In Ezekial 1:5-11http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%201&version=9;
2007-08-16 15:27:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ezekiel...
2007-08-16 15:32:08 · update #1
silly, they probably look like me!
2007-08-16 15:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's symbolic. (That doesn't mean they MIGHT not really look like that, how would I know?) But what's to be gained from describing them if there isn't some symbolic truth in there?
Peace to you.
EDIT: In deference to the rabbis who taught that only the most experienced teachers should attempt to interpret the book of Ezekiel, I will not speculate on what that symbolism means, but it seems there may be many levels of truth there.
2007-08-16 15:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by dreamed1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say it's symbolic. and look for other cultures ideas of similar 'demi-Gods'.... but that's just me.
P.S. The ideas of bodies described pre-dates Christianity in 100's 1000's of years :p
2007-08-16 15:43:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2Sam.22:11 says God rode on a cherub and flew through the air, so they must at least have wings and a body that God could sit upon.
"And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind."2Sam.22:11
2007-08-16 15:51:26 · answer #4 · answered by bandycat5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't really "look like" anything. They are pure spirits, which have no physical form.
2007-08-16 15:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not important. The death burial and bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is important.
2007-08-16 15:40:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋