A reading from the book of Ezekiel.

Then I looked and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim,

there appeared above them something like a sapphire, an appearance like a throne, and he said

to the man clothed and linen, go in among the whirling wheels underneath the cherubim,

fill your hands with burning coals from between the cherubim,

and scatter them over the city. And he went in before my eyes. Now the cherub were standing on the

south side of the house when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court. And the glory

of the Lord went up from the cherub to the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the

cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord, and the sound of the threshold of the house, and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court

was filled with the brightness of the glory of the Lord, and the sound of the wings of the cherubim

was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

And when he commanded the man clothed in linen, take fire from between the whirling wheels

from between the cherubum, he went in and stood beside a wheel,

and a cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubum to the fire that was between the cherubum,

and took some of it, and put it into the hands of the man clothed and linen, who took it and went

out. The cherubum appeared to have the form of a human hand under their wings. And I looked and

behold, there were four wheels beside the

cherub, one beside each cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling barrel. And as

for their appearance, the four had the same likeness, as if a wheel were within a wheel. When they

went, they went in any of their four directions, without turning as they went, but in whatever

direction the front wheel faced, the others followed, without turning as they went.

And their whole body, their rims and their spokes, their wings, and the wheels were full

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