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The brightness surrounding the human form in Ezekiel's vision looks like a rainbow, and as soon as he sees it, Ezekiel falls prostrate, because he recognizes it as 'the appearance of the likeness of the glory' of Yahweh. [24] The whole report of the vision uses 'the unmistakable symbols of Yahweh's presence for an Israelite reader'. [24]
English: Ezekiel’s vision of God, four beasts, and a wheel within a wheel, from Hans Holbein the Younger (1538), Historiarum veteris instrumenti icones ad vivum expressae, Lyon: Gaspard et Melchior Trechsel, no. 78.
Ezekiel's vision of the four living creatures in Ezekiel 1 are identified as cherubim in Ezekiel 10, [1] who are God's throne bearers. [2] Cherubim as minor guardian deities [3] of temple or palace thresholds are known throughout the Ancient East. Each of Ezekiel's cherubim have four faces, that of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle. [2]
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Inaugural vision Ezekiel 1:1–3:27: God approaches Ezekiel as the divine warrior, riding in His battle chariot. The chariot is drawn by four living creatures, each having four faces (those of a man, a lion, an ox, and an eagle) and four wings.
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Ezekiel's vision is depicted in this 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. The throne of God is the reigning centre of God in the Abrahamic religions : primarily Judaism , Christianity , and Islam .
Ezekiel's Vision is a c. 1518 painting by Raphael showing the prophet Ezekiel's vision of God in majesty. It is housed in the Palatine Gallery of Palazzo Pitti , Florence , central Italy. History