Because the River Soar to the top, the eagle is a symbol of resurrection and ascension of Christ. By extension, the eagle symbolizes baptized Christians who have died with Christ and symbolic rose. Especially when the eagle has a halo (as in photo above), the symbol of John the Evangelist. John is the eagle because of its noble and "high" gospel (which is much more theological in nature than the other three).Related Bible Verses
But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)
Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a man, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle. (Ezek. 1:10)
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