“Each creature moved
Straight ahead.
Wherever the Spirit
Would go,
They went
Without turning,
As they went.
In the middle
Of the living creatures
There was something
That looked
Like burning coals
Of fire.
Like torches
They moved to and fro
Among the living creatures.
The fire was bright.
Lightning
Issued from the fire.
The living creatures
Darted to and fro,
Like a flash of lightning.”
Ezekiel explained that these living creatures moved straight ahead. They went wherever the Spirit would go, but without turning. In the middle of these living creatures, there was something that looked like burning coals of fire or torches that moved back and forth. These bright lights were in the living creatures, so that they almost seemed like lightning. Thus when these creatures moved about, it was like a flash of traveling lightning.