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of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

Verses 13–14

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightening. And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightening.

The Hebrew transliteration of the Word of God is quite detailed and holds vital keys to the true understanding of its contents and thoughts being conveyed in many languages. A research of the Hebrew Text sheds a brighter and more revelatory light on Scripture that is not for the book of Ezekiel alone but for all of the Old Covenant. Ezekiel 1:13 opens with the statement: “As for the likeness of the living creatures.” The Hebrew word transliterated for “living creatures” is Chay [2416]; it is taken from another Hebrew word Chayah [2421], which carries the thought of life and restoration. Without God we are truly nothing; we have no life, no existence, and no hope of redemption. Romans 8:11 states: But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. This is the hope of the Believer. Ezekiel 1:13 continues to describe the appearance of the living creatures as resembling that of burning coals of fire and lamps. Here we see the prophet searching for words to explain what he saw because what he was viewing and attempting to describe, was nothing that he had ever seen before. Ezekiel described their likeness as flames darting up and down. The term “up and down” is the Hebrew Halakh [1980], when used metaphorically it is conveying