| III. Choir | 4 August |
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| Angel of the static order | Dominic |
Among the angels, the purest symbolism of the statics of God are the Thrones, the angels of life, assigned to the Father. Like mountains, they are so massive, such that even when they lean down so far that they become tangible to man, they are like granite pillars and their wings like the large, heavy doors of Gothic-winged altars. All of this symbolises God’s divine majesty, His immutability and the immutability of the divine Law of Life.
Even the word Throne implies this: A throne is something fixed, a sign of power, which is connected to the ruler as his resting place and support. A tottering throne signifies the breaking off of the static nature of ruling and the breaking off of immutability. God’s Kingdom, however, does not waver for all eternity because God cannot waver.
The difference between the Thrones and the Seraphim and Cherubim is most obvious in their movement. The Seraphim revolve around themselves and around God like the planets around the sun; they circle horizontally in an incessant spray of light. The Cherubim, on the other hand, are like flames blazing upwards and mountains tumbling downwards; they are glowing light in vertical motion. The Thrones, however, are immovable. They stand unshakeable. Only one wavers: Saint Aralim Enneth, the weakest of the Thrones, because the will of God over the entire kingdom of Lucifer is anchored to him in the plan of divine contrariety.
There are three and seven Thrones and again three and seven. The Throne that stands before the majesty of God today, like a sower carved in rock, is
Saint Jehusalim,
one of the second seven, who are so great that they seem to stand up on the earth, while their heads are bathed in the unspeakable light of the Triune God. He is the bearer of the sown Word. He does not wander over the earth, but stands firm. He is not a sign of sowing, but of the seed, which is something solid, something that exists. It is not a concept or a quality or an activity.
Saint Jehusalim stands here for every divine word that has been sown in human hearts and will be claimed in judgement, because every word of God is counted. With the angels there is neither irreverence nor forgetfulness towards the word of God… not a word goes unheard. Saint Jehusalim also stands for the great proclaimers of the Word, for the corner pillars of the Church, who are like Thrones before God, which is why the empty thrones of the apostate angels from this choir will one day be given to them. Saint Jehusalim is the supreme angel of statics, turned towards the Word and guarding the Word—the Counsel—but also those static (ie. standing and abbey-like) orders that proclaim and guard the Word, the caretakers of the Word of God.
Prayer: Lord and God, let us recognise the greatness of your Word, working with It as with a pound that we may one day bring you a rich harvest through the Word that returns to you. Amen.