<TITLE>29. Par 257-264</TITLE>L-257 What is Zoon (Z, double o, n)? Living Creatures. It might be pronounced "Zoon," Z, double o, n. How would you pronounce that, "Zoon"? "Zoon," I'd say.
And therion is t-h-e-r-i-o-n, "therion." See? So that means "untamed beasts, wild, savage." That's what them beasts... You take your--get your Greek dictionary and go right back and see if that ain't the same word. You look in there and see it. Get your--get your Greek textbook, get your "Emphatic Diaglott" and find out if that isn't true, that--that is true, that it means "a untamed beast," in Revelations 11, 13, and--and 17.
And here in Revelations 4, it means "a living creature," not a beast; but it's called "beast," but it isn't. Same thing in Ezekiel 1: 8, 1 to 28, it is. Maybe we get to it in a minute... All right. Untamed, unconverted, wild beast, untamed...
But these are "living Creatures." What are they? They're not Angels. I tell you what; let's read in Revelations 5, right across the page, Revelations 5 and 11th verse.
And I beheld, and... heard the voice of many angels ("Angels," plural) around about the throne... ("and" is a conjunction)... and the beasts and... elders:...
See, "and," a conjunction. See? They were not Angels; neither were they elders; they were living creatures at the throne. Oh, don't you love this? Living creatures, they're not angels, 'cause this proves it right here. See?
I beheld, and... heard the voice of many angels around about the throne and the beasts and the elders:...

L-262 There is three different categories here. I hope you all got this system down here now. Now, I want to show you. There's three different categories of it, three different species (Now, look.) around the throne.
Here's the throne. Now, the first at this throne is four living creatures. Outside of that is twenty-four (just like that) elders setting upon their throne, upon their--their thrones, little thrones under. And around this, this great hosts of Angels around the throne. Oh, oh, oh. See what I mean? They're every one different, one from the other. There is Angels; here is elders; and here is living creatures.

L-264 Let's not leave that for a minute. Let's just hold it there a minute, "living creatures." What are they if they're not Angels, they're not redeemed men? What are they? Would you like to know? Here's my interpretation. I hope it's right; I believe it is. They are God's guards of His throne.
Now, we're going to erase this just in a little bit. Now, you see, they--they're not Angels nor men. They're not wild beasts. They're creatures, living creatures.
Now, here's the throne of God. And these are His guards. Let's read just a little back and find out in a few minutes. See, they are God's Angels--or God's guards of His throne, and they...
Let's get... Just--just a minute, let's get back to Ezekiel. I--I got these things wrote out here, and I just hate to pass them by and know that this is a... Let's get back to Ezekiel the 1st chapter, and let's begin with the 12th to the 17th verse, just a minute.
And they went every one straight forward:...


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