Living Creatures (Easton)
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As represented by Ezekiel (1-10) and John ( Revelation 4 , etc.), are the cherubim. They are distinguished from angels ( Revelation 15:7 ); they join the elders in the "new song" (5:8,9); they warn of danger from divine justice ( Isaiah 6:3-5 ), and deliver the commission to those who execute it ( Ezekiel 10:2,7 ); they associate with the elders in their sympathy with the hundred and forty-four thousand who sing the new song ( Revelation 14:3 ), and with the Church in the overthrow of her enemies (19:4). They are supposed to represent mercy, as distinguished from justice, mercy in its various instrumentalities, and especially as connected with the throne of God, the "throne of grace."
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)