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Ezekiel 1:1-4

1 The Living Creatures and the Glory of the Lord
In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—

3 the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was upon him.

4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,

Cross References for Ezekiel 1:1-4

Genesis 15:1 - God’s Covenant With Abram After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not b... Click to read the verse Genesis 15:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 15:1

Numbers 12:6 - he said, “Listen to my words: “When a prophet of the Lord is among you, I reveal myself to him ... Click to read the verse Numbers 12:6 Click to read the verse Numbers 12:6

Ezekiel 11:24 - The Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia in the vision given by the Sp... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:24 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 11:24

Ezekiel 3:23 - So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the g... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:23 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:23

John 1:51 - He then added, “I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascendin... Click to read the verse John 1:51 Click to read the verse John 1:51

Daniel 7:1 - Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dre... Click to read the verse Daniel 7:1 Click to read the verse Daniel 7:1

Joel 2:28 - The Day of the Lord “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daug... Click to read the verse Joel 2:28 Click to read the verse Joel 2:28

Ezekiel 43:3 - The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he came to destroy the city and like the v... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 43:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 43:3

Revelation 4:1 - The Throne in Heaven After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heave... Click to read the verse Revelation 4:1 Click to read the verse Revelation 4:1

Luke 3:23 - Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it ... Click to read the verse Luke 3:23 Click to read the verse Luke 3:23

Numbers 4:3 - Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work in the Tent o... Click to read the verse Numbers 4:3 Click to read the verse Numbers 4:3

Ecclesiastes 9:1-2 - A Common Destiny for All So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:1-2 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

Genesis 46:2 - And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” he replied. Click to read the verse Genesis 46:2 Click to read the verse Genesis 46:2

Acts 10:3 - One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who... Click to read the verse Acts 10:3 Click to read the verse Acts 10:3

Exodus 24:10 - and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear... Click to read the verse Exodus 24:10 Click to read the verse Exodus 24:10

Ezekiel 8:3 - He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 8:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 8:3

Ezekiel 10:20 - These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:20 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:20

Matthew 3:16 - As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, a... Click to read the verse Matthew 3:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 3:16

Acts 10:11 - He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. Click to read the verse Acts 10:11 Click to read the verse Acts 10:11

Ezekiel 40:2 - In visions of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:2 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 40:2

Hosea 12:10 - I spoke to the prophets, gave them many visions and told parables through them.” Click to read the verse Hosea 12:10 Click to read the verse Hosea 12:10

Ezekiel 1:3 - the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the lan... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 1:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 1:3

Revelation 19:11 - The Rider on the White Horse I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, ... Click to read the verse Revelation 19:11 Click to read the verse Revelation 19:11

Isaiah 6:1 - Isaiah’s Commission In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 6:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 6:1

Isaiah 1:1 - The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzzi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:1

Ezra 8:15 - The Return to Jerusalem I assembled them at the canal that flows toward Ahava, and we camped th... Click to read the verse Ezra 8:15 Click to read the verse Ezra 8:15

Ezekiel 3:15 - I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Abib near the Kebar River. And there, where they were liv... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:15 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 3:15

Psalms 137:1 - Psalm 137 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. Click to read the verse Psalms 137:1 Click to read the verse Psalms 137:1

Acts 7:56 - “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” Click to read the verse Acts 7:56 Click to read the verse Acts 7:56

2 Corinthians 12:1 - Paul’s Vision and His Thorn I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I wi... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:1

Matthew 17:9 - As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have ... Click to read the verse Matthew 17:9 Click to read the verse Matthew 17:9

Mark 1:10 - As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descendin... Click to read the verse Mark 1:10 Click to read the verse Mark 1:10

Jeremiah 24:5-7 - “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Like these good figs, I regard as good the ex... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 24:5-7 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 24:5-7

Jeremiah 29:15 - You may say, “The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,” Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:15 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 29:15

Ezekiel 10:22 - Their faces had the same appearance as those I had seen by the Kebar River. Each one went strai... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:22 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:22

Ezekiel 10:15 - Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the Kebar River. Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:15 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 10:15

Luke 3:21 - The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized ... Click to read the verse Luke 3:21 Click to read the verse Luke 3:21

Daniel 8:1-2 - Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat In the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign, I, Daniel, ha... Click to read the verse Daniel 8:1-2 Click to read the verse Daniel 8:1-2

Acts 9:10-12 - In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!” ... Click to read the verse Acts 9:10-12 Click to read the verse Acts 9:10-12