Ezekiel 1:27 (WEB)
I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it all around, from the appearance of his waist and upward; and from the appearance of his waist and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.
Catechism · 1
“The book of Revelation of St. John, read in the Church's liturgy, first reveals to us, "A throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne": "the Lord God."” — Catechism footnote: Rev 4:2, 8; Isa 6:1; cf. Ezek 1:26-28.
Fathers and councils · 2
John Chrysostom
“Because, of all the visions that appeared unto them, I had almost said, the more part appeared in fire; thus God discoursed with Moses in the bush, thus with all the people in the mount Sinai, thus with Ezekiel on the cherubim.” — editor's note: Ezek. i. 27.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“And the other describes the Cherubic Chariot of God, and the Throne upon them, and the Firmament over it, and Him that shewed Himself in the Firmament, and Voices, and Forces, and Deeds.” — editor's note: Ezek. i. 4–28.
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Cross-references · 1
Numbers 9:15 and Ezekiel 1:27 share the same wording (10 words).