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Alternatively, the eagle was believed to be the bird that flew highest in the sky and was therefore closest to heaven, and symbolised the carrying of the word of God to the four corners of the world. [3] The eagle is also the symbol of John the Apostle, and for this reason may have come to represent the inspiration of the gospels as a whole. [4]
On Eagle's Wings" is a devotional hymn composed by Michael Joncas. Its words are based on Psalm 91 , [ 1 ] Book of Exodus 19, and Matthew 13 . [ 2 ] Joncas wrote the piece in either 1976 [ 3 ] or 1979, [ 1 ] [ 4 ] after he and his friend, Douglas Hall, returned from a meal to learn that Hall's father had died of a heart attack. [ 5 ]
Throughout The Silmarillion, the Eagles are associated with Manwë, the ruler of the sky and Lord of the Valar.It is stated that "spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles" brought news from Middle-earth to his halls upon Taniquetil, the highest mountain in Valinor, [T 4] and in the Valaquenta of "all swift birds, strong of wing".
The eagle represents the sky, heavens, and the human spirit, paralleling the divine nature of Christ. [23] In their earliest appearances, the Evangelists were depicted in their human forms each with a scroll or a book to represent the Gospels. By the 5th century, images of the Evangelists evolved into their respective tetramorphs. [3]
These appear as a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle, much as in Ezekiel but in a different order. They have six wings, whereas Ezekiel's four living creatures are described as having four. [5] In verse 6, they are said to have "eyes all over, front and back", suggesting that they are alert and knowledgeable, that nothing escapes their notice. [5]
However, eagles are mentioned in the Bible as being admired for their swiftness, [16] great physical power [17] and their seemingly endless endurance. [18] Eagles are one of four dimensions of creation, [19] as a messenger of God, [20] and a skilled predator. [21] Eagles are also widespread in the Bible for symbolism. [10]
Both Jesus and Paul declare that when Jesus comes, His reward is with Him, and He rewards everyone according to their works, Rev. 22:12,2 Tim 4:1. According to the Baháʼí Faith , the first woe is the advent of Muḥammad , the second woe is the advent of the Báb , and the third woe is the advent of the promised day of God; the manifestation ...
This both reflects the medieval idea of the order of "nobility" of nature of the beasts (man, lion, ox, eagle) and the text of Ezekiel 1:10. From the 13th century, their use began to decline, as a new conception of Christ in Majesty, showing the wounds of the Passion, came into use. [8]