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Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.
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Out of its midst came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.
Fire, in the spiritual sense, can mean either love or hatred depending on the context, just as natural fire can be either comforting in keeping you warm, or scary in burning down your house. Our language reflects this, too -- we use concepts like a smoldering hatred or a burning love. So fire signifies a love, either a good love of the neighbor and to the Lord, or, in a bad sense, selfish love of oneself that, if unchecked by conscience, leads to hatred of anyone that opposes it.