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Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in the [[hierarchy of angels]] and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy. A seminal passage in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1–8) used the term to describe six-winged beings that fly around the Throne of God crying "holy, holy, holy". This throne scene, with its triple invocation of holiness, profoundly influenced subsequent theology, literature and art. Its influence is frequently seen in works depicting angels, heaven and apotheosis. Seraphim are mentioned as celestial beings in the non-canonical [[Book of Enoch]] and the canonical [[Book of Revelation]]. | Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in the [[hierarchy of angels]] and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy. A seminal passage in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1–8) used the term to describe six-winged beings that fly around the Throne of God crying "holy, holy, holy". This throne scene, with its triple invocation of holiness, profoundly influenced subsequent theology, literature and art. Its influence is frequently seen in works depicting angels, heaven and apotheosis. Seraphim are mentioned as celestial beings in the non-canonical [[Book of Enoch]] and the canonical [[Book of Revelation]]. | ||
According to ''[[Meteorologica Cosmica]]'' by [[Robert Fludd]], this choir is ruled over by the Archangel [[Metatron]]. | |||
==Hebrew-Egyptian Origins== | ==Hebrew-Egyptian Origins== | ||