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58 to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar” (Judges 13:15-23). The prophet Ezekiel was given visions of the very throne of God in heaven, where he saw incredible beings, called cherubim -- angelic beings with countenances which resembled the faces of a lion, an ox, and an eagle, as well as that of a man -- which travelled on vehicles referred to as “wheels” which only travelled in straight lines. Ezekiel declares: “And I looked, and behold , a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. And their feet were straight feet . .. As four the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side, and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle” (Ezek.1: 4-10). Ezekiel goes on: “And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went” (v.12). He adds, “And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning” (v.14). These were angelic beings known as cherubim (Ezek.10:19-22). These seem to be very similar to some of the sightings of UFOs, which also travel only in straight lines, making 90 degree angles. Connected with the heavenly creatures were things called “wheels.” The prophet relates: “Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. And the appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. ... As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes [portholes?] round about them four” (Ezek. 1:15-18). Such heavenly “chariots” could be linked to some of the UFO manifestations, apparently being transportation devices of angels. How many angels in heaven are there? Innumerable multitudes. The prophet Daniel records a vision he had of the throne of God, saying: “I beheld till . . . the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: this throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands [millions] ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand [which equals 100 million] stood before him” (Dan.7:9-10). Ezekiel's ''Wheels" The Angels in Heaven