ANGELS OF GOD

"And I tell you, every one who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God." - Luke 12:8-9

CHERUB OR CHERUBIM

The glory of the Lord left the threshold of the temple and rested upon the cherubim. These lifted their wings, and I saw them rise from the earth, the wheels rising along with them. They stood at the entrance of the eastern gate of the Lord’s house, and the glory of the God of Israel was up above them. Then the cherubim lifted their wings, and the wheels went along with them, while up above them was the glory of the God of Israel. - Ezekiel 10:18-19, 22

Cherubim (plural of cherub) are winged angelic beings described in biblical tradition as attending on God. A representation of a cherub in art, depicted as a chubby, healthy-looking child with wings or a little angel. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden. - Wikipedia, Dictionary.com

SERAPH OR SERAPHIM

A seraph "the burning one"; or seraphim is a type of celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Christian angelology and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy. 

A seminal passage in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1–8) used the term to describe six-winged beings that fly around the Throne of God crying "holy, holy, holy". This throne scene, with its triple invocation of holiness (a formula that came to be known as the Trisagion), profoundly influenced subsequent theology, literature and art. Its influence is frequently seen in works depicting angels, heaven and apotheosis. Seraphim are mentioned as celestial beings in an influential Hellenistic work, the Book of Enoch, and the Book of Revelation. - Wikipedia

CHRUBIM IN RELATION TO SERAPHIM AND OTHER ANGELS

Ezekiel's cherubim are clearly related to the seraphim in Isaiah's inaugural vision . Like the cherubim, the seraphim are the attendants on God. The cherubim were symbolical. They were intended to represent spiritual existence in immediate contact with Jehovah. Some have regarded them as symbolical of the chief ruling power by which God carries on his operations in providence (Psalm 18:10). Others interpret them as having reference to the redemption of men, and as symbolizing the great rulers or ministers of the church.



Pericope:
COURAGE UNDER PERSECUTION - Luke 12:1-9

Published:

October 19, 2019, 9:22 AM
May 16, 2010, 7:32 AM