EZEKIEL 1:4
[Ezekiel 1:4 AKJV] — "And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire enfolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the middle thereof as the color of amber, out of the middle of the fire."
"I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber," [Ezekiel 1:4 BSB'19]
Ezekiel was one of the best Seers of the Visions of God among them that walked as men. This is not just according to the degree of revelations given to him, but also according to the details or specifications he had in receiving and relaying them. Ezekiel had eyes for details inside his visions of God. For instance, another seer would have just said, "I saw the heavens opened, and saw whirlwind and a cloud coming from heaven…" But Ezekiel was more detailed, giving the direction or side of the opened Heavens (North precisely) where the Whirlwind was coming from, and details of the properties, activities and contents, inside the whirlwind, inside the cloud, inside the fire and even details of colors or coloration etc.
In the Line of Ezekiel being studied,
**№1 – Ezekiel looked and saw whirlwind and saw it coming from the North – When the Whirlwind had not yet caused any disturbance on the earth, the man of God saw it coming from the North. And more importantly, he kept looking and was shown more in connection with the the coming storm from the North.
Remember, Elisha was given double portion of Elijah's spirit as he requested, when he was able to as Ezekiel is here seeing inside the whirlwind. Only that Elisha saw while the whirlwind was taking Elijah into heaven - going to heaven; while Ezekiel was seeing coming from heaven and carrying God and living creatures as Chariots from the North of the opened heavens.
[Job 37:22] — "Out of the north God comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him."
Job too had seen God inside or from the Whirlwind:
[Job 38:1] – "Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:"
Basically, the Whirlwind and the Clouds are God's Chariots (as like space ship or aircraft vehicles):
[Isaiah 66:15, Jeremiah 4:13] — "For behold, the LORD will come with fire— His chariots are like a whirlwind— to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire."
**№2 – Ezekiel also saw with the whirlwind was a great cloud and a fire enfolding itself – No all clouds always carry rain or water in them, for some Clouds carry Fire and Persons in them. If the sighting of a great Cloud always means the imminent fall of rain waters, you might reconsider. Remember, the Son of man, the Lord Jesus Christ, would come with Clouds.
[Daniel 7:13] — "In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like a Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence."
[Luke 21:26-27] — "Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory."
[Revelation 1:7-8] — "Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him— even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come— the Almighty."
The fire in this Visions of Ezekiel was enfolding itself, meaning, covering itself perhaps with the cloud. Ezekiel saw as the Fire was veiling or hiding itself through the cloud in the coming forth. It's for the sake of the inhabitants of the earth, to avoid damages from full exposure of the Fire.
**№3 – Ezekiel also saw brilliant Light or Brightness surrounded the Fire – Though the Fire was enfolding or hiding itself within the great Cloud, the Light or Embers of the Fire formed exposed Brilliance around the Fire. It's like how it appears during Solar Eclipse or Eclipse of the Moon, having something enfolding the center of the Moon but yet leaving an exposed ring of brilliance around it, as Embers.
**№4 – Ezekiel also saw that the ring light or surrounded brilliance had the colors of Amber, and that was a reflection coming from the center|middle of the Fire that enfolded itself – This means there was "Embers of Amber."