Ezekiel Sees

I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north -
an immense cloud with flashing lightning
and surrounded by brilliant light.
The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,
and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.
In appearance their form was that of a man,
but each of them had four faces and four wings.

Spread out above the heads of the living creatures
was what looked like an expanse,
sparkling like ice, and awesome.
Under the expanse
their wings were stretched out
one toward the other,
and each had two wings covering its body.
When the creatures moved,
I heard the sound of their wings,
like the roar of rushing waters,
like the voice of the Almighty,
like the tumult of an army.
When they stood still,
they lowered their wings.

Then there came a voice
from above the expanse over their heads
as they stood with lowered wings.
Above the expanse over their heads
was what looked like a throne of sapphire,
and high above on the throne
was a figure like that of a man.
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.
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.
When I saw it,
I feel face down,
and I heard the voice of one speaking.

(Ezekiel 1:4-6, 22-28)