June 3

And the first animal was like a lion, and the second animal like a calf, and the third animal having a face as a man, and the fourth animal was like a flying eagle. And the four animals, each one by itself, had six wings around it; and they were full of eyes inside; and they had no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was, and Who is, and Who is to come. (Revelation 4:7-8)

And in the midst of the throne and round about the throne, there were four animals, signifies the Word of the Lord from firsts in last things, and its guards… Full of eyes before and behind, signifies the Divine wisdom (Apocalypse Revealed 239-40)

And the first animal was like a lion, signifies the Divine truth of the Word as to power…

And the second animal like a calf, signifies the Divine truth of the Word as to affection…

And the third animal having a face like a man, signifies the Divine truth of the Word as to wisdom…

And the fourth animal was like a flying eagle, signifies the Divine truth of the Word as to knowledges, and thence understanding… (Apocalypse Revealed 241-244)

And the four animals each by himself had six wings around it, signifies the Word as to its powers and as to its guards. That by “the four animals” the Word is signified, was shown above; that by wings are signified powers, and also guards, will be seen below. By “six” is signified all as to truth and good, for six is composed of “three” and “two” multiplied together, and by “three” is signified all as to truth, and by “two” all as to good. By “wings” are signified powers, because by them birds lift themselves up, and wings with birds are in the place of arms with men, and by “arms” are signified powers. (Apocalypse Revealed 245)

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