We Roll TOGETHER!
Living Creatures
The four Living creatures (Ox, Lion, Man, Eagle) are (symbolically) tied to the four elements. All of us, everything is tied within earth, wind, fire, air, and above us all... our Spirit of God nature, the up-and-coming Christ within us all, the New Jerusalem (our Mother from which all comes and to which all return)... Above the four Living Creatures (elements of the elementals, or biblically, the fleshy side) rests the Spirit (of our Christ nature) on the Throne.
"The circle or Wheel answereth to the all-pervading Spirit: The laborious Ox is the symbol of Earth; the Lion is the vehemence of Fire; the Eagle, the Water flying aloft as with wings when she is vaporized by the force of heat: the Man is the Air, subtle and thoughtful, penetrating hidden things." (Regardie, Golden Dawn, Pentagram Ritual)
While the Four Living Creatures are clearly depicted as Cherubim: "And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar." (Ezekiel 10:15) ...Even the face of the Ox is replaced by the face of the Cherub: "And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle." (Ezekiel 10:14) in contrast with "As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle." (Ezekiel 1:10) ...We are ALL the Cherubim! What is behind the Veil? The Cherubim, Christ, our true selves: "...THOU SHALT BE A MAN..." (Ezekiel 28:9) "THOU ART THE ANOINTED CHERUB THAT COVERETH..." (Ezekiel 28:14)
The flesh is the veil: "By A NEW AND LIVING WAY, which he hath consecrated for us, THROUGH THE VEIL, that is to say, HIS FLESH..." (Heb 10:20) ...but who are we really?
First, there is no good thing in the flesh... "For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not." (Romans 7:18) "For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other..." (Gal 5:17-18) ...Lastly, let us look beyond the Veil
"And it shall come to pass IN THAT DAY, that THE LIGHT SHALL NOT BE CLEAR, NOR DARK: But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT AT EVENING TIME IT SHALL BE LIGHT."
(Zech 14:6-7)
"For NOW WE SEE THROUGH A GLASS, DARKLY; BUT THEN FACE TO FACE: now I know in part; but THEN SHALL I KNOW EVEN AS ALSO I AM KNOWN." (1 Cor 13:12)
Prior to: "THE VAIL IS UPON THEIR HEART. Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, THE VAIL SHALL BE TAKEN AWAY." (2 Cor 3:15-16)Â
We ALL with UNVEILED faces [in a mirror!] are beholding the GLORY OF THE LORD behind THE VEIL!!
"But WE ALL, WITH UNVEILED FACE, BEHOLDING AS IN A MIRROR THE GLORY OF THE LORD, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Cor 3:18)
We ALL will be "transformed" into the SAME image... the GLORY OF THE LORD!!
"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, ARE BEING TRANSFORMED INTO THE SAME IMAGE from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Cor 3:18)
"Not actually an element at all, spirit is the background unity out of which the four elements come into manifestation and into which they return." (John Michael Greer, Encyclopedia of the Occult)
The Creatures (flesh) and the Cherubim (Spirit) are one and the same; the latter's being the former's origination, overseer, and finally, assimilation. The Throne (God/Spirit) of ALL of these things is our Christ nature. And herein is the Sovereignty of God
When the Spirit moves, everything moves together...
We are ALL moving together
We are the wild beasts [selfish nature]. We are the self-proclaimed islands [separatists]... Our desolate houses are the Temples [the Temple] wherein we declare ourselves God [Hagar, Jerusalem of this world]... soon we are of New Jerusalem [to come- the Mother of us ALL].
"And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses..." (Isaiah 13:22)
And we will [ALL] be purified... "I will make a man more precious than fine gold..."(Isaiah 13:12)
Of ONE PURE SUBSTANCE: "...HE THAT IS JOINED UNTO THE LORD IS ONE SPIRIT." (1 Cor 6:17)
We have always been "of God" but we believe we are "of our own free will"
"Man's goings are OF THE LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?" (Proverbs 20:24) "For IT IS GOD WHICH WORKS IN YOU BOTH TO WILL AND TO DO OF HIS GOOD PLEASURE." (Philippians 2:13) "In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being PREDESTINATED according to the PURPOSE of him who worketh ALL THINGS after the counsel OF HIS OWN WILL" (Ephesians 1:11, KJV) "O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; IT IS NOT IN MAN WHO WALKS TO DIRECT HIS OWN STEPS." (Jeremiah 10:23, NKJV)
Ezekiel's Vision is the Fire of God! We are the Body of Adam/Body of Christ - "who, being in the form of God, DID NOT CONSIDER IT ROBBERY TO BE EQUAL WITH GOD..." (Philippians 2:6, NKJV) We are [will be] God's Son [Body of Christ], Joint Heirs [as a perfected person/Christ]... of the Spirit of God, always moving/operating as ONE... God is behind ALL and soon will be ALL in ALL "balance" the Perfect Substance... the Alchemist's Dream!
"And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, THAT GOD MAY BE ALL IN ALL." (1 Cor 15:28)
Cloud by day, Fire by night
"And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire." (Ezekiel 1:4 KJV)
All of us
"Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings." (Ezekiel 1:5, 6 KJV)
Rolling TOGETHER
"Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward." (Ezekiel 1:9 KJV)
Every man, animal, every living thing... ALL things
"As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle." (Ezekiel 1:10 KJV)
This is our Spaceship! Rolling TOGETHER, ALWAYS TOGETHER
"And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went." (Ezekiel 1:12 KJV)
We are sifting through the Fire, God's Purification Process, God's Alchemy: It is the Purification of the Heart of ALL
"As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and OUT OF THE FIRE WENT FORTH LIGHTNING." (Ezekiel 1:13 KJV)
"And the words of the LORD are flawless, LIKE SILVER purified in a crucible, LIKE GOLD REFINED SEVEN TIMES." (Psalm 12:6) "See, I have refined you, though NOT AS SILVER; I HAVE TESTED YOU IN THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION." (Isaiah 48:10) "THE CRUCIBLE FOR SILVER AND THE FURNACE FOR GOLD, BUT THE LORD TESTS THE HEART." (Prov 17:3)
Moving TOGETHER at speeds of lightning!
"And the living creatures ran and returned AS THE APPEARANCE OF A FLASH OF LIGHTNING." (Ezekiel 1:14 KJV)
"For JUST LIKE THE LIGHTNING, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day." (Luke 17:24)
We NEVER turn! We ALWAYS stay on course!
"The appearance of the wheels... they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went." (Ezekiel 1:16, 17 KJV)
Eyes of the World are the Eyes of God... Always moving together
"As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up." (Ezekiel 1:18, 19 KJV)
Where the Spirit goes, we will follow!
"WHITHERSOEVER THE SPIRIT WAS TO GO, THEY WENT, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels." (Ezekiel 1:20 KJV)
Forever moving TOGETHER as ONE being
"When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels." (Ezekiel 1:21 KJV)
All of us, as Christ [on the Throne], moved along by the Spirit of God
"And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it." (Ezekiel 1:26 KJV)
The Rainbow is God's acceptance of ALL PEOPLES as ONE... NO FAVORITISM... Therein is the Glory of God! "For GOD DOES NOT SHOW FAVORITISM." (Romans 2:11)
"I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and BRILLIANT LIGHT SURROUNDED HIM." (Ezekiel 1:27)
"LIKE THE APPEARANCE OF A RAINBOW in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD..." (Ezekiel 1:28)
He is/We are the Rainbow of God! We are [will be] the Body of Christ, the Savior of the Whole World!!
"At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was A THRONE IN HEAVEN WITH SOMEONE SITTING ON IT. And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A RAINBOW THAT SHONE LIKE AN EMERALD ENCIRCLED THE THRONE." (Rev 4:2-3)