I read a footnote in my bible that discussed the four faces found on the heavenly beings that Ezekiel saw. The lion, ox, eagle, and human all represent something in particular: the lion is the king of the wild animals; the ox is the strongest of all domestic animals; the eagle is the king of the air; and the human is set on top of all creation. I also read in this website (click here for the whole article) that these animals represent something of Jesus Christ. This idea may be reading a little too much into the text, but it said that Christ came as king, as servant (like an ox), as an intellectual (perceptive like an eagle), and as ruler over all things.
What I was really curious about was the wheel within the wheel, and what that means. As far as I can tell, they simply represent another aspect of the glory of God, and how he is forever watching (the eyes on the wheels) and he never stops looking out for us. Some people would like to think that these wheels represent some sort of UFO, but I thought that was a poor reading of the text in the eyes of the author.
Basically Ezekiel was blown away by these visions in which he saw the glory of God, and could barely find words to describe his experience.
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