Revelation 4:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The first creature was like a lion, the second one was like a bull, the third one had the face of a human, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.

Cross References

Genesis 49:9

My son, you are a lion ready to eat your victim! You are terribly fierce; no one will bother you.

2 Samuel 1:23

It was easy to love Saul and Jonathan. Together in life, together in death, they were faster than eagles and stronger than lions.

Proverbs 28:2

In time of civil war there are many leaders, but a sensible leader restores law and order.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who trust the LORD will find new strength. They will be strong like eagles soaring upward on wings; they will walk and run without getting tired.

Ezekiel 1:10

Each creature had the face of a human in front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of a bull on the left, and the face of an eagle at the back.

Ezekiel 1:8

Under each of their wings, these creatures had a human hand.

Ezekiel 10:14

Each of the winged creatures had four faces: the face of a bull, the face of a human, the face of a lion, and the face of an eagle.

Ezekiel 10:21

They had four wings with hands beneath them, and they had the same four faces as those near the River. Each creature moved straight ahead without turning.

Daniel 7:4

The first was like a lion with the wings of an eagle. As I watched, its wings were pulled off. Then it was lifted to an upright position and made to stand on two feet, just like a human, and it was given a human mind.

Obadiah 1:4

I will still bring you down, even if you fly higher than an eagle or nest among the stars. I, the LORD, have spoken!

Numbers 23:24

They are like angry lions ready to attack; and they won't rest until their victim is gobbled up.”

Numbers 24:9

Like a lion you lie down, resting after an attack. Who would dare disturb you? “Anyone who blesses you will be blessed; anyone who curses you will be cursed.”

1 Corinthians 14:20

My friends, stop thinking like children. Think like mature people and be as innocent as tiny babies.

Deuteronomy 28:49

Foreigners who speak a strange language will be sent to attack you without warning, just like an eagle swooping down.

Revelation 4:6

Also in front of the throne was something that looked like a glass sea, clear as crystal. Around the throne in the centre were four living creatures covered front and back with eyes.

Revelation 6:3

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come out!”

Revelation 6:5

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come out!” Then I saw a black horse, and its rider had a balance scale in one hand.

Revelation 6:7

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come out!”