The Angelic Assembly Psalm 89:7, “A God greatly feared in ...

The Angelic Assembly

Psalm 89:7, “A God grea
of the holy ones, and aw
who are around Him? [a
surround him]

Psalm 89:8, “O Lord God
who is like You, O might
faithfulness also surrou

atly feared in the council
wesome above all those
all those who encircle or

d of hosts [‫ ָצ ָבא‬ṣāḇā˒],

ty Lord? Your
unds You.”





‫ ְכּ ֻר ִבים‬kerûḇim C

Four wings (Gen. 3:
Ezekiel 10:1–15; He

1. Pictured as part hum
(Ezek. 1:5, 8)

2. Four faces: man, lio
(Ezek 10:1–15)

3. Full of eyes (Ezek 1

4. Gleaming like flami
(Ezek 1:7, 13)

CHERUBIM

:24; Ezekiel 1:5–24;
eb. 9:5)
man, part animal

on, ox, eagle

10:12)
ing torches

Gen. 3:24, “So He drove
the east of the garden of
cherubim, and the flamin
every direction, to guard
life.”

e the man out; and at
f Eden He stationed the
ng sword which turned
d the way to the tree of





Ex. 25:18, “And you sha
of gold, make them of ha
two ends of the mercy s

Ex. 25:19, “And make on
and one cherub at the ot
make the cherubim of on
seat at its two ends.

all make two cherubim
ammered work at the
seat.

ne cherub at one end
ther end; you shall
ne piece with the mercy

Ex. 25:20, “And the cher
wings spread upward, c
with their wings and fac
faces of the cherubim ar
the mercy seat.”

rubim shall have their
covering the mercy seat
cing one another; the
re to be turned toward

Ex. 25:22, “And there I w
from above the mercy se
two cherubim which are
testimony, I will speak to
will give you in comman
Israel.”

will meet with you; and
eat, from between the
e upon the ark of the
o you about all that I
ndment for the sons of

Ezekiel 41:18, “It was ca
and palm trees; and a pa
cherub and cherub, and
faces,

Ezekiel 41:19, “a man’s f
tree on one side and a y
the palm tree on the oth
carved on all the house

arved with cherubim
alm tree was between
d every cherub had two

face toward the palm
young lion’s face toward
her side; they were

all around.”

‫ ְשׂ ָר ִפים‬śārāpim̱

Six wings; Isa 6:1–7

1. “Burning ones”

2. They have faces,
above the throne

3. They cover their f
cannot look upon

SERAPHIM

feet, and hands and fly
of God.
faces because they
n the holy glory of God.

Is. 6:1, “In the year of Ki
saw the Lord sitting on a
exalted, with the train of
temple.

Is. 6:2, “Seraphim stood
having six wings; with tw
and with two he covered
he flew.

ing Uzziah’s death, I
a throne, lofty and
f His robe filling the

d above Him, each
wo he covered his face,
d his feet, and with two

Is. 6:3, “And one called o
said, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy, is
the whole earth is full of

Is. 6:4, “And the foundat
trembled at the voice of
while the temple was fill

out to another and
s the LORD of hosts,
f His glory.’

tions of the thresholds
him who called out,
ling with smoke.

Is. 6:5, “Then I said, ‘Wo
ruined! Because I am a m
and I live among a peop
my eyes have seen the K
hosts.

Is. 6:6, “Then one of the
with a burning coal in hi
taken from the altar with

oe is me, for I am
man of unclean lips,
ple of unclean lips; for
King, the LORD of

e seraphim flew to me,
is hand which he had
h tongs.”

τὸ ζῷον to zóō n “Livi

Six wings; Rev 4:6–9
1. “Burning ones”
2. Faces of a lion, ca

cherub).
3. Sing a song simila

ing Creature”

9

alf, man, eagle (like a
ar to the seraphim.

Jud 1:9, “Yet Michael the
contending with the dev
about the body of Moses
against him a reviling ac
‘The Lord rebuke you!’”

e archangel, in
vil, when he disputed
s, dared not bring
ccusation, but said,

John 1:3, “All things we
apart from Him not one t
has been created.”

ere created by Him, and
thing was created that

Colossians 1:16, “for all
on earth were created by
whether visible or invisi
dominions, whether prin
all things were created t
Him.”

l things in heaven and
y Him—all things,
ible, whether thrones or
ncipalities or powers—
through Him and for

Rev 12:7, “And war brok
Michael and his angels f
and the dragon and his a

Mat 12:24, “Now when th
they said, ‘This fellow do
demons except by Beelz
demons’.”

Mat 25:41, “Then He will
the left hand, ‘Depart fro
the everlasting fire prep
his angels’:”

ke out in heaven:
fought with the dragon;
angels fought,”

he Pharisees heard it
oes not cast out
zebub, the ruler of the

l also say to those on
om Me, you cursed, into
pared for the devil and

Eternal G

ANGEL
Unive
Huma
Evil

Evil has a precise beginnin
A final judgment and restric

God

LS
erse
an Race

ng;
ction.

Lake of Fire

The Proble
Reso

1. Of all religions only Ju
have an answer to the

2. The problem of evil: s
Christianity ask, “How
allow suffering and ev

em of Evil:
olved

udaism and Christianity
e origin of evil.

sometimes critics of
w can a loving God
vil to occur?”

The Proble
Reso

Alleged conflict between
love

If He is all powerful,
because of all the s

If He is love, He mu
the evil and sufferin

em of Evil:
olved

God’s power and His

, He must not be loving
suffering that exists.

ust not be able to control
ng that exists.

The Proble
Reso

3. NonChristians do not
In all nonChristian rel
eternal and suffering

4. God allows evil becau

5. God originally created
knowing that there wo
would be introduced i

em of Evil:
olved

t have an answer to this.
ligions, evil is ultimately
is normal.

use He allows free will.

d angels with volition,
ould be a rebellion, evil
into the creation.