What do the four living creatures in Revelation 5:6 represent?

Answer 1

The four beast of Revelation 5, here is an interesting subject. There are many theories on this subject. But lets take a look at the word “beast”. The literal Greek translation, the word “doon” means creature not beast. As an example there is used the word beast, but this is an example only.
So we have four living creatures around the throne of the Almighty God.
Are these creatures people, I would have to say no; the word does not infer such.
Then what are these creatures?
Eze 10:11-14 “10And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.
11When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.
12And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had.
13As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.
14And 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.”
These are the same creatures that are spoken of by John in the Book of Revelation. Could they represent yet another aspect or characteristic of God?

Answer 2

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What do the four living creatures in Revelation 5:6 represent?

Answer 3

Revelation 4

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

What does this represent?
The creation:
The beasts of the field,
The domesticated animals,
The descendants of Adam,
The birds of the air.

Grace and peace.

Answer 4

Four Living Creatures

Answer 5

The understanding of what these living creatures represent is found in the Bible itself. The four creatures are respectively (1) like a lion, (2) like a young bull, (3) possessed with a face like a man and (4) like an eagle. The lion symbolizes justice. (1 Kings 10:18-20; 2 Chronicles 9:17-19) The young bull is used as a picture of strength or power. (Proverbs 14:4) Man was made in God’s image, and of man’s Maker the Bible says: “God is love.” (1 John 4:16) So the one with the face like a man would represent the attribute of love. The eagle represents or symbolizes heavenly wisdom.—Job 39:27-29.

Answer 6

Four Beasts Of Revelation

Answer 7

"These are weird creatures. They are like winged animals, covered with eyes all over their bodies, even under their wings we are told. Many ask, "Who are they?" If you read the first chapter of Ezekiel, as I have already suggested, you will see that Ezekiel saw similar creatures which he describes in similar ways. He calls them "cherubim." Cherubim are not little fat, naked babies with miniwings that fly around and shoot people with love arrows. No, they are like these creatures here. Isaiah describes them in his 6th chapter and he calls them "Seraphim" ("burning ones"). They appear in different configurations. Sometimes they have six wings, sometimes only four.

Ezekiel mentions also the faces here -- the lion, the ox, the man, and the eagle. John sees the same thing. There are four man, and the eagle. Four is always the number of government. These creatures therefore are somehow associated with God's government of the created universe. We are very ignorant people when it comes to natural phenomena, but here are creatures who understand and help God rule the natural world. Eyes symbolize discernment and knowledge. Wings describe rapidity, swiftness of movement. Faces depict the major qualities of life in the created universe. A lion speaks of power; an ox of patience; a man of intelligence; and an eagle of swiftness. These living creatures are the ones who summon the four horsemen in Chapter 6. They say to these riders, "Come!" and call them into activity. They work at leading creation to worship its Creator. Nature worships when anything in it fulfills the intention God had for it. The poet has written,

"Full many a rose was born to blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert air."

Waste? No rose ever wastes its sweetness. God smells it if man does not. And one of the tasks of these four living creatures is to elicit from the whole creation the perfection God intended for it. That is why they are praising God all the time -- for new vistas of creative wisdom and power break upon them constantly. Here in front of the podium are some magnificent lilies. If you took one and carefully examined it you could not help but be impressed with the marvel of its design -- its intricacy, balance, complexity and beauty, all put together by the power and wisdom of God. All nature should lead us to worship God in the same way. The chapter closes with the worship of all heaven for the creative wisdom and power of God."

Answer 8

They represent 4 creatures that once lived and now are dead. It was common back then to have gods and monsters having animal heads. What does the Spinx represent? What does all those cave drawings of men with animal heads represent? It is as aspect of their personality and an icon like an avatar. Maybe they had animal heads.
What animal did your head evolve from?

Answer 9

Harry Potter, Santa, The Lollypop King, and The Magical Unicorn.

Answer 10

These are the cherubim, those angels frequently referred to in the OT in connection with God's presence, power, and holiness.
In what is obviously intended as symbolic language, John compares these 4 beings with 4 of God's earthly creations. Ezekiel indicates that every cherub has these 4 attributes. The likeness to a lion symbolizes strength and power. The image of a calf indicates that these beings render humble service to God. Their likeness to man shows that they are rational beings. And the likeness to eagles symbolizes that the cherubim fulfill their service to God with the swiftness of eagles wings.