Theologies - Clover

3. "Cherubim" (Hb. plural of Cherub)
a. Description : seem to be proclaimers and protectors of
God's holiness (some see Lucifer/Satan a cherub before his fall -
cf. Isa. 14:12-14; Ezek. 28:12-19)
b. Genesis 3:22-24
"And the Lord God said, 'The man has now become like one of us,
knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand
and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.' 23 So
the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work
the ground from which he had been taken. 24 After He drove the
man out, He placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim
and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to
the tree of life."
• Other (Ex. 25:17-22; Ezek. 1:4-14; 10:15,20; Heb. 9:5)
4. "Seraphim" (Hb. plural of Seraph)
a. Description : Seraph means "burning one," perhaps a
description of devotion (worship).
b. Description :
Isaiah 6:2-3
"Above Him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings
they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with
two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:'Holy,
holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory.'"
5. "Rulers and authorities in heavenly places"
a. Description : may be indication of rank among angels
(good or evil angels)
b. Described :
Ephesians 3:10 (NASB)
"that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known
through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the
heavenly places."
D. Number of Angels
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