Cherubims—Chariots of God

By Emmanuel S. Kladitis

Cherubims - Chariots of God

Cherubims, what are they? What did God do with them? They are a mystery even to Bible scholars. Cherubims are first mentioned in the Holy Bible at the end of Genesis Chapter 3. In Exodus, 2 small models of Cherubims are on the Ark of the Testimony (Ark of the Covenant).

The Ark of the Covenant was first put in the Tabernacle in the most holy place. Later when the Temple of Solomon (Temple of God) was built, the Ark was put in the most holy place, or Oracle. Solomon made 2 large models of Cherubims within the Oracle of the Temple.

Cherubims are not imaginary figures. They are not angels. They are not mere ornaments. God used them mightily! David saw God ride and fly on a Cherub! Ezekiel saw four of them! He called them 'living creatures' before he knew their name. God used the Cherubims to fight for Israel in the Old Testament. Will God use them again?

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jan 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9781638442769

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CherubimsaEUR"Chariots of God

Emmanuel S. Kladitis

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Introduction

What Did Ezekiel See?

The Cherubims of Glory (Psalm 18 and 2 Samuel 22)

The Small Models—Ark of the Testimony (Ark of the Covenant)

The Large Models—Temple of Solomon

Uses of the Cherubims in Genesis

Uses of the Cherubims—Moses, Joshua and in Judges

Uses of the Cherubims—Samuel to Isaiah

Star Wars—War in Heaven

Contemporary Scholarship and Ancient Evidence

Jesus, the Faithful Pilot

Commentary by the Author—The Temple in the Millennium, Seraphims, The Day of the Lord

The Temple in the Millennium, Seraphims, The Day of the Lord

Bibliography*

Computer Images

Credits

About the Author

Dedication

To all who want to know the truth about the Cherubims and their great importance to Israel

Introduction

The Holy Bible is considered to be an ancient book. And indeed it is! It is even more than that. It is an inspired volume of books. Its author is God.

Since God through His providence has allowed the Holy Bible to be translated from the original languages of Hebrew and Greek into English, He intends to speak to us also. God wants us to be able to read and understand what is written in His book.

There are things hard to understand and there are things that are very clear. In fact so clear—that sinful men will rebel rather than obey. There are mysteries contained in the Bible that are read by even devout Bible scholars and yet their meanings are concealed from their understanding.

This book is about one such mystery. This mystery is very great in the Old Testament. The Cherubims occupy a most hallowed position in relation to Israel. Although they are familiar to students of the Bible, little is understood about them.

The Cherubims are thought to be an order of angels. They are not. A Cherub is considered to be similar to a cupid. It is not. Cherubims are not supernatural spiritual beings. A Cherub is not an imaginary being. The Bible, especially the Old Testament, has much to say concerning this ancient mystery.

The first reference to Cherubims in the Bible is in Genesis 3:24. After God drove out the first people from the Garden of Eden, He placed Cherubims east of it. Models of two Cherubims were placed on the Ark of the Covenant and in the Temple of Solomon. Pictures or images of Cherubims adorned the curtains of the Tabernacle and the vail. On the walls and doors of the Temple figures of Cherubims were carved.

Obviously the Cherubims were considered to be very important by God Himself. On the most sacred vessel—the Ark of the Covenant—and in the most holy place models of the Cherubims were placed. This is a more than adequate reason to study the Cherubims. But there is so much more. They are a mystery waiting to be revealed.

Cherubims are jet aircraft/spacecraft! I have been able to deduce or conclude this from their descriptions. God actually rode one Himself. He was the pilot. And He did this thousands of years ago. This was done by God more than once.

This sounds fantastic—incredible! Give me the proof! Where is the evidence?

If that is your sentiment also, if that is what you are asking in your mind, reader; I am pleased. I am glad to answer.

The proof is in the written pages of the Holy Bible. The evidence is in the details so carefully recorded over 2,000 years ago.

The prophet of God did not use a camera to take pictures but he used what was available to him. He used a writing instrument and recorded with words and nontechnical terms as best as he could. His description is quite complex. But it is solvable and convincing.

The prophet Ezekiel saw visions of God. We will look at his visions in chapter one of this book.

Before we begin our study of Ezekiel's visions, the reader should have two important tools.

First, the Holy Bible is needed. I recommend the King James Version because it is an exact and faithful translation into English from the original languages.

The author of this book Cherubims—Chariots of God is using the King James Version of the Holy Bible. For maximum appreciation and understanding, the reader will benefit by referring to this version as he reads this book.

Second, a good college level dictionary of the English language is needed. Some words in the King James Version have changed meanings since 1611, but they are very few. Sometimes we assume we know the meaning of a word and miss the special sense of a word in a certain context. Here is where the dictionary can be most useful. Many words have more than one sense or meaning. The dictionary may give several senses or meanings for one word entry. After reading the different meanings, the reader can decide which sense best fits the context. For example, wherever the word ‘turtle' is found in the King James Version, the word turtledove is meant. A bird is meant, not a reptile as a tortoise. Another example is the word ‘prevent.' In the King James it means anticipate or precede, but never—stop from occurring.

The grammar of the King James may sound awkward and stuffy to us in the 1990's. But the English of 1611 is actually more precise in the following example. This notable instance is in the use of the pronoun ‘you.'

Modern English in the second person singular and plural uses only the word ‘you.' King James English uses several forms:

Thou—nominative singular; Thee—objective singular;

Ye—nominative plural; You—objective plural.

A valuable reference tool is Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. This reference book is very helpful in writing my book.

I have digressed enough. Let us go to the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament.

Emmanuel S. KladitisAugust 26, 1993

Chapter One

What Did Ezekiel See?

Ezekiel Chapter One is basic and essential in writing this book. Ezekiel saw visions of God. (Ez. 1:1) That is the pat (succinct) answer. It is simple and short, but only the explanation of their source—God. We must read on to see what he saw.

Ezekiel the priest was among the captives of Judah during the Babylonian captivity. During his thirtieth year he saw special visions from God by the Chebar River.

¹The time is about 595 BC. The exact date is not necessary but scholars can agree to several hundred years before Christ. The location was in Chaldea or Assyria ²about 400 miles or more northeast of Jerusalem. The Chebar River is a tributary of the Euphrates River which flows southeast to the Persian Gulf. The modern countries of Syria and Iraq are located in this region. Eastern or northeast Syria near the Iraq border seems to best match the location.

Ezekiel Chapter One, verse 4, begins the description of what he saw. In the first part of verse 4 he saw a whirlwind, a large cloud and a fire infolding itself. There was brightness about it and amber color to it in the midst of the fire. Amber is a yellow hue. So far this description is perplexing. In the first sentence in verse 5 we are told something like four living creatures came out of this apparent confusion.

In the second sentence in verse 5 he begins to describe the appearance of those things that are like living creatures. We can now determine that the description in verse 4 was not of those things like living creatures.

In describing their appearance he starts by saying they had the likeness of a man.(verse 5) He continues the description in verse 6. Each thing had four faces and four wings. In verse7 he says they had straight feet. The sole or very bottom part of their foot is like the hoof of a calf's foot. A common color of a calf's hoof is black. Their feet sparkled like the color of burnished brass. Burnished brass would be reddish-yellow and polished. In other words their feet were shiny and metallic in appearance.

Verses 8 to 14 continue providing details about those living creatures. The details seem confusing.

The topic of verses 15 to 21 is wheels, not something like wheels. Ezekiel knew what wheels were. He was familiar with chariot wheels. These wheels are part of those living creatures. Although not stated, they are actually attached to those living creatures.

The reader and I both know there is not any animal known that has wheels attached to its body. No such flesh and blood creature has yet been found to exist. Was Ezekiel mistaken? Was he imagining this? Can all this be reasonably explained? Yes, I believe it can be. Even why he called those things he saw—living creatures.(Ez. 1:14, 15.)

Let us return to verse 4 where the details and description seem to begin in apparent confusion. The whirlwind, the cloud and the