The book of Ezekiel offers some of the most awe-inspiring and mysterious descriptions of angels in all of Scripture. While many people think of angels as gentle messengers with wings and halos, Ezekiel’s visions paint a far more intense and glorious picture. The prophet was given divine encounters that pulled back the curtain of heaven to reveal celestial beings unlike anything earthly minds could fully comprehend.
Ezekiel’s angelic visions were not just visual spectacles—they were deeply symbolic and spiritually significant. The angels he described often carried out God’s judgment, upheld His holiness, and moved in complete unity with His will. These beings were covered in eyes, moved like flashes of lightning, and had wings and multiple faces. Each feature was meaningful, reflecting the perfection, omniscience, and power of God.
This level of detail was not meant to merely entertain but to remind us that heaven’s reality is far greater than anything we imagine. Ezekiel shows us that angels are not only messengers but also guardians of God’s glory, instruments of His will, and worshipers before His throne. The vision of these heavenly beings should lead us to worship and tremble before the majesty of God, who commands such an awesome host.
Below are 35 Bible verses and passages from Ezekiel that reveal how the prophet described these magnificent beings.
Bible Verses On How Prophet Ezekiel Described Angels
1. Ezekiel 1:4
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.
2. Ezekiel 1:5
In the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human.
3. Ezekiel 1:6
But each of them had four faces and four wings.
4. Ezekiel 1:7
Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze.
5. Ezekiel 1:8
Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four of them had faces and wings.
6. Ezekiel 1:9
Their wings touched one another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.
7. Ezekiel 1:10
Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, on the left the face of an ox, and each also had the face of an eagle.
8. Ezekiel 1:11
Such were their faces. They each had two wings spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body.
9. Ezekiel 1:12
Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went.
10. Ezekiel 1:13
The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.
11. Ezekiel 1:14
The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.
12. Ezekiel 1:15
As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
13. Ezekiel 1:16
This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel.
14. Ezekiel 1:17
As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went.
15. Ezekiel 1:18
Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
16. Ezekiel 1:19
When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose.
17. Ezekiel 1:20
Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
18. Ezekiel 1:21
When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them.
19. Ezekiel 1:22
Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault, sparkling like crystal, and awesome.
20. Ezekiel 1:23
Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body.
21. Ezekiel 1:24
When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army.
22. Ezekiel 1:25
When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
23. Ezekiel 1:26
Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man.
24. Ezekiel 1:27
I saw that from what appeared to be His waist up He looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down He looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.
25. Ezekiel 1:28
Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around Him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
26. Ezekiel 10:1
I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne of lapis lazuli above the vault that was over the heads of the cherubim.
27. Ezekiel 10:2
The Lord said to the man clothed in linen, “Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim…”
28. Ezekiel 10:3
Now the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.
29. Ezekiel 10:4
Then the glory of the Lord rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the Lord.
30. Ezekiel 10:5
The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far away as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
31. Ezekiel 10:8
Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen what looked like human hands.
32. Ezekiel 10:9
I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels—one beside each cherub—and the wheels sparkled like topaz.
33. Ezekiel 10:12
Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands and wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels.
34. Ezekiel 10:14
Each of the cherubim had four faces: one was the face of a cherub, the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
35. Ezekiel 10:20
These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I realized that they were cherubim.
Our Thoughts On What the Bible Says About Ezekiel’s Description of Angels
Ezekiel’s account of angels reveals the majesty, mystery, and might of the heavenly realm. These beings are not just spiritual aides—they are fierce and glorious reflectors of God’s holiness and power. The fact that they are covered with eyes, move with the Spirit, and respond instantly to God’s will teaches us how perfect and obedient they are in their worship and service. Their every motion aligns with God’s glory. As strange as some of the descriptions may seem, they serve a divine purpose: to draw our attention to how awe-inspiring God truly is.
Rather than focusing only on the angelic forms, Ezekiel points us to the One enthroned above them all. These living creatures help reveal God’s sovereignty and splendor. When we meditate on these visions, it reminds us that heaven is real, active, and more magnificent than our world could ever replicate. We worship a God who is not only mighty enough to create such beings but also gracious enough to reveal them to us through His word.
Say This Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank You for opening my eyes through Your servant Ezekiel. Your glory is beyond understanding, and Your power is limitless. Thank You for surrounding Yourself with worshiping angels who reflect Your majesty. Help me to walk in reverence of You, to obey as they obey, and to be in awe of Your holiness. May the visions of heaven fill my heart with worship and remind me that You are always in control. In Jesus’ name, Amen.