Throne (angel)

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::summary Class of angels ::

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In Christian angelology, thrones (, pl. θρόνοι; , pl. throni; ) are a class of angels. This is based on an interpretation of . According to , Christ had gone to Heaven and "angels and authorities and powers" had been made subject to him.

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in his work De Coelesti Hierarchia includes the thrones as the third highest of nine levels of angels.

According to the Second Book of Enoch, thrones are seen by Enoch in the Seventh Heaven.

Christian angelology

According to Matthew Bunson, the corresponding order of angels in Judaism is called the abalim, aralim or erelim, but this opinion is far from universal. The Hebrew word erelim is usually not translated "thrones", but rather "valiant ones", "heroes", or "warriors". The function ascribed to erelim in and in Jewish folklore is not consistent with the lore surrounding the thrones.

Thrones are sometimes equated with ophanim since the throne of God is usually depicted as being moved by wheels, as in the vision of (Old Testament). Rosemary Ellen Guiley (1996: p. 37) states that:

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::quote[attribution="glorias]] to God and remain forever in his presence. They mete out divine justice and maintain the cosmic harmony of all [[universal law]]s.Guiley, Rosemary Ellen (1996). ''Encyclopedia of Angels''. {{ISBN|0-8160-2988-1}}, p.37."] The 'thrones'; also known as 'ophanim' (offanim) and 'galgallin', are creatures that function as the actual chariots of God driven by the cherubs. They are characterized by peace and submission; God rests upon them. Thrones are depicted as great wheels containing many eyes, and reside in the area of the cosmos where material form begins to take shape. They chant [[Gloria in excelsis Deo ::

Notes

References

  • Bunson, Matthew. Angels A to Z. New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1996. .
  • Gulley, Rosemary Ellen (1996). Encyclopedia of Angels. .

References

  1. "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him".
  2. "Bible Gateway passage: 1 Peter 3:21–22 – King James Version".
  3. Dionysius the Areopagite. (1899). "Works, vol. 2. – The Celestial Hierarchy".
  4. Rutherford H. Platt, Jr. (1926). [[The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden]]. Entry: [https://sacred-texts.com/bib/fbe/fbe127.htm The Book of the Secrets of Enoch, chapter XX].
  5. Bunson, Matthew. ''Angels A to Z''. New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1996. {{ISBN. 0-517-88537-9.
  6. Louis Ginzberg: Legends of the Jews 5:23, n. 64; 5:417, n. 117.
  7. Guiley, Rosemary Ellen (1996). ''Encyclopedia of Angels''. {{ISBN. 0-8160-2988-1, p.37

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