The Four Beasts - Living Ones

Before we go any further I want to share with you that the book of Revelation is the mirror image of the book of Genesis.
What is started in Genesis is completed in Revelation. What is ruined in Genesis is restored in Revelation.
Genesis is the book of beginnings and Revelation is the Book of Endings. These two books are mutually dependent upon each other.
There are many comparisons and contrasts between Genesis and Revelation that we should take time to explore.
In his Bible studies, Sidlow Baxter has put together a list of comparisons.
Note the similarities between Genesis and the book of Revelation: