Revelation 4:6 (WEB)
Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the middle of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
Catechism · 1
- §662Article 6 · "He Ascended into Heaven and is Seated at the Right Hand of the Father"Read at vatican.va
“As "high priest of the good things to come" he is the centre and the principal actor of the liturgy that honours the Father in heaven.” — Catechism footnote: Heb 9:11; cf. Rev 4:6-11.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“And in this way, Mark, who seems to answer to the figure of the man in the well-known mystical symbol of the four living creatures, either appears to be preferentially the companion of Matthew, as he narrates a larger number of matters in unison with him than with the rest, and therein acts…” — editor's note: Apoc. iv. 6, 7.
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Gregory the Great
“For the living creatures of heaven are described as full of eyes round about and within (Revel. iv. 6).” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in Catechism §662.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.5.
Cited together in Catechism §662.
Cited together in Catechism §662.
Cited together in Catechism §662.