In this animation video, I illustrate that the Seraphim [(from Heb. saraph = saw-rawf' = 1) serpent, fiery serpent 2) seraph, seraphim)] of Isaiah 6:1-7 in the Hebrew Scriptures or Old Testament of the Bible are dragons (see encyclopedia info. at bottom of description on dragons and serpents). This illustration required some complicated animation in iClone to produce a 6-winged creature, of which I cannot illustrate perfectly. I got the idea of these creatures being dragons from some random website on the internet that offered this interpretation; and then from reading the definition(s) of the word seraphim from Isaiah 6:2, it is clear that this word illustrates a type of serpent or a fiery serpent creature. (Even the transliterated word saraph from Hebrew looks similar to the word serpent in English.) These creatures may be at the highest of the celestial hierarchy and are most certainly above the lower order of celestial beings or angels [(from Heb. mal'ak = mal-awk' = 1) messenger, representative)]. Also, the idea of the Chinese mythological Dragon Kings (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_K... is a frightening concept, that is, dragons taking on human form and it is likely that these creatures have this shapeshifting ability just like angels do (Hebrews 13:1-2). The last verse of Job 41 seems to paint the picture of something greater than a dinosaur ... and also, science can't explain the existence of a fire-breathing creature such as a dragon and that there are no dragons in naturalist museums today. Anyway, enjoy ... I attempt to recreate the scene (which is not exact; rather, the general scenery) of vs. 2 in the latter part of the video, that is much less populated than the text implies (and the imagination of a heavenly scene), for at the time when making this video, my laptop computer couldn't handle extra animations for the scenery.
Annotation Texts from Video:
[Opening]: According to the book of Enoch, Chapter 17, these celestial messengers (or angels) of fiery, serpentine creatures (known as Seraphim) can shapeshift into human form or appear as men (at will).
[Slide about the Seraphim and I mention Job 41]: To add to the point below: the Leviathan of Job 41 is livyathan from Hebrew, which can mean a leviathan, a sea monster, or a dragon. The text talks about a creature from the sea, but the idea of it breathing fire sounds supernatural.
[Slide about the Seraphim and on Job 41 (continued)]: Sea monsters are acknowledged by science as creatures that exist (the Giant Squid). Dragons may be sea dwellers, but I propose that they can also escape the waters and fly out, even walk on land (Job 41:25). Take note that this thing rises from a watery abode & then combats on land (v26-29).
[Slide about Isaiah 6:1-7 that shows the Bible verses where seraphim are mentioned in vs. 2]: These creatures may be from the highest order of dragons and if so, could quite easily destroy the type of water dwelling dragon mentioned in Job 41. They are heavenly beings that worship God and carry out his judgments; however, a few may have sided with Lucifer at the time of his downfall and rebelled with him.
Additional information (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_(symbolism)): Sometimes serpents and dragons are used interchangeably, having similar symbolic functions. The venom of the serpent is thought to have a fiery quality similar to a fire spitting dragon. The Greek Ladon and the Norse Níðhöggr (Nidhogg Nagar) are sometimes described as serpents and sometimes as dragons. In Germanic mythology, serpent (Old English: wyrm, Old High German: wurm, Old Norse: ormr) is used interchangeable with the Greek borrowing dragon (OE: draca, OHG: trahho, ON: dreki). In China, the Indian serpent nāga was equated with the lóng or Chinese dragon. The Aztec and Toltec serpent god Quetzalcoatl also has dragon like wings, like its equivalent in Mayan mythology Gukumatz ("feathered serpent"). (Song is called Throne of God and is published at Acidplanet.com.)
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The Bible and Science: Facts and Theoriesby benzion8881,687 views
@Annafin62 Interesting points made … Holy angels or divine, supernatural encounters from them can be worshiped by people if people forget that God made these celestial creatures or that He allowed such supernatural events to occur from His emissaries. Confusing between worshipping Him by faith FOREVER and the serpent of brass in Numbers 21:8 by sight FOR A TEMPORARY TIME probably led to the incident of idolatry by Israel that is mentioned in 2 Kings 18:1-5.
Supacomputer 1 year ago
What about Numbers 21:6-9 and 2 Ki 18:1-5? An incident, which turned to idolatry?
Annafin62 1 year ago