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Ezekiel calls what he saw “the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD” at the climax of the vision Ezekiel 1:28. The vision includes a throne and a radiant figure above the living creatures Ezekiel 1:26–27. Ezekiel’s response is to fall on his face as he hears a voice speaking Ezekiel 1:28.
26Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.
27I saw as it were glowing metal, as the appearance of fire within it round about, from the appearance of his loins and upward; and from the appearance of his loins and downward I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness round about him.
28As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Yahweh. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.