The Jimmy Akin Podcast | Episode 049 (September 1, 2025)

Christian artwork often contains four mysterious symbols—a man, a lion, and ox, and an eagle.

They’re known as the Tetramorph, and they go back to the second century of the Christian era, and they’re still in use today.

But what do they mean, where did they come from, and is there only one right way to interpret them?

In this episode, Jimmy Akin explores the mysterious origin and meaning of the Tetramorph.

Timecodes
00:00 – Coming Up
00:16 – Intro
00:36 – 1 The Center Circle
05:39 – 2 The Tetramorph
07:34 – 3 Ezekiel’s Visions
12:18 – 4 Isaiah’s Vision
14:22 – 5 John’s Vision
16:22 – 6 Irenaeus’s Symbolism
21:07 –7 A Step Back
26:30 – 8 Conclusion
27:37 – Closing/Outro
28:33 – End