Jesus - complex and mysterious -
perplexed everyone,
from the disciples who loved Him
to the religious who hated Him.

He was incomprehensible to them then,
and little do we know Him today,
nor fathom His Many-sided Nature.

The Lord Jesus has many names
but He has four faces,
symbols of His being.

Four fascinating pictures of His endless wealth.
Each one is a challenge to our measly idea of this
unspeakably rich Son of God.

Four sides,
four manifestations of Jesus' character.
Glimpses only, of His glittering facets.

Few are those who can distinguish the four faces
of Jesus.
See His contrasting sides and know Him
as He is . . . .

We diminish Him to one aspect
and lose His essence and greatness.
And so . . . lose Him.

We would shape Jesus into a simple mold
of one dimension . . . to comprehend
Him who cannot be contained.

Revelation 4: 6-7 NLT
In the center and around the throne were      
four living beings, each covered with eyes,
front and back.
The first of these living beings had
the form of a lion;
the second looked like an ox;
the third had a human face; and the
fourth had the form of an eagle with wings
spread out as though in flight.

These beings are at the very center of the throne and
also around it . . . .

Some scholars say these beings represent Christ.
They are four vivid pictures of Him.

Lion: the King.

Ox: the Servant.

Human: His humanity.

Eagle: His Divinity.

They correspond to the gospels.
Matthew reveals the Lion-King.
Mark, the Servant. The Ox.
Luke shows the Human Son of Man.
John unveils the Eagle, Son of God.

Copyright © 2002 Martha Kilpatrick