Revelation 4:7

New International Version

The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.

Cross References

Genesis 49:9

You are a lion’s cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

2 Samuel 1:23

Saul and Jonathan— in life they were loved and admired, and in death they were not parted. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

Proverbs 28:2

When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

Isaiah 40:31

but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Ezekiel 1:10

Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle.

Ezekiel 1:8

Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four of them had faces and wings,

Ezekiel 10:14

Each of the cherubim had four faces: One face was that of a cherub, the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

Ezekiel 10:21

Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands.

Daniel 7:4

“The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.

Obadiah 1:4

Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.

Numbers 23:24

The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion that does not rest till it devours its prey and drinks the blood of its victims.”

Numbers 24:9

Like a lion they crouch and lie down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse them? “May those who bless you be blessed and those who curse you be cursed!”

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults.

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,

Revelation 4:6

Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.

Revelation 6:3

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

Revelation 6:5

When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.

Revelation 6:7

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