Im reading Ezekiel at the moment and I've always thought of the four cherubim representing Matthew , Mark , Luke and John . Their four faces , Matthew being the lion , Mark being the calf , Luke being the man and John being the eagle . These cherubim , to me , represent the four Gospels going out into the world declaring the ' good news of the Kingdom of God . I have absolutely no idea why I think this , I always have since the first time I read Ezekiel many many years ago . It seemed very obvious and clear to me immediately and it still does but , I have no idea why or how I came to this conclusion .