Then the dazzling light of the LORD's presence left the entrance of the Temple and moved to a place above the creatures.

They spread their wings and flew up from the earth while I was watching, and the wheels went with them. They paused at the east gate of the Temple, and the dazzling light was over them.

God said to me, "Mortal man, do you see what is happening? Look at the disgusting things the people of Israel are doing here, driving me farther and farther away from my holy place. You will see even more disgraceful things than this."

The living creatures began to fly, and the wheels went with them. The dazzling light of the presence of the God of Israel was over them.

But even if they did bring up children, I would take them away and not leave one alive. When I abandon these people, terrible things will happen to them."

I recognized them as the same creatures which I had seen beneath the God of Israel at the Chebar River.

At the center of the storm I saw what looked like four living creatures in human form,

Among the creatures there was something that looked like a blazing torch, constantly moving. The fire would blaze up and shoot out flashes of lightning.

The creatures themselves darted back and forth with the speed of lightning.

This vision was like the one I had seen when God came to destroy Jerusalem, and the one I saw by the Chebar River. Then I threw myself face downward on the ground.