Seraphim

> Those are Seraphim, the Burning Ones. They are the highest-ranking angels in Heaven, only behind the True Archangels when it comes to raw power and authority. Usually they flock around God's throne, singing him prayers from followers and praising his glory. Despite that, they are some of the most powerful warriors among the Heavenly Host, each capable of destroying dozens of legions of demons on their own. So why are they... OH DAMMIT! WHAT HAVE YOU IMBECILES DONE?!
>
> **Matt Wright.**

The **Seraphs** (Seraph for singular) **Seraphim**, meaning the **Burning Ones**, are the highest choir of angels in Heaven, being the closet to God only behind the True Archangels.

## Overview

The Seraphim are the highest angelic beings associated with the prophet Isaiah's vision of God in the Temple when God called him to his prophetic ministry. They are described as having six wings, with two wings covering their faces, two covering their feet, and two used for flight. Their voices are also said to be powerful enough to fatally kill a mere human and shatter glass. It is said that before his fall from grace, Lucifer was once a Seraphim himself and a prince of the choir.

In Kabbalah, the seraphim are the higher angels of the World of Beriah ("Creation", first created realm, divine understanding), whose understanding of their distance from the absolute divinity of Atziluth causes their continual "burning up" in self-nullification. Through this they ascend to God and return to their place. Below them in the World of Yetzirah ("Formation", archetypal creation, divine emotions) are the Hayot angels of Ezekiel's vision, who serve God with self-aware instinctive emotions ("face of a lion, ox, eagle").

Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Christian angelology and in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy. A seminal passage in the Book of Isaiah used the term to describe six-winged beings that fly around the Throne of God crying "holy, holy, holy". This throne scene, with its triple invocation of holiness, profoundly influenced subsequent theology, literature and art. Its influence is frequently seen in works depicting angels, heaven and apotheosis.

## Description

It is said that the Seraphim flew about the throne on which God was seated, singing His praises as they called special attention to God’s glory and majesty. These beings apparently also served as agents of purification. An ancient Judean seal from the 8th century BCE depicts them as flying asps, yet having human characteristics, as encountered by Isaiah in his commissioning as a prophet.

Seraphim are known to defy the laws of the universe when commanded such as when one placed a hot coal against Isaiah's lips with the words, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." It did not burn him, but instead healed. Similar to the other types of holy angels, the seraphim are perfectly obedient to God. Similar to the Cherubim, the Seraphim are particularly focused on worshipping God.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Angel/Transcendent Angel Physiology**
	+ **Angelic Form/Angelic Abomination**
		- **Angelic Wings/Multiple Wings** (Seraphim normally possess four to six wings)
			* **Fire Wings Manifestation**
		- **Chaotic Form**
			* **Absolute Beauty**
			* **Absolute Burning**
				+ **Incineration**
			* **Absolute Light**
			* **Meta Fear Inducement**
		- **Holy-Fire Embodiment**
			* **Fire Mimicry/Cosmic Fire Mimicry**
			* **Holy Fire Manipulation**
				+ **Divine Fire Generation**
				+ **Holy-Fire Weaponry**
					- **Divine Weaponry**
				+ **Fire Manipulation**
				+ **Primordial Fire Manipulation**
		- **Prime Being**
		- **Snake Physiology** (Varies)
		- **Singularity**
	+ **Angelic and Virtue Empowerment**
	+ **Angel Soul**
	+ **Angelic Source/Greater Divinity**
		- **Angelic/Divine Aura**
			* **Divine Presence**
			* **Fire Aura/Light Aura**
			* **Halo Generation**
		- **Angelic Beauty**
		- **Angelic Force Manipulation**
			* **Angel Slayer/Demonic Slayer/Divine Slayer**
			* **Sacred Energy Manipulation**
				+ **Sacred Energy Generation**
			* **Virtue Manipulation**
		- **Divine Force Manipulation**
			* **Blessing Manipulation**
				+ **Blessing Inducement**
			* **Divine Assistance**
			* **Divine Attacks/Smite**
			* **Divine Banishment**
			* **Divine Protection**
			* **Divine Psionics**
				+ **Angelic Telekinesis**
				+ **Cosmic Awareness**
				+ **Empathic Voice/Holy Voice**
				+ **Enlightenment**
				+ **Indomitable Will**
				+ **Lightside View**
				+ **Meta Teleportation**
				+ **Supreme Observation**
					- **Absolute Sight/Divine Sight**
			* **Exorcism**
			* **Healing/Healing Prayer/Divine Healing**
				+ **Health Manipulation**
			* **Message Manipulation**
				+ **Afterlife Messaging**
				+ **Communication Manipulation**
					- **Omni-Communication**
			* **Miracle Manipulation**
				+ **Miracle Preforming**
			* **Sacred Light Manipulation**
				+ **Primordial Light Manipulation**
				+ **Sacred Light Generation**
				+ **Solar Manipulation**
			* **Salvation**
			* **Sanctification**
			* **Transcendent Force Manipulation**
				+ **Benefic Force Manipulation**
				+ **Primordial Force Manipulation**
				+ **Transcendent Aura Manipulation**
	+ **Supernatural/Absolute Condition**
		- **Existential Perfection/Perfection**
* **Archangel Physiology** (Varies; Some seraphim are also archangels)
	+ **Heaven Lordship**
	+ **Nigh-Omnipotence**
	+ **Nigh-Omnipresence**
	+ **Nigh-Omniscience**
	+ **Ruler Angels** (Varies)

## Notable Seraphim

* Endufel
* Lucifer - (Myth)
* Beelzebub - Fallen
* Asmodeus - Fallen
* Leviathan - Fallen
* Dis - Fallen
* Eistibus
* Mabrius

## Quotes

> We be light, we be life, we be fire! We sing electric flame, we rumble underground wind, we dance heaven! Come be we and be free!
>
> **The Seraphim.**