Originally posted by Rajk999
Come on Manny, you can do better than that ... 🙂
The Bible says what they are. The Bible does not have to say what it is not !!!
If its a cherubim it says cherubim.
If its a seraphim it says seraphim.
If its an angel it says angel.
If its a woman with wings it says woman with wings
If it says sons of God it could be regular men as well.
Why would you blindly ascribe the term angel to everything?
We have already told you that Angel is the general term we
use for all of them. Here is inforrmation on the seraphim:
The word Seraphim which originates from Hebrew, is the plural version of the word Seraph. So obviously when you say Seraphim, you are referring to more than one Seraph angel. The Seraphim are a high ranking class of celestial beings, which were first mentioned in the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh as it's properly called. Subsequent references to the Seraphim then appeared in further Hebrew religious scripture, where they became slightly more developed, and described as having a human like form.
During later Biblical periods the Seraphim also passed into Christian writings, where they would eventually be incorporated into the Christian angelic hierarchy, and listed as the highest order of angels. The early Christians placed more emphasis on them than they had ever been granted previously in Jewish scripture, thus redefining them in the process. Most of the early Christian scripture that contained direct references to the Seraphim, were noncanonical, meaning that these writings are not considered official.
The one reference to the Seraphim in the Old Testament, can be found in Isaiah Chapter 6, verses 1 through 3, which is Isaiah's vision. The passage reads, "In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 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. And they were calling to one another, holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty, the whole earth is full of his glory".
In Orthodox Judaism, the Seraphim are part of a unique and complex angelic hierarchy, where they occupy the fifth rank out of ten ranks of angels, all of which are outlined within the exposition of Maimonides. To highlight the importance of these angels within the Jewish religious context, the prophet Isaiah's vision of the Seraphim is repeated in prayer several times throughout a typical Jewish religious service. Orthodox Judaism holds the traditional belief in many angels, including frequent references to the Seraphim in Jewish scripture.
When it comes to the literal belief in angels within Judaism, it should be noted that it is not universal among all practicing conservative or orthodox Jews. Jewish reformists and reconstructionists generally do not believe in angels at all, although they do retain written references to them for strictly metaphorical purposes. A similar parallel can also be found within Christianity as well, with many conservative Christians believing in angels and spiritual beings, and then on the other hand there many who do not believing them.
Within Christian theology, the Seraphim occupy the highest rank of angels, and are the direct caretakers of God's throne. Circling the heavenly seat, they are locked in an eternal song referred to as the Trisagion song. The first mention of the Seraphim within the Christian New Testament is in the Book of Revelation Chapter 4, verses 6 through 8. This verse goes on to describe them in more detail than the first mention of them in the Old Testament, and has allowed scholars to understand them more. For the scripture excerpt, read on.
And before the throne there was a sea of glass, and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and were full of eyes inside and out. Without stopping day or night they were saying, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming very soon.
I believe Satan was one of these type angels.