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

VILLA ALESSA - ANGEL'S GARDEN AND PLAYGROUND

 

“See that you do not despise 

one of these little ones, 

for I say to you that 

their angels in heaven 

always look upon the face 

of my heavenly Father". 

Matthew 18:10

GOD SENDS AN ANGEL

“See, I am sending an angel before you,

to guard you on the way

and bring you to the place

I have prepared."

Exodus 23:20

Be attentive to him and heed his voice. Do not rebel against him, for he will not forgive your sin. My authority resides in him. If you heed his voice and carry out all I tell you, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. (Exodus 23:21-22)

“My angel will go before you and bring you to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites; and I will wipe them out.” (Exodus 23:23)


My God has sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not hurt me. For I have been found innocent before him; neither to you have I done any harm, O king!” (Daniel 6:23)

Pericope:
REWARD OF FIDELITY -  Exodus 23:20-33
IN THE LION'S DEN - Daniel 6:12-28

Published:
October 2, 2012, 5:33 AM

VILLA ALESSA

God's Holy Mountain

There shall be no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be filled with knowledge of the Lord, as water covers the sea. - Isaiah 11:9

On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines, juicy, rich food and pure, choice wines. - Isaiah 25:6

On this mountain He will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, the web that is woven over all nations; He will destroy death forever. The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of His people He will remove from the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken. - Isaiah 25:7-8

On that day it will be said: “Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! This is the Lord for whom we looked; let us rejoice and be glad that he has saved us!” For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain. - Isaiah 25:9-10

Glorious Dwelling

On that day, the root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, the Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious. - Isaiah 11:10

Facade was toward the East

The Angel brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing out from beneath the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the facade of the temple was toward the east; the water flowed down from the southern side of the temple, south of the altar. - Ezekiel 47:1

I rejoiced because they said to me, 

“We will go up to the house of the Lord.”

 Psalm 122:1

"May peace be within your walls, 

prosperity in your buildings." 

Psalm 122:7

Because of my relatives and friends I will say, 

“Peace be within you!” 

Because of the house of the Lord, our God, 

I will pray for your good.

Psalm 122:8-9

He led me outside by the north gate, and around to the outer gate facing the east, where I saw water trickling from the southern side. - Ezekiel 47:2

Water from the Southern Side

Outer Gate facing the East

"Now we have set foot within your gates."
Psalm 122:2

Water Trickling

8 He said to me, “This water flows into the eastern district down upon the Arabah, and empties into the sea, the salt waters, which it makes fresh. 9 Wherever the river flows, every sort of living creature that can multiply shall live, and there shall be abundant fish, for wherever this water comes the sea shall be made fresh. - Ezekiel 47:8-9

Abundant Fish

12 Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow; their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail. Every month they shall bear fresh fruit, for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary. Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine.” - Ezekiel 47:12

Fruit Trees

They ornamented the facade of the temple with gold crowns and shields; they repaired the gates and the priests’ chambers and furnished them with doors. - 1 Maccabees 4:57

Zen Gate 1

Zen Gate 2

Zen Gate 3

Zen Garden 1

Zen Garden 2

Zen Garden 3

Zen Type Villa 2 and 3 Main Door

Pericope:
THE WONDERFUL STREAM - Ezekiel 47:1-12
PURIFICATION OF THE TEMPLE - 1 Maccabees 4:36-61 

Published:
November 09, 2019, 7:35 AM

WORSHIP THE LORD

All the angels stood around the throne 

and around the elders and the four living creatures. 

They prostrated themselves before the throne, 

worshipped God, and exclaimed: 

“Amen. Blessing and glory, 

wisdom and thanksgiving, 

honor, power, and might 

be to our God 

forever and ever. 

Amen.” 

Revelations 7:11-12

Pericope:
TRIUMPH OF THE ELECT - Revelations 7:9-17

BE SEALED BY AN ANGEL

Then I saw another angel 

ascend from the rising of the sun, 

with the seal of the living God, 

and he called with a loud voice to the four angels 

who had been given power 

to harm earth and sea, saying, 

"Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, 

till we have sealed the servants of our God 

upon their foreheads." 

Revelations 7:2-3

Pericope:

THE 144,000 SEALED -Revelations 7:1-8

TRIUMPH OF THE ELECT - Revelations 7:9-17

Published:

September 26, 2015, 8:14 AM

SEE HOW GREAT IS ITS WIDTH AND LENGTH

GREAT IS ITS WIDTH AND LENGTH

5 I, Zechariah, raised my eyes and looked: there was a man with a measuring line in his hand. 6 I asked, “Where are you going?” He answered, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how great is its width and how great its length.”

IN OPEN COUNTRY

7 Then the angel who spoke with me advanced, and another angel came out to meet him 8 and said to him, “Run, tell this to that young man: People will live in Jerusalem as though in open country, because of the multitude of men and beasts in her midst. 9 But I will be for her an encircling wall of fire, says the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.”

I AM COMING TO DWELL AMONG YOU

14 Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the Lord. 15 Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on that day, and they shall be his people, and he will dwell among you.


Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15




Published:
September 26, 2015, 7:04 AM