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Metatron is an angel, the Scribe of God.
One day God wished to leave Heaven. In order for mankind to remain safe during His absence, he decided to leave behind all the knowledge about the Universe that people need in order to confront more powerful creatures - angels, demons, leviathans. Then his gaze turned to Metatron - one of the ordinary, unremarkable angels.
Metatron's mission was to write the Word of God - the tablets containing all the information about the universe. These tablets were written in a language that is not understandable either to people or even to angels, and only the true Keeper of the Word, a prophet chosen from among people before his birth, can read what is written there.
When the tablets were ready, God left and the archangels took over. Since the text of the tablets was incomprehensible even to the archangels, Metatron was afraid that they would begin to extort the content of the Word from him, and fled to Earth, where he lived among people for a long time, absorbing their culture, and then settled among the American Indians.
Metatron was incredibly angry at all of Paradise. After he had to run away, he described it as if he had been kicked out of his home. While on Earth, he did not lose his angelic abilities, but was isolated from the world and did not know what was happening and is happening in the Universe without him. For example, he did not even know that the Apocalypse had passed through the Earth, and that he was stopped by the Winchesters.
For thousands of years, the Tablets have been scattered around the world and safely hidden from the uninitiated. At the moment when one of the sealed Tablets was opened, natural disasters broke out everywhere, and the teenager Kevin became the Guardian. And it was Metatron who was supposed to become the guardian angel of Kevin, who relies on every prophet.
Capabilities
As an angel, Metatron possessed all the abilities inherent in ordinary angels. Among them are immortality, invulnerability, superpower, teleportation, telepathy, telekinesis, healing, resurrection, voice mimicry, susceptibility to the supernatural, invisibility, soul reading, photokinesis, mental manipulation, and others. Metatron also had a number of unique, mostly acquired abilities:
● Vast knowledge - being the scribe of God, he personally communicated with God, the creator of the universe, and therefore has all the information about the universe. He knows by heart the content of all the Tablets, since he wrote them himself. Moreover, during the millennia of his stay on Earth, he learned a lot from his own experience and, according to him, read as much as an angel can read.
● Giving a Gift - Having lived hundreds of years in an Indian tribe, Metatron endowed all living local people with longevity.
● Power over letters - being the Scribe of God, Metatron obviously owns the very original idea of writing, which gives him power over any magical signs: for example, Enochian symbols that suppress the abilities of any angels do not affect him, and he can "erase" them without any effort (although they act even on the archangels).
● Power - having received the angelic tablet, Metatron began to draw strength from it, and his abilities increased. He called the tablet the most powerful weapon in all worlds and universes. Gaining powers from the tablet, Metatron could not be killed by either the angelic blade or the First Blade.
● Extinguishing holy fire - was able to easily blow out the holy fire, which even the archangels could not do.
● Manipulation with consciousness - introduced into the head of Castiel an illusion indistinguishable from reality.
● Transfer of information - with one touch, "uploaded" into the head of Castiel information about the culture, which he himself received over the past few thousand years.
Weaknesses
● Primal entities - God, Darkness, Death, archangels are the most ancient and powerful beings.
● Mutated angel - was able to easily kill the archangel, and therefore can deal with Metatron.
● Leviathans - Leviathans can kill angels, and therefore Metatron. There's a chance they won't be able to block him if he draws power from the tablet.
● Supernatural Weapons - Weapons such as the Death Sickle, Archangel Sword, First Blade, Gregory's Sword, Angel Blade can kill any angel. However, according to Metatron himself, while he drew strength from the tablet, he probably could not be killed even by the First Blade.
● Mortal shell - after Metatron's grace was taken away, he became mortal.
● Destruction of the angel tablet - Metatron was very powerful, using the tablet, when the tablet was destroyed, he became an ordinary seraph.
Interesting Facts
✓ Metatron claims that he is not an archangel, although Kevin used to call him that before.
✓ Since Metatron is strong enough, it is impossible to cut him off from Heaven, which is available only to archangels and seraphim.
✓ Probably Metatron started his plan after he learned that all the archangels were either dead or unable to fight, as the archangels would not allow Metatron to carry out his plan.
✓ Claims that he was able to make God laugh several times, it follows that Metatron personally communicated with him and not only did the work of the Scribe.
✓ According to Judaism, Metatron is the highest in the host of angels and in the world of incorporeal heavenly forces, he has no equal and he stands directly in front of the throne of the Creator. The light emanating from him surpasses the light of all other heavenly beings, and without his permission, not a single angel does anything. A part of the radiance from the Heavenly Throne passed to him, and he knows all the secret decisions of the Father Who is in Heaven (cf. Yalkut, 44). He is the youngest Angel in the Heavenly Realm and is also the tallest of all the Angels. The Kabbalistic book Zohar describes its size as "equal in breadth to the whole world." A variety of roles were attributed to Metatron: the king of angels, the prince of the divine face or presence, the heavenly chancellor, the angel of the Covenant, the chief among the ministering angels and the helper of Yahweh.
✓ According to Judaism and Kabbalah, during his lifetime he was Patriarch Enoch, who was taken to the Kingdom of Heaven during his lifetime and transformed into the great Angel Metatron. God chose him to be a scribe and witness of the consequences of sin and the reward of the righteous
✓ According to some sources, it is believed that Metatron stopped Abraham's hand at the moment when he was ready to sacrifice his son Isaac (according to other sources, it was the Angel Zadkiel).
✓ Holy oil does not kill and cannot imprison Metatron, which was revealed in season 9
✓ At the time of death was without grace.
Each heavenly entity is responsible for a certain sector of human activity. The most important archangel close to the Creator is Metatron. Every prayer to him will be heard and his help will not be long in coming.
History of Metatron
Vladyka Metatron is mentioned only in Jewish writings, but there is a version that he is also mentioned in the Bible. It was he who was the "finger of God" and told about the destiny of the Israeli people. This angel is considered the main one among all heavenly beings, a direct intermediary between people and the Creator. In his responsibility is a fair attitude, mercy, power. Kings and priests, priests and judges obey him.
Wikipedia reports that Metatron's name translates as "standing at the throne of God" or "occupying the throne near God's throne." Usually the servants of the Creator have names ending in "el" or "il", in this regard, the name of the angel of wisdom and justice is non-standard. Metatron has two sides - dark and light. The dark side shows human sinfulness, the inability to resist temptations, dark thoughts and deeds.
In the Old Testament, Metatron is divided into two angels. The angel responsible for the bright side of human nature is called Michael, and the representative of the dark side and human vices is Samael. Samael is in charge of everything that can destroy a person:
- destructive thoughts,
- breaking the commandments
- bad habits,
- immoral acts.
Metatron has more names. So in the text-revelation "Apocalypse", the archangel calls himself Yahoel, in the book of Kabbalah he is called "little Yahweh" and is described as controlling all heavenly beings. The assistant and guide of the Creator is the youngest and tallest.
All angels and archangels are responsible to the young assistant of the Creator, they follow the instructions that he receives directly from God. Metatron is also present in the face of Jesus, in churches and temples. The supernatural things that happen to believers are the work of the archangel.
Cosmopolitan Enoch mentions that the Creator affectionately calls Metatron his child. One of the books claims that Enoch himself ascended to heaven and took on a new name - Metatron. Before embarking on his duties, Enoch experienced the discontent of the heavenly beings. The angels did not accept that a man would rule them. Despite the righteousness and holy life on earth, Enoch, nevertheless, was a man - this caused discontent. God did not allow rebellion or any other conflict, he turned man into a perfect being and gave the world of people at his disposal. The Creator gave him a throne similar to his own.
The angel Metatron is not mentioned in the Christian biblical writings in the capacity in which he is described by the Jews and Kabbalists. However, Enoch shed light on this situation.
A wise man named Aher was in heaven and found two thrones there. Deciding that there was dual power in heaven, Acher began to doubt the sole power of God. Upon learning of this, the angry Creator expelled the sage, and ordered Metatron to be flogged with a fiery whip because, with his glory, he plunged man into questioning the sole authority of God.
According to Enoch, this is why any mention of the main archangel was deleted from the Christian sacred books. Despite the fact that the mention of the Highest Angel was erased from all scriptures, he did not lose his glory and power. He knows every thought of the Creator. The Creator forgave him and ordered him to continue to ensure that strangers did not approach the thrones. He is still in charge of the entire heavenly kingdom and the earthly world of people. His light is brighter than other heavenly beings, he knows everything that happens on earth and in heaven. He is the heavenly judge who decides whether a person will go to Hell or Paradise. His final decision is called Metatron's seal.
What is Metatron's Cube
Sacred geometry specializes in the study of the secret meanings of geometric shapes and symbols. Research also concerns the dimensions of the plane and space. The location of the stars, astrological horoscopes, the influence of the planets on the character and fate of a person - all this refers to sacred geometry.
Archangel Metatron is closely associated with the measures, since it is his duty to determine the severity of a person’s sin, weigh all good and evil deeds and assign a measure of punishment. According to legend, it was he who discovered the measurement system for mankind.
The patterns on mosques are also the work of the chief archangel, who revealed to people a three-dimensional symbol that became the basis of all figures known to mankind. Many argue about what Metatron's cube is, but agree on one opinion - this is a cube that includes blocks from which everything that can be seen or felt is built.
A cube can be 3D or 2D. Made in the form of a talisman, it can protect a person from magical influences, as well as help in the development of clairvoyance and magic.
Project "32 impulses from Metatron"
Previously, this project was called "33 impulses from Metatron", but it was revised and renamed "32 impulses from Metatron". This project involves deeply religious people and those who have just decided to devote themselves to spiritual search. The essence of the project is the creation of a new world, spiritual growth, expansion of consciousness and perception of the earthly world and the subtle plane. Participants gather at events, go to serve in holy places. A person who is not able to attend seminars with the group can participate online.
As educational materials, photos of matrix codes are used that change space and allow a person to control their reality. The purpose of the project is to receive divine energy through the archangel Metatron, his grace, as well as to spread the teachings around the world.
Miraculous Prayers to Metatron
Prayers to the archangel Metatron have miraculous power. They are able to heal, fill with energy, suggest the right path. True, there is one rule: prayers cannot be read for yourself. If a person needs help, then asking for it yourself is not allowed. In this case, you should ask a loved one to contact the archangel and ask him.
The quick fulfillment of the desired will occur in relation to children. Metatron loves children and teenagers very much, patronizes them. All prayers related to children's health or teenage personality development will be heard first and immediately fulfilled. For greater inner confidence, you can draw the golden ratio on a piece of paper and keep it with you.
If the child is sick, and the methods of treatment do not give results, or the doctors cannot establish the correct diagnosis in any way, it is necessary to say the following words over the sick child:
The heard prayer will not go unanswered, and soon the angels will bring the answer to the asking parents. It can be given in any form, so you need to carefully listen to people and signs. In most cases, the diagnosis is established, treatments are found, but there may be other options. Out of their many, the message may come in the form of contacts of another doctor who will be more competent in matters of the current disease. There were cases when unexpected circumstances forced parents to move to another city or country, they had to get used to other conditions. A short time after the move, when they registered their child in a medical institution, it turned out that it was there that a specialist worked, who promptly took up treatment.
If an adult needs help, he can ask a loved one to read the following prayer:
You can also ask to help a teenager: avoid bad company or get out of it, direct the child on the right path, eliminate complexes and give confidence. Help in studies and scientific activities, develop spirituality. The archangel can help in choosing a profession, if the child cannot make a choice, as well as alleviate the pangs of unrequited love.
Women can ask for health and rejuvenation, and men - for healing and strength of character. Vladyka is approached in the event of upcoming litigation, asking him for a successful outcome of the case in favor of the one asking. Being an angel of kingdom and power, his patronage also extends to people in leadership positions. All requests must come from the heart. Before asking another person to pray for a suffering person, you need to make sure that he really wants this and that his words will be sincere and his thoughts pure. Usually relatives are asked to pray, because close people wish us happiness and health more than others.
Angel Metatron is omnipotent and merciful. The stronger the faith of a person, the more mercy he receives from the Supreme Archangel. The more righteous life, the more energy and protection you can get. The heavenly lord does not just feel a person, but knows his every thought, every intention, therefore prayer, not from faith, but for his own benefit, will be ignored.
Who is Metatron
Metatron is one of the four great archangels and the greatest among the angels, second only to God and Little Yahweh in power and position. Basically, he keeps the physical world alive and lifts up the prayers of the Jews through 900 heavens to God. As the Prince of the Divine Presence, Metatron is the only one among the angels who has the supreme privilege to serve God directly within the veil surrounding God on the throne of Glory.
It is noteworthy that in the earliest literary references, the word "metatron" is present as a noun, and not as a proper name means a pointer or guide. According to the Book of Enoch, Metatron was originally a man - the prophet Enoch, who was so righteous that God turned him into an angel. Enoch was a scribe on earth, and as Metatron continues to perform the functions of a heavenly scribe, staying in the seventh heaven, where he records all heavenly and earthly events.
Metatron, endowed with such a variety of attributes and living in the seventh heaven, is in fact the youngest angel in the heavenly kingdom.
Metatron is the angel of presence and glory.
Metatron and the Tree of Life
Metatron stands atop the Tree of Life as Yahweh's angel. He is also associated with the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil", which means that he is endowed with both human and angelic perfection. This helps him to best harmonize the two kingdoms, but his success depends on the righteousness of the human race. The good deeds of people generate spiritual energy that literally gives life to Metatron, without it he becomes lethargic and weakens. Metatron is sometimes called the Prince of the Face, implying that he is the supreme angel among those who have the right to look into the face of the Lord. He also performs the duties of God's Angel of Death, pointing out to Gabriel and Samael those souls that it is time to take at the moment.
Metatron and people
As God's representative, Metatron led the tribes of Israel through the wilderness. It is also said that Metatron bestowed on mankind the wisdom of Kabbalah. In addition, he teaches children who died prematurely and went to Paradise.
Metatron in the Zohar
The Zohar says that Enoch was able to turn into Metatron because the divine spark lost by Adam during the fall entered into Enoch. Since a mortal cannot contain a spark of divine perfection, God was forced to take Enoch to heaven and turn him into an angel.
Metatron in the Book of Enoch
3 Enoch details the process of Enoch's transformation into Metatron. God sends the angel Anapiel to deliver Enoch to heaven. But as soon as he rises to heaven, the holy angels serving the Throne of the Lord - ophanim, seraphim, cherubim, thrones and servants of the consuming fire - smell the mortal. They ask God why this man was brought to heaven. God replies that, due to human corruption, he removed his Shekinah from among people, but Enoch is righteous and worthy of all the rest of mankind.
In heaven, Enoch is transformed into fire. The following description of the process of the transformation of Enoch-Metatron has been preserved: “My flesh turned into a flame, my veins into a blazing fire, my bones into juniper coal, my eyelashes into flashes of lightning, my eyes into fiery torches, the hair on my head into flames, all my limbs into wings of blazing fire, and the matter of my body into a fiery flame. To the right of me - dissecting fire, to the left of flaming torches - around me are wind, storm and storm.
By touching his hand to Enoch, God gives him 1,365,000 blessings. Enoch begins to grow in size and becomes the height and breadth of the whole world. It grows 72 wings, 36 on each side, and each wing covers the whole world. Metatron is endowed with 365,000 eyes, and each of them is like a great torch. He receives a brilliant robe and a crown with 49 stones the size of a sun disc, sparkling on all four sides of the sky. God does not spare anything for Metatron - neither splendor, nor brilliance, nor light, nor beauty; he receives wisdom, power, omnipotence, 300,000 gates to knowledge, prudence, life, mercy and favor, love, Torah, humility and restraint, mercy and reverence.
© Alexey Korneev
The Supreme Archangel Metatron has dozens of names and titles: the Angel of the Face, the Angel of the Name of God, the Heavenly Mediator, the Scribe of God, the Chosen One, the Savior of the World, the Prince of this World, the Pointing Finger of God, the Guardian of the Universe ... And everyone can discover for himself that facet of his personality, which resonates with him here and now, without detracting from the integrity of the image. To many, his name is better known by the sacred geometric model Metatron's Cube - the basis of the structure of the World. Metatron - history and images, titles, functions and Mission.
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The following excerpt from the book Archangel Metatron. First and Last (Maxim Modlinsky) provided by our book partner - the company LitRes.
Archangel METATRON
He will be a rod for the righteous and saints, so that they lean on Him and do not fall;
and He will be the light of the nations and the hope of those who are saddened in their hearts.
Book of Enoch (48:22). Translation by A. V. SmirnovMetatron (Hebrew Metatron, Greek μεταθρονιος, metà thrónos, metatronios) - "standing near the Throne [of God]" or "occupying the throne next to God's Throne"; in Judaic mythology - "altar angel", standing before the throne, the highest angel, closest to the Creator, Servant of God, Scribe of God, Connoisseur of secrets, Heavenly mediator, Prince of Peace, having many other titles and 70 names. Metatron receives instructions directly from God, which he carries out himself or with the help of other angels and archangels standing below him. Metatron acts on behalf of God, having unlimited powers and opportunities. Metatron is next to the Creator at His Throne of Glory and occupies the position of the highest of all His creations, he is entrusted with the rule of the earthly and heavenly world in all its manifestations, as well as recording, evaluating and judging all the thoughts and deeds of people. All the secrets and laws of the universe, all the thoughts in human hearts are open to Metatron, and he passes this knowledge about the world structure to the children and people of the earth. The most famous example is the transmission of the Law to Moses. This is also evidenced by such titles of Metatron as the Angel of the Covenant and the Lord of the Torah. Metatron is also called the main Guardian of life and all the treasures of the heavenly palaces.
Metatron provides a connection between people and the Higher Worlds, therefore he is called the Heavenly Mediator or the Divine Mediator between God and creation. Metatron is one of the main Heavenly mediators, along with many others, such as Adam, Noah, Moses, Archangel Michael, Melchizedek, Jesus Christ, etc. Metatron can be safely called the main Heavenly mediator, surpassing all others in opportunities and responsibilities and connected with God especially close bonds. A significant part of the literature of the Jewish religious tradition, mystical works and sources of apocalyptic and prophetic literature, including the so-called pseudepigrapha3 attributed to various Old Testament characters, such as Enoch, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, are dedicated to heavenly mediators.
Metatron initially has the status of a person, he is identified primarily with a well-known real earthly character - the Old Testament patriarch Enoch (the seventh from Adam), a mysterious and unique biblical personality revered by many religions, known for his unsurpassed knowledge, his impeccability in serving God and people. Enoch was born, like all people, a woman, lived for 365 years, but he did not die, but went through a fiery transformation and transformation during his lifetime into an essence similar to an angelic one, and became the head of all angels and archangels, receiving the title and name of Archangel Metatron. Metatron did not lose his human essence - his human soul, his consciousness, his human experience and skills. This process of transformation is described in detail in the Third Book of Enoch. It turns out that since Enoch did not die, he is an eternally living person!
Metatron is the Image of the hypostasis of God, he is called: the Angel of the Face, the Prince of His Face (Hagiga 13), the Angel of the Name of God, the Angel of the Covenant. Talmudic commentators believe that it is Metatron that Moses refers to in the book of Exodus (33:15), when he says: “... Unless you yourself go [in Heb. the original paneikha is an appeal to the Lord as to the Angel of the Face] with us, then don’t take us out of here” 4 . The Talmud says about Metatron: “The name Metatron is equivalent to the name “LORD” and He sits in the Holy of Holies and acts as the Messenger of God. He is called "Angel of the LORD", "Prince of the Universe", "Prince of His Face" and even the name Shechina - "God's Presence"5. The following titles of Metatron are collected and listed in the Zohar6: “Metatron is an Angel called “The Prince of His Face”, “The Prince of His Face”, “The Prince of the Torah”, “The Prince of Power”, “The Prince of Glory”, “The Prince of Holiness”, “ Prince of Angels”, “Prince of Kings” (Judg. 5:3), “Prince of Princes”7.
Metatron in gnosticism, magic, esotericism is one of the main figures associated with the tasks of creation, development and salvation.
The theme of the Son of Man and the Messiah, the Great Judgment and Resurrection is inextricably linked with the name of Metatron. He is a powerful supreme judge in the performance of the Great Judgment on everyone from the righteous to sinners and a symbol of the manifestation of mercy. He is the Chosen One. The understanding of Metatron as the Messiah and Savior of the World (Salvator Mundi) is an important and centuries-old debate in religious and scientific writings, so it will be discussed in more detail in a separate chapter. Pico della Mirandola8 wrote that a man will be born - the Savior of the World, this is the descendant of Adam and the name of this man is Enoch: “Again, Simon says that our father Adam also found another grandson through Seth, remembering the Kabbalah that he passed on to him Raziel, according to which a man, a future savior, will be born from his seed. Therefore, he was called Enoch, that is, Man.
Another topic widely discussed in the circles of specialists, but practically unknown to the average reader, is the duality of Metatron, the presence of two hypostases in him. Metatron's title, Sar ha-panim, in Hebrew literally means the Prince of the Divine Face, the Prince of the Divine Presence, or the Prince of the Visible Image. This title embodies the luminous aspect of Metatron. Angel Metatron manifests not only the face, but also the will of God, speaks on His behalf and acts in the name of God. Another title of Metatron - Sar ha-olam (Sar ha-olam) - means "Prince of this World" and expresses his dark aspect and power over the forces of darkness and chaos. Such an understanding of Metatron as a combination in one person, in a single whole of his two sides, two opposites, erroneously interpreted as dualism, that is, as an idea of two principles and their opposition, will be revealed in more detail later. Understanding the essence of Metatron, denoted by his two poles, or aspects, called by a variety of names and epithets: Heavenly and Earthly, Male and Female, Manifested and Unmanifested, speaks of the laws of the structure of everything and the movement of everything, about what is and has always been, in everything and everyone, about the constant transformation from one pole to another, about the harmonious interaction of the two sides of the structure of any object of reality, including a person, especially since Metatron is a person who did not know death, an eternally living person who underwent transformation into higher forms spiritual manifestation and continuing to serve God and people in the same way as he did on earth - day after day.
Metatron is the name of an angel from the Hebrew Haggadah: "The Great and Mighty Angel." His name carries the Name of the Creator and has the same numerical value in gematria10 - 314 as Shaddai (Shaddai, Shaddai - Almighty, Omnipotent, one of the names of God). The name Metatron is considered to be derived from the name of Yahweh, he is also called the small Yahweh or "small YHWH", thus the name Metatron is correlated with God's Name, which is a lesser manifestation of the unpronounceable sacred name of the Lord in the Jewish tradition. Little Yahweh is an abbreviated form of the Tetragrammaton "Ascend to the Lord" (Yud-Gey-Vav-Gey).
Other titles of Metatron - the Great Priest (Kohen ha-gadol) and the Grand Duke (Sar ha-gadol) - reflect the principle of the highest royal power and the embodiment of the highest spiritual priestly or pontifical power.
Metatron is called the "Pointing Finger of God", since he showed Moses the promised land from the top of Mount Sinai and walked ahead of the Jews in the desert, showing them the way. Metatron interprets to Abraham the sacred words with which God created the World, he teaches the Law of Moses when he was on Mount Sinai for forty days and nights.
The highest angel Metatron is identified with a man - Patriarch Enoch, who went through the ascension and transformation into a divine being during his lifetime. The seventh patriarch Enoch did not die, did not go through death, but was taken to heaven for his righteous deeds by God, became His assistant, the highest angel and Archangel, having received after the transformation the new name Metatron, one of the names of the Almighty. It is known from the Bible about Enoch that he is the seventh descendant of Adam, the great-grandfather of Noah, therefore he is often called the antediluvian patriarch, he lived 365 years and "he died, because God took him" (Gen. 5:24), in the Epistle to the Hebrews The apostle Paul says this about Enoch: “By faith Enoch was translated so that he did not see death; and he was no more, because God translated him. For before his exile he received witness that he had pleased God” (Heb. 11:5).
Stories about Enoch exist in various texts of the Bible, in Jewish sources related to its interpretation, but especially fully and in detail in three apocrypha named after him and according to the order of acquisition and the language of the manuscript found: The First Book of Enoch (or the Book of Enoch) is Ethiopian ( further also 1 Enoch), the Second Book of Enoch ("The Book of Secrets") - Slavic (2 Enoch) and the Third Book of Enoch (known as Sefer Hekhalot, "Book of Heavenly Palaces" or "Book of Palaces") - Hebrew (3 Enoch). It is in the Third Book of Enoch that the inseparable connection between the Old Testament patriarch and Metatron is shown and a complete identification of these personalities is given. In addition to the Third Book of Enoch, information about Metatron is found in the Targums11, the Mishnah12, the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds13, midrashim14. The First Book of Enoch has been known since the first century AD and is mentioned in the Epistle of the Apostle Jude (1:14-15). Irenaeus of Lyon, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Origen referred to the Book of Enoch in their writings. The dating of these works and possible primary sources is very vague, and there is no unanimity among specialists, researchers and interpreters of these books. Despite the significant differences in the texts of all three books, it is believed that they go back to the same ancient source. They contain ideas about the heavenly, spiritual and transcendent worlds, their structure and inhabitants, about the Judgment and eternal life, prophecies and scenes of the Apocalypse. Enoch is open to all the secrets of creation, unknown even to the angels. The Book of Heavenly Palaces tells in detail and figuratively how Enoch became Metatron after his ascension and transformation from human flesh into an angelic aspect through transformation by fire. Also presented in this book is a distinct and unique angelology, a hierarchy of angelic beings. The description of Enoch's ascension to the highest heaven, to the Palaces of the Throne, ends with a brief indication of the duties of Metatron: "He put me there to serve the Throne of Glory day after day" (3 Enoch, ch. 7) 15 .
Enoch could see the hidden and secret motives of people, the secrets of human hearts were revealed to him, in the Second Book of Enoch he tells his children that he can see the hidden actions of each person as in a mirror (now they would write - he has unique sensory abilities): “I recorded all the achievements of each person in writing, and none of those born on earth can (hide) and his achievements cannot (can) remain secret. I see everything as in a mirror” (2 Enoch 50:1).
It should be noted that Enoch is not the only source for the formation of the image of Metatron, although the main archangel is most fully identified with him. There is nothing strange in this, because, having become the first and foremost over the angels and archangels, Metatron reflects and embodies the best features of each and can act like everyone else, otherwise he would not be the first among them. Metatron is associated with the angel Yahoel16. Metatron is also identified and equated with the Archangel Michael, he is considered a double, associations with him are very strong, there are coincidences and similarities in their titles, actions, images, functions and abilities. They are both high angels and great archangels. Archangels Metatron and Michael are the defenders of humanity and the guardians of the people of Israel, the leaders of the Heavenly Host. These archangels stand on the line separating creation from the Creator, and serve as mediators between God and man. They both bear the titles: Angel of Presence, Grand Duke, Heavenly Mediator, teacher of mankind. Angel Metatron from the top of Mount Sinai showed Moses the promised land, he walked ahead of the Jews in the desert. Michael was the leader of the Israelites in the wilderness during their exodus from Egyptian slavery. Metatron teaches Moses the Law when he is on Mount Sinai for forty days and nights. Metatron interprets to Abraham the sacred words with which God created the World. Archangel Michael is also considered the teacher of Moses, to whom on Mount Sinai he handed over the tablets of the Law. Michael "holds the keys to the kingdom of heaven", the same is written about Enoch-Metatron. Archangel Metatron is not God and has never been considered or represented as God.
Another similar status is the guardian, mediator, psychopomp17 - the guide of souls between worlds. Metatron, like Michael, brings the souls of the righteous to God, he meets the souls of dead people and helps them adapt to new conditions. Some researchers call Archangel Michael the light aspect of Metatron18.
In the hermetic tradition, Enoch is identified with Hermes, who in the ancient Roman pantheon corresponds to Mercury19, with the Egyptian Thoth, with the Egyptian deity Horus. There is an idea that it was the greatest sage and teacher, the messenger of God, Hermes, who was known to the Jews as Enoch. This is confirmed by one of the theories of the death of Hermes, who, like Enoch, was transferred without passing through death to the abode of God. Enoch-Metatron and Hermes gave outstanding knowledge to humanity. Hermes was the patron of magic, alchemy and astrology, the messenger of the gods and the guide of the souls (psychopomp) of the dead to the underworld kingdom of Hades, he invented measures, numbers, the alphabet and taught them to people, he was the first to introduce the months and explore the course of the heavenly bodies. Therefore, Hermes has the title of Trismegistus - Thrice the Greatest. Hermes in Egypt is associated with Thoth, and in Ancient Rome with Mercury. Having discovered mercury, medieval alchemists named the new substance after the god Mercury. Hermes in the Book of Thoth opened the Way of eternal life to all mankind, he has the titles: Ruler of the Three Worlds, Scribe of God and Guardian of the Book of Life, he gave people the alphabet and writing, a calendar with 365 days, medicine, astronomy and many other sciences. In Egyptian depictions, Thoth records on a wax tablet the results of the weighing of the souls of the dead in the Judgment Hall of Osiris. These actions allow you to see the connection and identify ideas about the personality of Metatron - Hermes-Mercury. Comparison of the personality of Metatron and Mercury, as well as the alchemical understanding of this image, provides rich food for thought and is further set forth in a separate chapter.
Particularly noteworthy is the sacred and long-known model, named after the great archangel - Metatron's Cube, which is the scheme and base for the structure of the Universe, the creation and development of space. The Platonic solids included in Metatron's Cube were studied by Pythagoras, who studied mathematics from the Egyptians and learned from them the symbolism of three-dimensional bodies.
Metatron is mentioned three times in the Babylonian Talmud. The image of Enoch-Metatron and the title "Great Prince of the Throne of God" and "Great Prince of the World" are found on ritual Babylonian bowls. The magical rituals practiced among the Hittites and in Babylonia used the title of Metatron "lord of justice" and "great healer"20.
In the Koran and Islamic traditions, Enoch is mentioned as the prophet Idris, sometimes he is identified with King Osiris. Enoch is credited with inventing astronomy, writing, and arithmetic. Information about him can be found in the Sumerian-Akkadian mythology about ancient kings and great sages, in the legends about Ziusudra, the king of the solar city, who escaped during the flood and received the gift of providence from the gods. In addition, legends about the Mesopotamian king Enmeduranki (Sumer. Enmenduranna), endowed with traits similar to Enoch, are compared with the story of Enoch: he is the ancestor of all seers, the seventh in the list of ancient kings who ruled before the flood, knowledge of astronomy and the art of predicting the future ascend to him. Similar references are found in the First Book of Enoch, where he was called by the Lord to judge the fallen angels.
In the Orthodox tradition, there is a special understanding of the fact that the two biblical characters Enoch and Elijah did not die, but became archangels through transfiguration during their lifetime. In the Orthodox interpretation, Enoch and Elijah were not raised to heaven, not to the Throne of God, to the highest seventh level of the Heavenly Kingdom, as described in the books of Enoch, including the Slavic (that is, in sources well known and studied in the Orthodox branch of Christianity ), but to some secret place where they await the coming of the last days described in the Revelation of John the Theologian. And since Enoch did not die, and this fact, reflected in the Bible, is not disputed in Orthodoxy, he, like Elijah the Prophet, will have to go through death, like all other people. The appearance of Enoch together with the prophet Elijah is expected before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, after which, according to the Orthodox tradition, they will die and then be resurrected along with all other people. In Orthodoxy, the veneration of Patriarch Enoch is celebrated on the Sunday of the Forefathers, on Sunday two weeks before the feast of the Nativity of Christ.
An important characteristic of Metatron is the light he emits, the radiance of which surpasses the light of all other celestial beings. This light is regarded as part of the radiance of the heavenly throne, upon which he alone has the right to sit. According to other versions, Metatron sits next to or behind the throne. The right to sit may be due to the fact that Metatron is entrusted with the duties of a Divine scribe. He is the clerk of God, conducting his affairs and the keeper of his secrets, recording all the deeds of people, angels and all the events of the world. Metatron is the assistant of God, he is the heavenly chancellor and personal secretary of God, the keeper of secrets and rituals. In addition to secretarial Metatron carries many of the power functions of God, acting in His name.
Metatron is a mediator between God and creation: people, angels and other entities, a conductor of the will of God to people and an intercessor for people. He is the first, and he is the last of the 10 archangels, the youngest of the archangels in the heavenly army, since he became the archangel later than the others. All other archangels appeared at the very beginning of creation, before other creatures, and Metatron rules over them. Having the title of Lord of the World, Metatron is the highest angel, placed over all creation: “The highest in the host of angels and in the world of incorporeal heavenly forces, he has no equal, and he stands directly before the throne of the Creator. The light emanating from him surpasses the light of all other heavenly beings, and without his permission, not a single angel does anything. A part of the radiance from the Heavenly Throne passed to him, and he knows all the secret decisions of the Father Who is in Heaven” (Yalkut 44). “Above others in rank, being in close proximity to the Lord, he receives His orders, which he carries out either himself (Yalkut 44), or through others, below his standing angels (Midrash Abkhir)”21.
Metatron is called the teacher of mankind, he is the original bearer of revelation, it was he who taught Moses the Law. The Torah was given to Moses by Enoch-Metatron: “I gave it only to Metatron, My Servant, because he is unique among all the sons of the heights. And Metatron brought her out of My storehouses and handed her over to Moses” (3 Enoch. 48D)22. Therefore, Metatron has the title Prince of Torah.
Metatron is the protector of the people of Israel and humanity, a helper to people who understands their problems well, since he has the exceptional and greatest experience of being both a man and like an angel.
Metatron's special attitude towards children and his duties as a Heavenly Teacher are well known, teaching children in Heaven is called "Metatron's Heavenly School"23 and "Metatron's School is the School of the Blessed One"24. Metatron is the guardian and mentor of prematurely dead children, he teaches them the secrets of divine wisdom, the fullness of knowledge: “Every day M. stays in the highest heaven, where he collects the souls of early dead children, which he then keeps under the throne of God and teaches them the Torah and all the wisdom almost verbatim (Aboda Zara 3b)"25 . Since the daily duties of Metatron to be the Teacher of all and, most importantly, children are extremely important, I will give an extended quote from the Third Book of Enoch: “... every day Metatron sits for three hours on a heavenly height and collects all the souls of the deceased who died in the womb of their mother, and babies who died at the breast of their mother, and the disciples who died while studying the Five Books of the Torah. He brings them under the Throne of Glory and seats them around him in classes, fellowships and groups, and teaches them Torah and wisdom and haggadah and traditions, and he celebrates with them the completion (study) of the Torah…” (3 Enoch, ch. 48С)26 . I would especially like to highlight the thought of Professor Yosef Dan27, a student of Gershom Scholem28: “And he teaches children in the belly of their mother”29. Metatron, like Enoch, teaches everyone not only through the "textbook" he created - the Book of Life, where he, as the Scribe of God, writes down all the secrets of the World and information about all objects, phenomena and patterns, not only personally as a Teacher who shares his knowledge, but above all, his whole impeccable life is the main example, lesson and path for everyone.
Metatron is called a healer. In the Torah, which he gave to Moses, it is said about this angel: "For I am the Lord, your Healer" (Ex. 15:26). In one of the magical spells in Aramaic from a plate found in Iran, Metatron is called the "Great Healer". Let us quote an excerpt from this text: “She is defeated and sealed under the threshold of the house of Bahram-Gusnasp, the son of Ishtar-Nakhid, with the help of the talisman of Metatron, the venerable prince, who is called the“ great healer ”... He defeated shedim and devin, black magic and magic spells ... "thirty
In the book Zohar, Metatron is called the keeper of heavenly treasures, including 45 keys to combinations of carved letters. In the Third Book of Enoch, the Creator speaks of the function of a guardian and watchman: “I placed him over all the treasures of the Palaces of the Aravot and over all the storehouses of life that I have in the heights of heaven” (3 Enoch, ch. 10)31.
In the book "Here are the names ..." Simcha Polonsky32 explores biblical names from Adam to the prophet Malachi, their meanings and origins; he cites many titles of Metatron: Guardian of the Universe, Secret Truth, Lord over all, Path to the Tree of Life, Mediator for all. He quotes the words of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai33: “And God said: Let us make man in Our image and in Our likeness” – to whom did the Almighty say this? asks Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and replies: “He said this to Yahweh. Yahweh, Adonai and His Shekhina is the Holy Blessed One, and His Shekhina is between two lines: Yahweh on the right, Adonai on the left, and the middle pillar is the secret Amen (Truth). They constitute One Unity. The middle pillar is in the name Metatron. The meaning is - the Guardian (cf.: in the Chaldean language, the guardian is called Meterat). And because He is the Guardian of the Universe, in Ps. 120:5 He is spoken of as the Guardian of Israel. From His name we know that He is Lord over all that is below, for all the hosts of heaven and everything on earth are under His almighty dominion. And here is what Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai says about Metatron: “Who is the way to the Tree of Life? This is Metatron, therefore He is the path to the Great Tree of Life. Any petition to the King (Father) must be made through Metatron, therefore He is the Mediator for all who descend from heaven to earth and ascend from earth to heaven. Rabbi Menachem of Recanati in the book "Sefer Yetzirah" points out: "The great and exalted God tells him to ascend to Yahweh, who is Metatron - the One Who was often called the Name of God - Yahweh"35.
One of the important and unique functions of Metatron is the measurement of time and space. Range: World dimension and God dimension. Metatron's name is the sacred spatial geometric construction Metatron's Cube, consisting of five Platonic solids inscribed into each other - regular convex polyhedra (polyhedra): a tetrahedron Tetrahedron, a six-sided Cube, an octahedron Octahedron, a dodecahedron Dodecahedron and an Icosahedron with 22 faces. There is another sacred model called the Stellated Octahedron, whose two-dimensional projection onto the plane is also called the "Metatron's Cube". The stellated Octahedron, which has the esoteric name Merkaba, is not a Platonic solid and a convex polyhedron, but is built from two identical Platonic solids - from two Tetrahedra, mirrored into each other, and ideally inscribed in Metatron's Cube. More than 2500 years ago, these models were known to Pythagoras. Plato called all five figures "cosmic building blocks of the universe" and correlated them with five elements: earth (Cube), water (Icosahedron), fire (Tetrahedron), air (Octahedron) and "celestial matter" or ether (Dodecahedron). Metatron's Cube is a natural model that has been reflected in history, art and symbols for centuries, it is the primary harmonious spatial structure, the basis for the structure of all elements of the earthly and other realities in all dimensions and dimensions, which is the basis of the physical and celestial perspective. Metatron's Cube is a universal form of time, space, and man. Metatron's Cube includes in its structure 13 Midot - Spheres or their projections of circles, correlated with 13 Divine Forces, or Kohots. This model shows the projection of 13 Divine Forces from the spiritual plane onto the material world. Metatron's Cube represents the model of the World, the unity and uniqueness of the 13 Divine Forces and their interaction at different levels of the World.
Metatron is called the Time Meter. Enoch was also involved in measuring time before his transformation into Metatron. In the section of the First Book of Enoch "On the heavenly bodies" it is said that he was the man who was instructed by the angel Uriel36 how to build a megalithic circle, record the movements of the sun at dawn and at sunset during the year. Metatron continues this function of measuring ordinary time, he is responsible for the system of the movement of the sun in its daily and annual cycle. The combination of Metatron's function as a time meter and a builder of space through the sacred geometric model Metatron's Cube looks logical and natural, since time and space are interconnected. Time is a form of space. There is a form of space - there is also time. Therefore, Metatron can be called the Architect of space and the Measurer of time, the Guardian of the Universe. The monograph "METATRON" considers in detail the aspect of Metatron associated with the organization and development of space and called the Cube of Metatron. Other meanings of the name Metatron, his origin, functions and activities are given for reference in a brief summary in order to emphasize the wide range of responsibility of Metatron and the exclusive role of this person in all structures of the World from the spiritual (also called the Subtle or Information world) to the manifested Physical world.
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Accepted by Rachel
translation by Elena Bobkina
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