#bible study with me

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

You keep telling yourself that Namari.

[godsfavoritedumpsterfire]

[markeythings]

Your body is the temple of God

Your body is the temple of God

One of the most amazing truths of the new testament is the transformation of The Temple. It starts in the Old Testament as a tent, then a building. Ultimately, through the death and resurrection of Christ, our bodies are the temple Continue to read as I share how your body is the temple of God. Watch the Video Listen to the post Join me as I go inside one of the Bible study workbooks I’ve…

[yourlocalabomination]

I am only one mans girl, Max, and his name is Jesus Christ.

[raks777]

HE LOVES YOU! YES YOU

[ophanic]

[finalgirlsamwinchester]

guy who so desperately tries to find god. who wants to have faith in a higher authority to guide him out of the hole he's in. from the weight of guilt from simply existing, as the person he is. but every time he thinks he's answered his higher calling it turns out he's made the Morally Incorrect choice and his path to goodness and holiness was the road to the devil all along

[avesblues2]

[garden-of-thoughts-fruit-of-lips]

James 3:18

[gideonisms]

Tbh I think we have had all the thoughts we possibly could have about orpheus and eurydice. I'm going to start making everything about grendel's mother from beowulf

[thatmemeguy89]

Is it really biblically accurate though?

[im-this-kind-of-girl]

My complete and unhinged Metatron analysis

Hello, I have seen that many people are theorizing about Metatron, so I'm here presenting an analysis of who Metatron is, rather his biblical role and how he may be more connected to the Aziraphale and Crowley than we might believe.

-Also, English is not my first language, so please be patient with me-

ANALYSIS OF METATRON AS A FIGURE WITHIN CHRISTIANITY:

Metatron, has always been a controversial figure in Christianity, full of dualisms.

Let's start with its etymologically. The term Metatron has two completely different translations: one comes from the Greek metradromos meaning "he who pursues with vengeance"; or it is also possible that its origin is from the term meta ton thronon which means "closer to the throne". There are many doubts about his true origin, since it is mentioned in non-canonical versions of the Bible, during Genesis*. However, in the most current and official versions of the Bible, it never appears.

While there is nothing official, the most accepted version is that he is actually the prophet Enoch, Noah's grandfather. Enoch -who used to have his own book of the Bible in earlier versions- was a prophet who had the God-given gift of visiting Heaven through different visions. In his 1st vision, Enoch has the mission to intercede with God on behalf of the fallen angels. In another vision, he sees the Cherubim in Heaven, whom he describes as beings of fire. Later, he is taken by the archangel Michael to the highest heaven. Enoch also travels in his visions or dreams to the tree of knowledge. He is supposed to have lived 365 years and, at the end of his visions, Enoch is chosen by God to become the archangel Metatron, a powerful archangel who is also called the little Yahweh.

There is another explanation for his origin: he is the first being of creation, seated at the left hand of the father, which in tradition is associated with Satan.

The Zohar also describes Metatron as "the king of angels" who reigns over the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

When Enoch was on Earth, he devoted himself to writing a book containing the secrets of wisdom until he was taken to Heaven to become an angel. God allowed Enoch to continue this same ministry in Heaven** .

FUN FACTS:

Metatron was the one who led the Israelites to the Promised Land (Moses).

Metatron is the patron angel of children.

Metatron transmits God's daily orders to the angels Gabriel and Raphael.

Not being an angel from his origin, Metatron is associated with the angels in charge of Death, he supervises them when they help the souls to make their transition from the physical to the spiritual plane.

He is canonically the most powerful archangel in the entire celestial realm, second only to God. His role is similar to Lucifer's original rol, the right hand of God.

The archangel Metatron is in charge of directing the ascension and activation of the human being's light body. Having been human, he knows the path of enlightenment. He represents the potential for transformation and purification of the soul when it sets out to transcend matter to unite with the pure spirit of the Divine. Metatron is in charge of guiding the souls towards the light, towards purity (insert the fact that he asks for coffee with almonds, which in Christianity is related to purification).

METATRON IN THE LORE OF GOOD OMENS

It is worth mentioning that in the original Good Omens book, Metatron is the only angel that appears besides Aziraphale. While other angels are mentioned, Metatron is the only one who appears, firstly when Zira wants to talk to God, and secondly when Beelzebub and Metatron make presence at the Tadfield airbase to try to convince Adam to restart the end of the world (it is not Gabriel who appears in the book).

And, considering that the 3rd season is based on the sequel to the book that never came out, it makes sense that Metatron would have had a bigger role because he was always a present character.

HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CROWLEY AND ZIRA:

So, from all this information, I would like to point out that Metatron not only used to be human and knows the "true path of purification," but he is also in charge of caring the tree of knowledge.

You know, that tree?

Aziraphale and Crowley represent the two things that oppose his very existence: an angel that is becoming more and more human with each passing day and the Serpent of Temptation that keeps doubting and questioning the edges and the difference between good and evil. These two not only were they not punished, but together they are two extremely powerful entities, perhaps as powerful as he is.

They are a threat… but only together.

Metatron can see in Aziraphale the very opposite of what he represents, someone who needs to return to the path of divinity:

Aziraphale, the supposed guardian of Eden, who started out as an angel, who gradually transformed into someone with more and more human habits, falling into almost all the deadly sins, in love with the Serpent who tempted humans to eat from the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge. Someone who loves forbidden books and bibles, with a hedonistic and condescending personality who managed to deceive his brother angels for millennia to protect humanity and his earthly life***.

It would also explain his disdain towards Crowley, why he looked at him with that face: Metatron is the protector of the tree that Crowley managed to corrupt.

To all this we can add that Metatron/Enoch renounced his humanity to become something superior, while Crowley and Aziraphale consider humanity to be something superior worth defending and loving. They see in humans what Enoch could not see behind his judgment of false celestial purity. They are two supernatural entities who managed to love humanity more than he, a human, ever could.

These parallels are not only born out of my obsession, no. The fact that Metatron has separated them has a much more possible and deep significance.

Narratively, this can only mean one thing: Metatron is the villain, the perfect antagonist to Aziracrow.

CLARIFICATIONS *Genesis is where the Adam and Eve story is found, the Garden of Eden, the moment that changes Zira and Crowley forever…. **That "book that contained the secrets of wisdom"… is it the book of life? Is Metatron the only one who has access to it? ***I would like to clarify, that for me the real main character of Good Omens is Aziraphale, that's why I find more comparisons with him, followed by Crowley as co-protagonist, but I will continue this theory another day.

[cobblestonesummers]

Create in me a clean heart, O God…

“Have mercy on me, O God,

according to your steadfast love;

according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

and cleanse me from my sin!

For I know my transgressions,

and my sin is ever before me.

Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight,

so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,

and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Let me hear joy and gladness;

let the bones that you have broken rejoice.

Hide your face from my sins,

and blot out all my iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from your presence,

and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

and sinners will return to you.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,

O God of my salvation,

and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare your praise.”

‭‭Psalm‬ ‭51‬:‭1‬-‭15‬ ‭ESV

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This psalm has been on my heart a lot the last few days. Reading and praying through it has brought a lot of truth to the situations I’m in. It’s revealed to me just how sinful I am. David wrote this after having an affair with a woman and killing her husband. He did terrible things. But he asked for forgiveness and he repented. God forgave him and still loved him dearly, even after his sinful deeds. It reminds me that I can never be too far gone for God to love and cherish me. I’m never too bad for God to forgive me.

[wolfythewitch]

My dad is literally reverend and the whole family helps with his church/community/it's-kinda-weird-but-bear-with-me, but I've never been so invested in the bible fandom like I am now that I found your work, bless you, you're officially my dad's favorite person <3

Also, fun little story: My parents are divorced, I went back to living with my dad when I was nine, and before that I lived with my mom in another state. We went to church (that is, I went to the church with the dad of my mom's boyfriend) and they were catholic I think ?? So yeah, I was at the church A LOT, I think I went to Sunday School once, it was pretty boring and I never went to it again (also I made too many questions so. UHM).

So, one of my hobbies back then was like. Reading the Bible... straight from genesis. But I read it like it was a storybook, so I would mark the page where I stopped and would keep reading the next time an adult left their Bible around (also, they were so reckless about their Bibles, like, for people who called it Holy Book).

Unfortunately I never finished reading it, but maybe I will, who knows. Also, this only made me realize how batshit insane I was as a child, like, I did just so many stuff that was weird but not really weird, you know ? Like, I want to do these things again. I pushed a bunch of kids to the other side of a room, made them fall, stood up in a plastic table and said “I'M THE QUEEN OF KINDERGARTEN” once and I was so real for that.

Anyways, au revoir ! Hope I managed to entertain you with some bits and pieces of my childhood shenanigans, stay safe and stuff

THE REVEREND?

[nouverx]

I just want to say I looove your art style!! It reminds me of a manga :>

Thank you so much!! ❤

And ahah that doesn't surprise me! I started drawing when I was twelve, I was a huuuuge manga reader back then, I fell in love with Fairy Tail's art style and redrew so many FT manga pages this manga is part of my DNA now

My second biggest influence on my artstyle is Voltron, I loved the artstyle so much and I kept drawing pidge over and over again and I feel like the influence is so apparent in my artstyle now :'D

[beardeddinosaurenthusiast]

Child of God, don't fall, don't stumble, and absolutely don't give up. Heaven is cheering for you, and a Father is waiting patiently with open arms to welcome His child home.