like a man, the fourth a flying eagle. Perhaps they speak in turn of nobility, strength, intelligence and far-sightedness. We do know what these creatures are because the prophet Ezekiel tells us. He sees these same creatures and describes them in Ezekiel 1:5 and 10:20. He tells us that they are cherubim—high-ranking angelic beings. Here in Revelation, though they are round the throne as well, notice that they are further from the throne than the elders. Why is that? Because the redeemed people of