Lesi sikhathi sikulethela ngalesi sihloko esithakazelisayo, yini a USerafi, umsuka walo emfundisweni yobuJuda, emfundisweni yobuKristu nokunye. Ngokwezinganekwane zamaHeberu aseduze futhi azungeze isihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu. Ungayeki ukuyifunda!
Yini iSeraphim?
I-Seraphim isidalwa sasezulwini futhi saziwa ngegama elithi uMoya futhi ngokwezinganekwane zesiHeberu baseduze nesihlalo sobukhosi sikaNkulunkulu. Bayizidalwa zaphezulu ezidlulisa uthando olujulile lwaphezulu futhi zibonisa inani elikhulu lokukhanya kwasezulwini noma amandla.
Baphethe ukuqapha umdali uNkulunkulu futhi ngalesi sihloko uzofunda kabanzi ukuthi iSeraphim iquketheni. Ngokuqondene nencazelo yalo, igama elithi Seraphim livela egameni lesiHeberu liyoba - fim okuyigama lesilisa futhi ebuningini igama elithi Sá - raf libuye lisetshenziswe, okusho ukushisa noma ukushisa.
Mayelana neSeraphim, iwubunkulunkulu obusezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu embusweni kaNkulunkulu. Isiko lamaHeberu lithi baphethe ukuqapha nokuhlobisa isihlalo sobukhosi soPhezukonke.
AmaSerafi esikweni lesiHeberu aphethe ukuhlanza nokuqeda okubi okuzungezile, ngenxa yalokhu aqapha izindawo ezingcwele kakhulu, ngoba ziyizingelosi ezidumisa uMninimandla onke ngezingoma zazo. Mayelana nokudumisa kwakhe okuyinhloko, kufakazelwa ku-Isaya 6.3:XNUMX yilesi sibabazo esilandelayo:
"Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh"
Leli gama lihunyushwa ngokuthi:
“Ingcwele, ingcwele, ingcwele, iNkosi uNkulunkulu wamabandla. Izulu nomhlaba kugcwele inkazimulo yakhe.
Ngokuphathelene nenkolo yobuKristu, amaSeraphim noma amaSeraphim ayizingelosi ezisesinyathelweni sokuqala samakwaya ayisishiyagalolunye asezulwini akhona. Enye indlela yokubabiza ngegama elithi Blessed Spirits in the world of angels.
Enye yezimfanelo zabo amandla amakhulu nesithunzi abathanda ngakho umakhelwane wabo kanye nokuphakamisela uNkulunkulu eminye imimoya yeziphathimandla eziphansi. Elinye lamagama amaSeraphim ahlonzwa ngalo linegama elithi Amalangabi Avuthayo.
Omunye wemisebenzi eyinhloko yeSeraphim ngayinye uwukuphakamisa izingoma ezivumela umkhathi ukuba uvumelane ngenxa yamanothi omculo aphuma emithanjeni yawo yezwi, ebonisa uthando abaluzwayo ngoPhezukonke.
Kungafakazelwa eBhayibhelini, mayelana nesiqephu sikaHezekeli 1.1 kanye nengxenye yesAmbulo 4.12 kanye ne-9.12, esitshela ukuthi amaSeraphim noma amaSeraphim ayizidalwa ezimbalwa kakhulu eziyoba nethuba lokuzibona.
Nokho, ukuze lokhu kwenzeke, izinga eliphezulu eliyimfihlakalo liyadingeka ukuze kungene isici esisha lapho izulu libavulela iminyango yalo. Kufakazelwa futhi emiBhalweni Engcwele njengoba kutholakala futhi ezindimeni zika-Isaya 6.2:XNUMX.
Lapho kuqashelwa khona ukwaziswa okungokomoya okuphakeme okwanikezwa u-Isaya enqabeni, okuvumela ukuba abone amaqiniso angabonakali kwabanye, okuvumela ukuba athi shazi indawo yokuhlala kaNkulunkulu nabafundi bakhe.
Ngesikhathi u-Isaya ebuka uhlaka lwalo mfundisi, wakwazi ukufakazela inhlonipho yokubuka kukaNkulunkulu umuntu wakhe owayehlezi e-altare eligcwele inkazimulo. Kusukela kwesokudla nesobunxele sesihlalo sobukhosi soPhezukonke amaSerafi anobuso obuhle obudlulisa uthando nozwelo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, uSeraphim ngamunye wayesho injabulo futhi elingisa amaphiko akhe amahle nakhanyayo ayevikela ubuso bakhe obuhle nezinyawo ezintekenteke okwakuphuma kuzo imfudumalo enkulu, kuyilapho ehlabelela izingoma ezimnandi nezindumiso zikaMninimandla onke.
Ngesikhathi u-Isaya emangazwe isithombe esihle kangaka, elinye lala maSerafi landiza eceleni kwakhe, liphethe ilahle ayengalithola e-altare elaliphulula ngalo futhi lahlanza izindebe zalomprofethi omkhulu ukuze amhlanze. yilowo nalowo ezonweni zakhe kube kanye kuphela ngcwele, eqinisa izwi elivela phezulu.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi iSeraphim ngayinye ayinabo ubulili noma ubudala futhi yibo abadala kunabo bonke futhi banomthwalo wemfanelo walo lonke ibutho lezingelosi. Bamele ukuqonda, ukuqaphela kanye nesihe ngakho bangabantu abamsulwa futhi bakhipha amandla amaningi. Ngenxa yokuthi basondelene kakhulu noPhezukonke, banesiphiwo sokuphulukisa nokuhlanza noma yisiphi isimo.
ISeraphim ngalinye limelela iNkazimulo yoMninimandla onke emelwe ebukhoneni boMkhathi futhi uvezwa uMprofethi omkhulu u-Isaya. Ngenhloso yokukwazi ukuheha ukuba khona kweSeraphim, kuyadingeka ukufunda izinkondlo ngaphezu kokufundwa okuhlobene namaFairies, ngoba ahambisana nokungabi nacala, yingakho kuthiwa kubangelwa izingane ezihlanzekile enhliziyweni. .
Phela, izingane zingabonakalisa ubuhle bemimoya yazo ebusweni babo njengokungathi iSeraphim, ngakho-ke ukubaluleka kokuxhumana nalolu hlobo lokufunda olukhulisa inhliziyo futhi lujabule umphefumulo. Ngokwesiko lobuJuda, iSeraphim ngalinye limelelwa njengezinyoka ezinombala wegolide futhi linamaphiko ayisithupha futhi linekhwalithi yokukwazi ukuphulukisa.
Izimfanelo Ezibalulekile Nokubukeka KweSeraphim
Mayelana nokubukeka kwayo, iSeraphim ngayinye ingaba nesimo sesilwane ngaphezu kokuba namapheya amaningana amaphiko futhi kumbhangqwana ngamunye azungeze amehlo ayishumi kuya kwamashumi amabili ahlanganiswe. Ngamaphiko amabili, iSerafi ngalinye limboza ubuso nekhanda ngenxa yamandla amakhulu aphuma kuSomandla.” Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngamehlo aphezu kwamaphiko awo, angakwazi ukubona uMninimandla onke ngomoya ophansi.
Ngamanye amaphiko amabili avikela izinyawo zawo ezithambile futhi ngamanye amaphiko angahambela phezulu ukuze ahlale ebukhoneni bukaMdali uNkulunkulu. Bayizidalwa ezimsulwa futhi ubukhulu babo buvela othandweni lwabo olukhulu ngoNkulunkulu.
Futhi emibhalweni engcwele bafakazelwa esigabeni sika-Isaya 6.2.6:4,8, ukuthi bayizidalwa zomoya futhi lapho bebhapathizwa bathola igama likaSeraphim, ngakho abazona nje izithombe njengoba abantu abaningi ngokuvamile bebonisa. Ngokuqondene nesAmbulo XNUMX, iSeraphim ngalinye kukhulunywa ngalo njengabahlabeleli bakaNkulunkulu.
Enye yezimfanelo zayo ubuhle obumangalisayo namandla ayo amakhulu iSerafi ngalinye elikhiphayo njengokungathi ilangabi elivuthayo elivela eMhlabeni Wonke, okuvumela uthando lomuntu ngamunye kanye nendawo yonke ukuba lwaziwe. Bangaphezu kwabo bonke abaculi nabaculi bombuso kaNkulunkulu futhi ngenxa yokukhangwa kwabo umculo, abaningi babo basebenzisa izinsimbi zomculo ukuze bakwazi ukuhumusha izingoma zabo ezimnandi.
Ikwazi ukulalelwa abantu abahlobene nokufunda izinganekwane kanye nezinganekwane ukwandisa ubumsulwa bezingane emhlabeni. Ukuba khona kweSerafi kuhlobene nesihawu nesihawu soPhezukonke ngenhloso yokukwazi ukuhlanza abantu ngaphambi kokuba bakwazi ukuxhumana noNkulunkulu.
Nokho, abantu kufanele bahlanzwe futhi bahlole izono zabo ukuze bathole ukuhlangana noMninimandla onke. Ngakho-ke, kukhulunywa ngokuhlanza umzimba nomphefumulo ukuze uthole ithuba lokuzwa omunye walezi zidalwa zasezulwini.
Kubalulekile ukuveza ukuthi incazelo eyenziwe ngeSeraphim ngayinye ngokwayo into emele njengoba kuvame ukuphawulwa ukuthi banezici zobuntu; kungokwengeziwe ngisho koPhezukonke kuye kwashiwo ezikhathini eziningana ukuthi uyabuka futhi ulalele konke okwenziwa abantu kodwa umphostoli uJohane uyasichazela emiBhalweni Engcwele kuJohane 3:2 , okulandelayo:
“Bathandekayo, manje singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kodwa akukabonakali esiyoba yikho. Uma sazi ukuthi lapho ebonakaliswa siyofana naye, ngoba siyombona njengoba enjalo.
I-Seraphim Nomthandazo Ozophindaphindwa
Njengoba usufundile kakade kulesi sihloko, uSeraphim ngamunye uyingxenye yebandla lokuqala lezingelosi futhi igama lakhe lihlobene nezidalwa ezivuthayo. Ziyizinto ezinamandla kakhulu futhi azifani nomuntu, zihlinzekwa ngamapheya amathathu amaphiko futhi zidalwe nguSomandla.
ISeraphim ngayinye iphethe ukudumisa uNkulunkulu ngezingoma ezimnandi ngokwenkolo yobuKristu, ayizidalwa ezidlulisa ubumsulwa futhi ezikhanyisa ukuxhumana okuhle noMdali maqondana nomlilo ophuma emizimbeni yazo uhlobene nothando oluhlanzekile noluqotho.
Imfundiso yobuKrestu nobuJuda isekelwe ekutheni amaSerafi ngamunye ngesimo sawo sikaElohim angabantu abanamandla kakhulu ngokwesiko lamaHeberu abuye aziwe ngegama lokuvutha amalangabi futhi ayephethe ukubhidliza imizi yaseSodoma naseGomora ehlasela lokhu. insimu enamabhola amakhulu omlilo.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi amaSeraphim yizidalwa zasezulwini ezinhle kakhulu ukuthi uNkulunkulu kuphela onamandla okubuka ngobuhle bazo. Ngokuphathelene nemiBhalo Engcwele nemibhalo yabantu abaye baba nethuba lokubona iSeraphim.
Njengoba kwenzeka kwabaNgcwele abahlukahlukene njengoSaint Teresa, angase abe nenhlamba eminingana emzimbeni wakhe ngenhloso yokuzwa ubuhlungu besiphambano uNkulunkulu wethu othandekayo abuzwa lapho ethwele imithwalo esindayo yabanye abantu emzimbeni wakhe.
USeraphim ngamunye wadalwa ngenhloso yokuthanda uSomandla phakade, yingakho umzimba wawo uvutha uthando olungapheli, aphethe ukudumisa uZiqu-zintathu oNgcwele, anekhwalithi enkulu, ukushisekela ukuthandaza nokuhlabelela koPhezukonke. ngothando olumsulwa oluzodluliselwa kubantu. abantu bathole ukukhanya nokucwengwa.
Ngenhloso yokukwazi ukufeza izipho ezinye zeSeraphim ezingasinika zona, kulesi sihloko sethula umthandazo okufanele uwusho ukuze uwulalele futhi usondele kuwe, kube okulandelayo:
"Nkosi Nkulunkulu, Baba Omuhle Kakhulu, onamandla ngokuhlakanipha, ngiyakuncenga ngokuzithoba, uma kuyintando yakho, ungiphe, ngokuncenga kweqembu lakho lasezulwini lamaserafi, uthando njengamandla okuhlanza abalulekile ..."
“...Nkosi, kwangathi izingelosi zakho eziseduze zingangisiza ekuhlakanipheni ukuze ngifeze amaphrojekthi ami esisekelweni sangaphakathi somoya sokukhuthazela, ukholo nothando. Udumo malube kuwe, Nkosi, Amen”
Igama lamanye amaSeraphim
Eqinisweni amagama anikezwa uSeraphim ngamunye akwaziwa. Kuyaziwa nje ukuthi bahambisana becula phambi kukaSomandla ngekhwaya emnandi. Okuzothiwa sinikeze amanye amagama enziwe aziwa izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
U-Elemiah, KuyiSeraphim engabeka ezandleni zakho amandla amakhulu okusekela abanye ukuze bakhe isiphetho sabo, ukuvumela ukwakhiwa kwakho konke okunqunyiwe ukuba kwenziwe.
Le Seraphim inamandla okunikeza lowo oyicelayo ukucaciseleka ukuze athole lokho abecabanga ukuthi kulahlekile noma kufihliwe. Abantu bangaxhumana nalesi sidalwa sasezulwini esihle ngenhloso yokukwazi ukuguqula izenzo zabo inqobo nje uma umuntu ezwa ngaphakathi kuye uthando olujulile oluvumela izifiso zenhliziyo ukuba zibonakale. Imelwe ngombala omuhle wegolide kanye nedayimane.
Igama laleli Seraphim lisho ukuthi UNkulunkulu Ofihliwe uvame ukubusa abantu abazalwa phakathi kuka-April 04 no-08. Ngo-March 23, June 04, bese kuba ngenyanga ka-August mhlaka-16, bese kuba ngo-October 28 futhi ekugcineni ngo-January 09.
Le Seraphim inikeza isivikelo kubantu abahambayo. Kuthiwa lesi sidalwa sasezulwini siyakwazi ukusiza abantu endleleni yabo noma nini lapho kukuhle. Abantu abazalwa ngezinsuku ezichazwe ngenhla banekhono kakhulu ekusunguleni, ekwenzeni, ekudaleni, ngoba usizo lwabo luyadingeka ukuze bakwazi ukuzinzisa izinkampani namabhizinisi.
Bangabantu abahlale beshiya izinkumbulo ezinhle noma yikuphi lapho bekhona. Kulesi sihloko uzothola umthandazo ongawusho ngesikhathi uwudinga:
"Elemiah, ngiqondise ezindleleni zempumelelo, ngaphandle kokuba yisisulu sezifiso ezimbi."
Ngalawa magama amakhulu uyakwazi ukuzikhulula ekudluleleni, ukunganaki kanye nezingozi, ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukuwagcina esikhwameni sakho. mahasiah, Ihambisana neSeraphim evumela ukuguqula amaphutha omunye umakhelwane awenzayo, ngisho noma kuwumcabango nje ongakabonakali futhi ongaletha isenzo esithile esiphikisayo.
Le Seraphim inesibopho sokuhlinzeka ngokuthula nokuthula okudingekayo ukuze abantu baqhubeke endleleni efanele. Kuthiwa lesi sidalwa esiyingelosi esihle singabusa isayensi efana nePhilosophy, Theology kanye neLiberal Arts.
Ukuze ucele le Seraphim, kubalulekile ukuthola ukuhlalisana ngokuthula nokuvumelana nazo zonke izidalwa ezihambisana nawe futhi ikakhulukazi nawe, okuvumela ukuthuthukisa isimilo sabantu.
Igama lakhe lisho uNkulunkulu uMsindisi, abantu abazalwa phakathi kuka-April 09 no-13, March 24, June 05, Agasti 17, October 29 kanye ngenyanga kaJanuwari ngo-10.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi le Seraphim ihlotshaniswa nentethelelo nensindiso, abantu abaningi bacela ukuthula nokuzola endaweni abasebenza kuyo. Isiza ekugxiliseni ingqondo ezifundweni. Kulokhu, uMthandazo oya kuSeraphim Mahasiah uyashiwo:
“Mahasiah, ungavumeli izimfanelo Oziqongelele emphefumulweni wami zibe isithiyo ekuziphendukeleni kwami. Ngisize ukuze ingqondo yami ingabi namafu ngesikhathi sovivinyo; ukuze ngingazihlanganisi nosizi.”
lehahel, le Seraphim inesici sokukwazi ukukhanyisa noma ubani oyidingayo futhi oyidingayo, ngaphezu kokunikeza ukuqonda nokuqonda kumuntu ngamunye.
Ngokukhanya okuvezwa yileli Seraphim elihle, kokubili izifo ezingokwenyama nezingokomoya zingelapheka.” Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukukhanya kwawo kungathonya amandla amangalisayo othando, okuvumela ukuqonda nokuhlobana phakathi kwabantu.
Igama laleli Seraphim lisho ukuthi uNkulunkulu Obongekayo, abantu abazalwa ngezinsuku ezilandelayo ngenyanga ka-January mhlaka-11, zingama-25 kuNdasa, ngenyanga ka-April phakathi kuka-14 no-18, ngenyanga ka-June ngomhlaka-06, ngenyanga ka-August zingama-18 nangenyanga ka-Okthoba zingama-30.
Abantu abazalwa ngalezi zinsuku bathonywa amandla ale Seraphim, bangabantu abalinganiselayo futhi abanengqondo. Abantu abaningi basho lo mthandazo olandelayo ukubonga ngezinzuzo zawo eziningi:
“Léhael, ngiyabonga ngalesi sitobhi emgwaqweni onginikeza sona. Ngivumele ngihlanganyele nabafowethu izimpahla eziningi ongihaqile ngazo”
U-Achaya, maqondana nalokhu uSeraphim uvumela abantu ukuba banikezwe izipho zokubekezela ukuze bafunde ukuthola kabusha izipho ezikhona emvelweni, okwenza kube nokwenzeka ngomuntu ngamunye ukuthola injongo yangempela yokuphila lapho ukholo selunciphile ngaphezu kwethemba.
Ngakho-ke, le Seraphim izokunikeza ithuba lokubuka izimo ngeso lengqondo, ukwenza inqubekelaphambili nokuxosha ubuvila, ukunganaki nokushiya. Ngazo ungabonisa ukuthi iSeraphim ngayinye inomsebenzi onikezwe nguSomandla ukuze ikwazi ukuqondisa umuntu ngamunye endleleni yothando neqiniso ehambisana nokuba khona komuntu.
Igama laleli Seraphim lisho ukuthi uNkulunkulu muhle futhi unesineke. Abantu abazalwa ngalezi zinsuku ezilandelayo ngenyanga kaMasingana zingama-12, ngenyanga ka-April zingama-19 no-23, ngenyanga ka-March zingama-26.
Mayelana nenyanga kaJuni ngomhla ka-07, ngenyanga ka-Agasti ngomhla ka-19 kanye nenyanga ka-Okthoba ngomhla ka-31. Abantu abazalwa ngalezi zinsuku zangaphambilini ngokuvamile bayaqaphela futhi bahlakaniphile, futhi bavame ukuba ngabahle kakhulu. .
Mangaki amaserafi angaba khona?
Okwamanje akwaziwa ngokuqiniseka ukuthi mangaki amaSerafi, nakuba imiBhalo Engcwele ilandisa ngokufa kwenkosi u-Uziya, owayeyinkosi yakwaJuda, uMninimandla onke wayebonakala ehlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi emazulwini aphakeme naphezulu. izintaba zazigcwele amaSeraphim ayecula ingoma ebabazekayo ngamazwi awo.
Ngokufanayo, kungaqinisekiswa emiBhalweni eNgcwele engxenyeni yesAmbulo 5.8.14:XNUMX, XNUMX , ukuba khona kwezidalwa zasezulwini ezingenakubalwa ezazizungeze isihlalo sobukhosi soPhezukonke, lalinjalo inani lezingelosi ezazikuleyo ndawo okwathi okulandelayo kwaba khona. wezwa ngokucace kakhulu ingoma:
"IWundlu elahlatshwa ngokufanele ukubona amandla, ingcebo, ukuhlakanipha, indawo ebiyelwe, isithunzi, inkazimulo nodumo."
Lapho bethola imiBhalo Engcwele, izidalwa ezine eziphilayo ngaphezu kwabantu asebekhulile abangamashumi amabili nane ziyoguqa ngamadolo phambi kweWundlu likaNkulunkulu. Ngamunye wayephethe insimbi yomculo kanye nezindebe zegolide ezichichima impepho kanye nomure nemithandazo yabangcwele.
Enye yezingxenye zemiBhalo Engcwele kusAmbulo 19.5.7 ibonisa ibutho elikhulu lamaSeraphim elicula njengokungathi umfudlana wamanzi ahlukahlukene kanye nemisindo efana kakhulu nombani nokuduma.
Ngokuphathelene nenye ingxenye yesAmbulo 4.6.11, kuphawulwa ukulandisa okubhekisela esihlalweni sobukhosi esinolwandle oluhle olukhanyayo olufana nekristalu elihlanzekile futhi nxazonke lesi sihlalo esihle kunezidalwa zasezulwini ezingenakubalwa ezithi emaphikweni azo anenani elikhulu lezidalwa zasezulwini. amehlo ngaphandle nangaphakathi.
Amakherubi
Ngaphezu kwegama elithi Seraphim elihlobene nezingelosi ezivuthayo, singabuye sichaze kulesi sihloko mayelana namaKherubi ngoba igama lawo lisho Ukugcwaliswa koLwazi, Ukuhlakanipha Kwaphezulu kanye Nokuhlakanipha.
Baphethe ukuhlinzeka ngokukhanya ukuze izinkanyezi zikwazi ukukukhipha ebusuku kanye namaplanethi neminye imilaza. Ngokufanayo, iKherubi ngalinye livumela ukukhanya ukuthi kukhanye enhliziyweni yomuntu ngamunye.
Bakha ikhwaya yesibili yezingelosi ngemva kwamaSeraphim njengoba isho ifilosofi yemfundiso yamaKatolika. Leli gama lesiLatini libhalwe ukuthi amaKherubi avela egameni lesiHeberu elithi Querub, okusho ukuthi Imimoya Yasezulwini.
Kungafakazelwa emiBhalweni Engcwele encwadini kaGenesise 3.24 nakuHezekeli 10.1.20 no-28.14.16 amaKherubi kukhulunywa ngawo ngegama elithi IKherubi, eliveza isikhundla esiphakeme ezingelosini futhi izingelosi ezinkulu nazo zihlobene ngokuyinhloko nabantwana.
Ngakho-ke ukubukeka kwabo kobungane abakubeka kusukela ezikhathini zamaRoma, baphethe ukuvikela inkazimulo kuNkulunkulu, abavikela ngakho isibhakabhaka ngokukhanya kwaso kwesibhakabhaka nezinkanyezi. Kuthiwa amaKherubi ayephethe umsebenzi wokugada iSihlahla Sokuphila.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, iKherubi laliphethe ukuphelezela u-Adamu no-Eva beyoshiya iPharadesi ngenxa yokungawuphenduli kwabo ngokulandela imiyalelo. EmiBhalweni Engcwele, amaKherubi kukhulunywa ngawo ngokuphathelene nejubane lawo, elifana kakhulu nezinhlansi, kanye nokuba nokwahlulela okuhle kakhulu.
Amaphiko ayo mahle kakhulu anemibala egqamile futhi akhipha amalangabi anamandla. Mayelana nomsebenzi walezi zidalwa zasezulwini, ukuthi ziyizithunywa zoPhezukonke ngaphezu kokuvumela izambulo.
AmaKherubi aphethe ukuxhasa isihlalo sobukhosi soMdali, angabaphathi boMkhathi, awaxhumani ngqo nabantu nakuba enomthelela kwezinye izinqumo zawo. Kuthiwa bayakwazi ukuba nobuso obuhlukene futhi bahlale bedumisa uNkulunkulu ngamaqembu.
Kulesi sihloko uzokwazi ukufakaza ngoMthandazo WamaKherubi, uma kwenzeka unentshisekelo kulezi zidalwa ezinhle zasezulwini, kube yilezi ezilandelayo:
“Ukuduma okukhaliphile kuzwakala ku-Universe futhi ukuba namandla okuhle kukhanya empeleni. IKherubi, amaKherubi alaziyo iqiniso futhi angena ebuthakathakeni njengenkemba. Qalisa kimi isigaba esiphelele sabakhulu, abahlakaniphile, abahle, abakhulu kakhulu. Ukuze ngikwazi ukukubonisa esibukweni sami. ”…
Umehluko phakathi kweSeraphim neKherubi
Ngokuphathelene namaSeraphim, amelela umcabango woPhezukonke futhi ukundindizela kwawo okuphakeme kakhulu kuwuthando lwaphezulu nolokudala. Bangaphansi kwemiyalelo kaNkulunkulu, ukukhanya kwabo kukhipha amandla okungenye yezimfanelo zabo eziyinhloko, okufana nenani lamandla abawakhiphayo afinyelela endaweni yonke ngokwayo.
Bayingxenye yekhwaya yokuqala baseduze naphambi kukaSomandla becula izingoma zabo ezimnandi, imibala emihle efana nothingo lwenkosazana ibonakala esibhakabhakeni kwazise bagcwele umcabango kaNkulunkulu obuyiselwe emuva. emhlabeni ukuze kuhlanzwe abantu. Baphezu kwabo bonke abeluleki bakaSomandla njalo basebenza eduze kwakhe.
Ngokuphathelene namaKherubi, aphethe ukunakekela i-Cosmos kusukela endizeni yaphezulu neyomoya, ukukhanya kwabo kutholwa isibhakabhaka esingafinyelela ezinkanyezini ezingenakubalwa, okwamanje abanakho ukuxhumana okuqondile nabantu nakuba beqiniseka. thonya ngamunye wabo. .
IKherubi ngalinye linomthwalo wemfanelo wokuqapha inkazimulo yoPhezukonke ngoba kufanele lihloniphe umusa kaNkulunkulu. Emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka, amagama amaSeraphim nelithi Cherubi aye achazwa njengezingelosi ngaphezu kokubonwa ngeso lengqondo njengezidalwa ezivela kwenye indiza.
I-Fallen Seraphim
EBhayibhelini kuyaphawulwa encwadini kaGenesise ukuthi abantu balingwa kanjani inyoka enesibindi nehlakaniphile. Banekhono kakhulu kunezinye izidalwa ezadalwa oPhezukonke ePharadesi. Iqiniso liwukuthi lesi sigaba siphinde sikhulume nge-Fallen Seraphim.
Ngokuphathelene nalesi sihloko, bachazwa njengezinyoka ezisheshayo nemizimba yazo evutha umlilo egade iPharadesi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, eTestamenteni Elidala kuphinde kukhulunywe ngoBelzebule onguBali owaziwa kakhulu amahlelo amaningi kaSathane ajwayele ukumkhulekela futhi waziwa nangegama elithi Lusifa. Lezi zingelosi eziwile azikwazi ukusebenzisa inhlawulo yazo.
Nakuba kubonakala futhi emiBhalweni Engcwele naseSontweni Lobu-Orthodox ukuthi iNgelosi Enkulu uMikayeli iyiNkosana yawo wonke amabandla ezingelosi kuhlanganise nesigaba sokuqala sabaphathi lapho kutholakala khona amaSeraphim.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umuntu ngamunye unethuba lokukwazi ukufinyelela inhlawulo ngenxa yokubethelwa kukaJesu Kristu, okwathi, ekuphileni, wakhokhela enyameni yakhe ngamaphutha ethu ngamunye.
Ngayinye yalezi zingelosi eziwile ngenxa yokungalandeli iziqondiso zoPhezukonke ilahlwa futhi nakuba zisemandleni obumnyama futhi azikwazi ukucabanga kahle, ngakho wona kanye amazwi azo amandla kanye namazwi amabi kufana namandla asusayo futhi esikhundleni sokwandisa amandla azo ngokwawo. liyancipha.
Kuyashiwo kusAmbulo 12.3.4:XNUMX ukuthi izingelosi eziwile ziyizinhlangano ezahlanganyela noSathane ekuphikisaneni noMninimandla onke ngemva kokuba u-Adamu no-Eva bephumile ePharadesi.
Ngokuphathelene nemfundiso yamaKatolika, kuthiwa ingxenye yesithathu yebutho lezingelosi yawa, ibona esibhakabhakeni umfanekiso kadrako onombala obomvu, lo mfanekiso uchazwa ngokuthi unamakhanda ayisikhombisa, ngayinye inomqhele ngaphezu kwalokho. ezimpondweni eziyishumi ngokuqondene nomsila wayo zadonsa ingxenye yesithathu yezinkanyezi ezazibonwa emkhathini zibheke emhlabeni.
Ngokwendaba, lesi silwane esikhulu sabhekana nowesifazane okhulelwe owayezoletha ingane yakhe emhlabeni futhi lesi silo sasilindele ukudla lesi sidalwa.
Izithombe ezimele zeSeraphim ngayinye
Kusukela ezikhathini zamaRoma, kuye kwenziwa izithombe ezingenakubalwa emisebenzini yobuciko ebhekisela kumaSeraphim namaKherubi, kodwa kubalulekile ukugcizelela kulesi sihloko esithi Yini iSeraphim ehlanganisa ukuthi imisebenzi ayibonisi isithombe sangempela salezi zidalwa zasezulwini.
Umsuka walo ezinkolelweni zenkolo
Ngokwalesi sihloko, iSeraphim ngayinye iyinhlangano yezingelosi elandelanayo ngaphambi kwesihlalo sobukhosi sikaSomandla. Ugcina ukuxhumana naye njalo futhi yibona abaphethe ukucula nokumdumisa.
Mayelana ne- imfundiso yobuJuda NgokukaRabi Maimonides, owayebuye abe isazi sefilosofi nesazi semfundiso yenkolo owayeyingxenye yenhlangano yezobuJuda yobuhlakani ekhulwini le-XNUMX nele-XNUMX emazweni aseFrance naseSpain, waphawula ngokuba khona kwezigaba eziyishumi zezigaba noma amazinga futhi wabeka kuwo umthetho. USeraphim endaweni yesihlanu.
Ngokuphathelene neKabbalah, iSeraphim iyingelosi ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni eyadalwa uNkulunkulu futhi ihlobene ne-sefira Gevurah futhi iyingxenye yobuJuda banamuhla be-Orthodox. Umbono womprofethi u-Isaya otholakala emiBhalweni Engcwele kukhulunywa ngawo njalo. Okuphindwa ngakho ezinkonzweni zohlelo lwamaJuda ezenziwa nsuku zonke. Ngokuqondene nabantu abalandela iReform and Reconstruction Judaism, babheka amaSeraphim njengophawu nje.
Emfundisweni yamaKatolikaKusukela ngeNkathi Ephakathi, amaSeraphim abekwe ezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu ezikhundleni eziphezulu zezidalwa zasezulwini. Yibo abahlezi bedumisa uSomandla ngezihlabelelo zabo. Isazi semfundiso yenkolo saseByzantium okuthiwa uPseudo Dionysius wase-Areyophagi sasebenzisa incwadi ka-Isaya etholakala emiBhalweni Engcwele ukuze simise uhlaka lwezingelosi. Ngakho-ke, kuthiwa iSeraphim ngayinye ivuselela umlilo wayo futhi ivumela ukuhleleka okuphelele ngaphezu kokucula izingoma zayo ezimnandi.
Imiyalo yezikhundla zeziNgelosi
Ukuze kukhulunywe ngalesi sihloko, umsebenzi kaDionysus kufanele ucatshangelwe, okunguye umuntu onikeza umyalo ezingelosini ngokwezincwadi zabase-Efesu nezabaseKolose, ngakho-ke isakhiwo sinikezwa kanje:
Esigabeni sokuqala samaSerafi, amaKherubi kanye nesihlalo sobukhosi soPhezukonke. KuBukhosi Besibili kukhona ukubusa, ubuhle namandla. Ngokuphathelene noBukhosi Besithathu, kukhona ohulumeni, izingelosi ezinkulu nezingelosi. Ukuba yiNkathi Ephakathi lapho kwaba nzima khona ukuyinikeza umdwebo noma ifomu ukuze kamuva idale imisebenzi yobuciko eyahlukahlukene etholakala kuma-Art Museum amaningi.
Uma ukuthole kuthakazelisa, lesi sihloko esithi "Ingabe iSeraph iqukethe, izici zayo nokunye" ngikumema ukuthi uvakashele izixhumanisi ezilandelayo: