“The first creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Revelation 4 contains 11 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.