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References for Chapter 4

Is 6 (Heavenly court, four living creatures)
Ez 1 (Heavenly court, four living creatures, firmament, rainbow)
Dan 7:1-14 (Four destroying creatures, dominion of the son of man)
Ex 28:1-30, esp. vv. 17-21 (Stones placed in the vestments of the high priest)
Gen 9:8-17 (Rainbow in the clouds)
1 Chr 24:1-19, esp vv. 18-19 (24 priestly divisions, and 24 divisions of singers)
Ex 19:16-19 (thunder, lightening, trumpet, cloud, fire on Mt. Sinai)
Ex 24:1-11 (inaugurating the covenant; the 72 go up the mountain)
Mt 1:1-2 (beginning of Matthew: Jesus’ human origin)
Mk 1:1-4 (beginning of Mark: John the Baptist crying out in the desert)
Lk 1:1-9 (beginning of Luke: sacrificial offering in the temple)
Jn 1:1-18 (beginning of John: spiritual perspective in the heavens)

The Four Creatures of Revelation

Animal	Gospel	Zodiac	Month	Divisions within Revelation
Bull or Ox	Luke (Sacrificed animal temple)	Taurus	May	Taurus with seven stars (Rev 2-3)
Lion	Mark (John the Baptist crying out)	Leo	August	Lion (Rev 4-7)
Eagle	John (Spiritual perspective)	Scorpio	November	Eagle (Rev 8-14)
Man	Mathew (Jesus’ human origins)	Aquarius	February	Pouring of vessels (Rev 15-22)