple Matt

Ezekiel got a good glimpse of Gods throne.  We know God is "spirit", therefore everything he created in the heavenly realm is made up of "spirit" also - even his throne.  The wheels of his chariot are made up of these 4 spiritual creatures.  These four beasts are with God constantly at his feet.  Where ever God's spirit goes, they go also and cannot be separated from each other or from God.   They cannot act on their own or travel to and fro independently which is why maybe God called them "beasts" and not "angels".  Regardless, they are "living spiritual creatures" amongst the many where everything in heaven is made not of the material, but of spirit and has life.

I think that is what God wanted to show Ezekiel and also us, that there is no end to what God can create, and that everything he made for heaven is spirit and has life (even the food). 

 

These are the same four living creatures that gave John insight into the first four seals of Revelation chapter 6;

Revelation 6:1   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.

 

Revelation 6:3   And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

 

Revelation 6:5   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.

 

 Revelation 6:7   And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
 

I've heard it said, the spiritual realm is more real and vivid than than our 3D world plus time. That's a hard concept to grasp and imagine with our limited finite minds. It's said, "a picture is worth a thousand words." It's hard for my mind to form a 3D picture image of what John and Ezekiel describe in words.

When you think about it, these descriptions are written perfectly for each generation through time to generally comprehend and understand. The comparisons, analogies and symbolism's have not altered or changed over the generations; i.e., a wheel is still a wheel, an Ox still an Ox, lightning, lightning, etc. Word usage today evolves and often doesn't mean what is use to [Webster 1828 dictionary vs. today]; Hebrew / Greek word translation to English, common word usage means something totally different in law and the legal profession. If I were a witness, I'd probably try to accurately describe it using words like Pi, ratio, 360 degrees, right angles, omni-directional, speed of light, non chemical propulsion, levitating, UFO, etc.. Words that would not be understood or common words of the past, and will change meaning in the future?

I guess my point is, another proof the Bible is divinely inspired and the word of God; when translated to the native tongue, it's written so that every culture in any generation, at almost any literate age can read and understand it. Perhaps that's why I flunked Shakespeare in high school and got a "F". Romeo, Romeo, where art thou Romeo? Well teach; who knows and who really cares