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BULL Sept LION Cancer Libra Dec MAN Mar 22 21 ANGELS, DEMONS AND ALL THE HOSTS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH M. M. NINAN _____________________________________________________________________________ Here we see the idea of God residing in the midst of his people. The people are representative of the Cherubim symbols. His people are God’s expression - God’s faces. It is varied and in its unity gives His character. But then this is not limited to the Israelic encampment. A variant of this tradition gives as the standard of Reuben, "unstable as water" (Gen 49:4 the King James Version), a Man and a River, Dan, "Dan. shall be a serpent in the way" (Gen 49:17), an Eagle and a Serpent. These four forms are also found in the constellations in the four quarters of the heavens. Aquarius, the man with a stream of water, Leo were the original zodiacal constellations of the two solstices, Taurus was that of the spring equinox, and Aquila and Serpens were close to the autumnal equinox Thus the four cherubim represented the entire cosmos – the four quarters of the cosmos also. God chose the Jews as an example. The whole picture of the Tabernacle and the Jewish nation under God was a picture in miniature of God in relation to His creation. He stands enthroned in the midst of His people. The whole cosmos with God as the head is one organic unity. He is in the midst of His Sons. It would probably suggest that these forms are forms of the creatures of the hosts of these heavens forming the Sons of God. Some fell later and was subjected to death just like man. Ps 82:1 In the ultimate sense the cherubs represents the entire intelligent beings of his creation in unity, with the throne of God at its center. Satan and the Covering Cherub We know for certain that Satan was a covering Cherub. Eze 28:13 “Thou, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. In Eden, the garden of God wert thou, all precious stones were thy covering. Thou wert a cherub with wings outstretched in protection; thou wert on the holy mountain of God thou didst walk amongst fiery stones. Thou wert innocent in thy ways form the day on which thou wert created until iniquity was found in thee...thou didst sin, therefore I will cast thee out from the mountain of God and destroy three, O protecting cherub away from the fiery stones. “ 91
ANGELS, DEMONS AND ALL THE HOSTS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH M. M. NINAN _____________________________________________________________________________ Some interprets that the initial two cherubs covering the real mercy seat were Michael and Lucifer. Michael is represented as the Commander in Chief of the Army of the Lord - a Male form while Lucifer is the female counterpart of Michael, foremost in beauty and wisdom. There is also a shade of resemblance here between Adam and Eve. Eve because of her beauty and cleverness was the cause of the fall of Mankind. At any rate the fall of Lucifer or Satan suggests the free will of Cherubim and in that sense they are similar to man and all the intelligent creatures of the cosmos who are Sons of God. Four Aspects of Jesus and the Perfected being Early Christian Fathers saw in this model a description of Jesus and of the Gospel of God’s Salvation. These four figures came to be represented as the four natures of Jesus LION = Strength - Kingship - Jesus the Lion of Judah as represented in the Gospel of Mathew. Here Jesus is represented as the King of the Jews and the expected messiah, the Jews were waiting for. Matthew revealed him as a LION; the Lion of the tribe of Judah. His genealogy was written as from David Matthew 1:1. EAGLE = Swiftness - Prophet – a wider vision beyond the narrow dimension of the Jewish nation as represented in John’s Gospel. Here Jesus is the Word became God, the incarnate only begotten Son of God OX = forbearing, patient, the burden bearer, suffering servant and the sacrificial beast. Servant as represented in Mark’s Gospel. Mark showed him as an OX; the servant. His record commenced upon that note without any reference to his origin, birth or genealogy. MAN = Intelligence - The perfect man as represented in Luke’s Gospel. He is the perfection for which the nations were looking for. Luke These characteristics of the Lord, displayed during his life and ministry, all united to draw attention to his function in the Mercy Seat. Again it is this unity that represents the perfection in every Son of God. Thus in one sense the Cherubs represent the perfected beings of the cosmos. Thus we do see many interpreters 92
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