The Four Living Creatures
The four exalted cherubic guardians surrounding God's sapphire throne — like a lion, an ox, a man, and a flying eagle — who ceaselessly cry 'Holy, holy, holy' and thunder 'Come!' as the Lamb opens the first four seals.
Stationed around the throne on every side, full of eyes in front and behind and each having six wings, the four living creatures never cease day or night to sing, 'Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!' (Revelation 4:6–8). When the Lamb takes the scroll and opens the first four seals in Revelation 6, it is not Satan who summons the horsemen — it is each of the four living creatures who commands with a voice like thunder, 'Come!' (Revelation 6:1, 3, 5, 7).
The Four Horsemen — The Weeping Apostle in the Throne Room, The Worthy Lamb & The Leashed Horsemen of the Seals
The slain Lamb opens the first four seals of the scroll, commanding the four horsemen on a strict sovereign leash while preserving the oil and the wine.
