Revelation 4:7
Revelation · New Testament · Chapter 4
“And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.”Revelation 4:7
What Does Revelation 4:7 Mean?
Revelation 4:7 is found in the book of Revelation, chapter 4, verse 7 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Revelation 4:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 40:31“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”Ezekiel 10:14“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 1:10“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 10:21“Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.”Revelation 6:3“And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.”Ezekiel 1:8“And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.”Daniel 7:4“The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.”Revelation 4:6“And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.”2 Chronicles 4:3“And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.”Revelation 6:7“And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.”Ezekiel 1:15“Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.”Psalms 118:3“Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.”Ezekiel 1:6“And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.”Ezekiel 41:18“And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;”Deuteronomy 28:49“The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;”Genesis 49:9“Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?”Numbers 2:2“Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.”2 Samuel 1:23“Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.”Proverbs 28:2“For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.”Obadiah 1:4“Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.”
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