I noticed you are researching the Four Forces. Here is something I posted in another thread...
Four Living Creatures with Four Faces:
Lion
Ox
Eagle
Man
A Christian may see them as the Four Gospels. An Astrotheologist might say the faces represent Four Cardinal Directions or Zodiac Signs. A Gnostic may see Earth, Fire, Water and Wind. Etc.
However, to a Particle Physicist, the Four Faces would relate to something else entirely.
The bottom line is that the Four Faces may not 'appear' as what they ultimately represent, but are rather symbolic of it. This is why we must rely on Scripture to reveal to us
exactly what those faces are trying to teach us.
So why these particular creatures? What is it about a Lion, Ox, Eagle and Man that God would like us to understand?
Let's compare them to the Word of God to see what we can learn about them...
LION
Daniel 6:27
"He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions"
Scripture teaches us that the Lion is
POWERFUL.
OX
Proverbs 14:4
"Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox"
Scripture teaches us that the Ox is
STRONG.
EAGLE
Obadiah 1:4
"Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD"
Scripture teaches us that the Eagle is swift and can go UP and DOWN defying
GRAVITY.
MAN
Matthew 26:41
"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak"
Scripture teaches us that, compared to all the other Creatures, Man is
WEAK.
Thus, God has now taught us what the Four Faces mean...
The Lion is
POWERFUL.
The Ox is a
STRONG FORCE.
The EAGLE is an example of how
GRAVITY works.
Man is a
WEAK FORCE.
To the Scientist, the answer as to what these are is obvious. The Four Living Creatures represent the Four Forces of Nature...
"There are four conventionally accepted fundamental interactions—gravitational, electromagnetic, strong nuclear, and weak nuclear"
Fundamental interaction - Wikipedia
This is the Word of God making these connections, not me.
Did the verse about the Ox speak of a Cardinal Direction? Nope.
Did the verse about the Eagle mention the names Matthew, Mark, Luke or John? Nope.
Did the verses speak of Earth, Fire, Wind and Water? Nope.
Did the verses describe the Four Forces of Nature precisely? Yes!
Thus, the argument as to what those faces are is settled.