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Redemption is only to be found in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. As a slain Lamb there will be the constant reminder of the price which was paid for each and every occupant of heaven. As a meek and lowly Lamb, He is also given the status of Lord over all lords, and King of and to all kings. No power or authority exceeds His. He has never known defeat, tested, tempted, tried mightily, but in all things more than a conqueror. As a Lamb, He was meek, tender and mellow. As a King, He rules supremely, all positions of authority being made subject to Him, whether they know it or not. No man has ever been so meek and yet so mighty. 1 Cor. 15:24
The foot typifies stability and judgment. The four living creatures were men to stability and steadfastness during their sojourn here on earth. They did not stumble or falter in their service unto the Lord. Pr. 3:23 Treading under foot is portrayed in the scriptures as a judgment. Isa. 14:25 The Hebrew word straight, as used in Eze. 1:7, may also mean equity, just, righteous. Therefore we see that these men are involved in equitable judgment. In their lifeís. They established standards of righteousness which are to be practiced by those who follow the Lord. Brass is symbolical of judgment. Their sparkling feet are seen in such a brightness that it is literally a glare shining forth from them. Their appearance is as highly polished, brightly blazing brass. A manifestation that far exceeds anything with which we might compare their brilliancy. In our assessment of the vision given to Ezekiel we are prone to minimize the appearance of things which he saw in his vision. The various expressions of light and fire are far beyond anything which we can imagine. Whenever the light, or brilliancy of the glory of the Lord is mentioned it is speaking of light in its absolute fullness. For God is light.
To further verify the fact that they are men, Ezekiel wrote that they had the hands of a man, a human being. Eze. 1:8 Hands are descriptive of the whole of the person. For instance, those granted access to the presence of the Lord are required to have clean hands and a pure heart. Ps. 24:3-5 The exhortation of James was that in coming before the Lord we come with clean hands and pure hearts. Jas. 4:8 Then there are the crucified hands of the Lord Jesus, which may only be termed beautiful, not necessarily because of their physical appearance, but because we are inscribed on His hands by the nails with which he was nailed to the cross. Isa. 49:16 As the Lamb of God He will bear those scars forever. There is also the ministry of the laying on of hands which has been delegated to the church. Mk. 16:18 Heb. 9:11.