Overview
At this time in history there appears to be much confusion
regarding the universe that the Elohiym created, therefore, I created this word
study on the heavens, archangels, and dominion hoping to clear up this
situation. I originally was making it for my own personal use; however I
decided to share it. I’m fortunate to
have an 1890 dictionary with Christian definitions of words.
“This is the history
of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in
the day that God made earth and the heavens.” Genesis 2:4
The heavens and archangel responsibilities seem to have been
simplified and have lost their meanings over time. The church is probably to blame for
spiritualizing everything. Plus we also
have people that say they are Christians, yet do not know the earth is round.
The ancient Hebrews did not have the words solar system and
galaxy in there vocabulary, the word they used was the Heavens. Our Father in Heaven has a host of angels that work for
him in the heavens.
I will be starting this word study with very basic
information and definitions and then some very interesting information – so pleases
bear with me.
Earth
The 1890 dictionary definition of the word earth:[1]
- 1)
The globe or planet with we inhabit; the world,
in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling
place of mortals, in distinction from the dwelling place of spirits.
- 2)
The solid materials which make up the globe, in
distinction from air or water; the dry land.
The word earth is translated from the Hebrew word 'erets' which means:
- 1)
common, country, earth, field, ground, land,
nations, way,
- 2)
probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at
large, or partitively a land) -- X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, +
wilderness, world.
Below is the first use of the word earth in our bibles:
“God called the dry land Earth,
and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it
was good.” ESV Genesis 1:10
The Sun
The Strong’s
definition of the word sun which is translated from the Hebrew word ‘shemesh’
number 8121[2]:
- 1) east sideward, sun rising, westward, window
- 2) From an unused root meaning to be brilliant;
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) A notched battlement
-- + east side(-ward), sun ((rising)), + west(-ward), window.
The Greek word for sun is ‘hélios’ number 2246[3].
The 1890 dictionary definition of the word sun[4]:
- 1) The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and it’s absence night; the central
body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their
orbits, and from which they receive light and heat.
- 2) Any heavenly body which forms the center of
a system of orbs.
- 3) The direct light or warmth of the sun;
sunshine.
- 4) That which resembles the sun; as in splendor
or importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation. i.e. For the Lord God
a sun and shield. Ps 84:11
“They gathered it
morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun [shemesh 8121] grew hot, it melted.” WEB Exodus 16:21
[5]
Solar
The 1890
dictionary definition of the word solar
[6]:
- 1)
Of or pertaining to the sun;
proceeding from the sun; as the solar system; solar lights; solar rays; solar
influence.
- 2)
Measured by the progress or revolution
of the sun in the ecliptic; as the solar year.
The word solar is not in our bible but the solar effects are
reflected. Below is an example of the
solar rays causing shadows.
“I am going to make
the sun’s shadow that goes down on Ahaz’s stairway go back by 10 steps.” So the
sun’s shadow went back the 10 steps it had descended.” HSBC Isaiah 38:8
Ecliptic
The 1890
dictionary definition of the word ecliptic:[7]
- 1)
A
great circle the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial. It is the apparent path of the sun or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun.
- 2)
A
great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle with the equator;
used for illustrati[8]ng
and solving astronomical problems.
Reflected
below is an Stellaruim picture showing the ecliptic path, in yellow, that from
the earth it appears the sun is traveling on, however, it is the earth that is
really traveling around the sun.
Galaxy
The 1890
dictionary of the word galaxy:[9]
- 1)
The
Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching
across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and
blended as to be distinguishable only with a telescope.
The word
galaxy is not in our bible; however, I’m positive that our Milky Way Galaxy and
the other galaxies are part of the Heavens.
In fact it could be the whirling that Ezekiel was talking about in
chapter 10.
“Then I looked, and
see, in the expanse that was over
the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire{or,
lapis lazuli} stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. He spoke to
the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling [wheels], even under the cherub, and fill both your hands
with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.
He went in as I watched.” KJV Ezekiel
10:1-2
The Milky Way Galaxy
showing where our sun is located. Credit:
David Darling
Our Milky Way Galaxy is thought to be part of a bigger galactic
super cluster Laniakea. Our Milky Way Galaxy is the red dot shown.
Solar System
The 1890
dictionary definition of the words ‘solar system’[10]:
- 1)
The sun with a group of celestial
bodies which, held by it attraction, revolve round it. The system comprises the major planets, with
their satellites; the minor planets, or asteroids, and the comets; also, the
meteoroids, the matter that furnishes zodiacal light, and the rings of Saturn.
- 2)
The major planets are; the Sun,
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
The word
solar system is not reflected in our bibles; however, it is part of the heavens
and will be discussed further in on this page.
The Earth is the round
sphere, third from the sun in the middle.
Heavens
The 1890
dictionary definition of heaven[11]:
- 1)
The expanse surrounding the
earth. Especially, that which seems to
be over the earth like a great arch or dome; the firmament; the sky; the place
where the sun, moon, and stars appear; - often used in a plural sense.
- 2)
The dwelling place of the Deity; the
abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death.
The Strong’s definition of the word heaven is the Hebrew
word ‘shamayim’ number 8064[12]:
- 1) air, astrologer, heavens
- 2) Dual of an unused singular shameh
{shaw-meh'}; from an unused root meaning
to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch
in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial
bodies revolve) -- air, X astrologer, heaven(-s).
Therefore, in the original Hebrew the word shameh is
normally in the plural form shamayim.
The ‘im’ at the end of a Hebrew word means more than one.
Our
bible is in agreement with these definitions since it reflects examples of the
word ‘shamehim’ being translated into English with the words either sky or
heaven, plus the bible does explain that the luminaries, the sun and stars,
were placed in the expanse of the heavens:
“The angel of God called to Abraham a second time out of the sky
[shamayim 8064][13],
and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this
thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son, that in blessing I will
bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the
heavens [shamayim 8064]
[14], and as the sand which is on the seashore. Genesis 22:15-17
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had
avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar?
And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven [shamayim 8064] [15], and hasted not to go down about a whole
day. ASV Joshua 10:13
Our bible confirms that there are multiple heavens and
different levels in the heavens:
These are the generations of the heavens [shamayim 8064] and
the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth
and the heavens [shamayim 8064] [16].
ESV Genesis 2:4
Behold, the heaven [shamayim 8064]
and the heaven [shameh 8064]
of heavens [shamayim 8064]
is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with
all that therein is.[17]
KJV Deuteronomy 10:14
“You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven [shamayim 8064]
, the
heaven [shameh 8064]
of heavens [shamayim
8064]
, with all their host, the earth
and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all
of them; and the host of heaven worships you.[18]
ESV Nehemiah 9:6
Our bible reflects that the heavens will be rolled back like
a scroll:
“And all the host of
heaven [shamayim 8064] shall be
dissolved, and the heavens [shamayim 8064]
shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as
the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.”
KJV Isaiah 34:4
The Book of Enoch also explains that the sun and the stars
are in heaven:
“In like manner twelve doors Uriel showed me, open in the circumference
of the sun's chariot in the heaven, through which the rays of the sun break
forth: and from them is warmth diffused over the earth, when they are opened at
their appointed seasons.” Enoch 75:4-5
[19]
“And I saw chariots in the heaven, running in the world, above those
portals in which revolve the stars that never set. And one is larger than all
the rest, and it is that that makes its course through the entire world.” Enoch
75:8-9
[20]
The Book of Enoch also reflects there are multiple heavens:
“And he took up his parable and said -Enoch a righteous man, whose eyes
were opened by God, saw the vision of the Holy One in the heavens, which the
angels showed me, and from them I heard everything, and from them I understood
as I saw, but not for this generation, but for a remote one which is for to
come.” Enoch 1:2-3[21]
The book of Baruch 3
explains there are five heavens.[22]
In the New Testament, the word heaven is translated to the
Greek word ‘ouranos’ number 3772:
- 1) air, heaven, sky.
- 2) The sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode
of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel
(Christianity) -- air, heaven(-ly), sky.
The word ‘ouranos’ is translated
as both sky and heaven throughout the New Testament. Here are some examples:
“And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day
and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. And God set them
in the expanse [raqia 7549] of the heavens [shamayim 8064] to give light on the earth.”[29]
ESV Genesis 1:16-17
The Sky and Clouds
The dictionary definition of the word sky[30]:
- 1) A cloud.
- 2) Hence, a shadow
- 3) The apparent arch or vault of heaven, which in a clear day is of a
blue color; the heavens; the firmament: sometimes in plural.
- 4) The weather; the climate.
The
Strong’s dictionary shows the words sky or clouds is translated from the Hebrew
word ‘shachaq’ number
7834:[31]
- 1) cloud, small dust, heaven, sky
- 2) A powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a
thin vapor; by extension, the -- cloud,
small dust, heaven, sky.
In
this verse the Hebrew word ‘shachaq’ is in the plural form ‘shachaqim’ and was
translated into the English word ‘skies’:
“Your loving kindness,
Yahweh, is in the heavens [shamayim 8064]. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies [shachaqim 7834].”
WEB Psalms 36:5
The English word cloud is also translated from the Hebrew
word ‘ab’ number 5645:
- 1) clay, thick cloud, thick, thicket
- 2) Properly, an envelope, i.e. Darkness (or
density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay,
(thick) cloud, X thick, thicket.
There are a couple of verses in the bible that refer to the
‘vault of heaven’. The dictionary
definition of vault is:
- 1)
An arched
structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.
- 2)
The
canopy of heaven; the sky.
The Strong’s
definition of the word vault shows that it is translated from the word ‘chug’
number 2329:
[32] ‘Chug’ is defined as: circle, circuit, or
compass. Here are examples:
“In the assembly of the
Most High, she will open her mouth, and in the presence of his heavenly forces,
she will boast: “I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, and I covered
the earth like a mist. I lived in the heights, and my throne was in a pillar of
cloud. I alone encircled the vault of
heaven and walked in the depths of abysses.”
Sirach 24:2-4
Here are four
different translation of the same verse with the word ‘chug’ in it:
“But you say, What does
God know? Can he judge through the deep darkness? Thick clouds veil him, so
that he does not see, and he walks on the vault
of heaven [shamayim
8064].” ESV Job 22:13-14
“A cloud is his
hiding-place, and he shall not be seen; and he passes through the circle of heaven [shamayim 8064].” Septuagint Job 22:14
“The clouds are his covert, and he
doth not consider our things, and he walketh about the poles of heaven [shamayim
8064].” DR Job 22:14
“Thick clouds are a
covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven [shamayim 8064].” KJV Job 22:14
Below are my two guesses as to what the vault or circuit of heaven is,
however I do believe our mesosphere is probably the ‘vault of heaven’.
Translation Summary:
- ·
Hebrew Shamayim 8064: Is normally translated as Heavens, Heaven, or
Sky depending on the translator. It is
in the Hebrew text 410 times.
- ·
Hebrew Shachaq 7834: Is normally translated as sky or clouds. It
is in the Hebrew text 21 times.
- ·
Hebrew Ab 5654: Is normally translated as cloud
or ticket.
- ·
Greek Ouranos 3772: Is normally translated as
Heaven, Heavens or sky.
Angels and Angles
The word ‘archangel’ only appears a couple of times in our
bibles. In Strong’s archangel is
translated from the Greek word ‘archaggelos’ number 743, which means a
ruler of angels or a superior angel.
[33] Strong’s reflects that archangel is derived
from two words ‘
archó’ and ‘aggelos’.
The Greek word ‘archo’ number means to rule or reign. The Greek word ‘aggelos’ number 32 means angel or
messenger.[34]
The word ‘aggelos’ is derived from ‘agelé’ number 34, which means a flock or
heard.[35]
The word ‘agelé’ is derived from ‘agó’ number 71 which means to lead or bring
forth. In the Greek it should mean a group of rulers that lead.
The Hebrew word for angel is ‘malak’ number 4397. Malak means to dispatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of
Yahweh, i.e. An angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel,
king, messenger.
The 1890 dictionary definition of archangel is:[36]
1)
a chief angel; one high in the celestial
hierarchy.
The 1890 dictionary definition of angel is:
1)
a messenger
2)
a spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in
power and intelligence.
This dictionary states the Anglo-Saxon word for angel was
angel or engel and it was influenced by angele and
angle. The French word is
ange. Both the Anglo-Saxon word and the
French were influenced by the Latin word angelus.
[37]
The word angle in Latin was angulus meaning angle or corner.
The Anglo-Saxon word for
angle was angel.
In geometry it means: “1) The figure made by two lines that meet.2) The
difference of the direction of the two lines”. “
A spherical angle is one made by the meeting of two arcs of great
circles which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere”.
[38] Therefore an angle can be an instrument for
measuring.
An old Anglo-Saxon vocabulary book shows they called a hook
an ‘angel’.
On this page they show there
is a race called ‘angels’ and there were ‘angelics’.
The Book of Enoch describes the archangels as ‘Holy Angles
who watch’ and states these are their responsibilities:
“And these are the names of the holy angels who watch. Uriel, one of
the holy angels, who is over the world and over Tartarus. Raphael, one of the
holy angels, who is over the spirits of men. Raguel, one of the holy angels who
takes vengeance on the world of the luminaries. Michael, one of the holy
angels, to wit, he that is set over the best part of mankind and over chaos.
Saraqael, one of the holy angels, who is set over the spirits, who sin in the
spirit. Gabriel, one of the holy angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents
and the Cherubim. Remiel, one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who
rise.” Enoch chapter 20
[39]
Below are bible verses that mention the archangels:
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall
rise first” 1 Thessalonians 4:15
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall
rise first” Jude 1:9
“And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which
standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble,
such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that
time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in
the book.” Daniel 12:1
The seven spirits, in the verse below, are the seven archangels
mentioned in the Book of Enoch:
“John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and
peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the
seven Spirits which are before his throne.” Revelation 1:4
According to the book of Baruch 3, the archangel Michael
holds the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven and that he presents the merits of man
to Yahweh.
[40]
Therefore, the
Archangels are the Angels that are rulers, they watch us and they are messangers. The job of any
ruler is to measure their subjects to determine if they are law abiding. In fact the 12” ruler is a tool to measure,
just like a ruler measures its subjects.
So to rule is to measure! It is the rule of law!
The Archangels measure our obedience to the laws of
Moses and report back to Yahweh!
Anglo, Angle and Angel
The 1890 dictionary states the word Angles came from the
Latin word Angli. It states they were “an ancient Low German tribe, that settled in
Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angle-land or England). The Angles probably came from the district of
Angeln (now with the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover,
etc.”[41]
The modern word for Angeln is Angles. The earliest spelling was Anglii.
Angles is used as the root of French (and
Anglo-Norman) words Angleterre (Angleland, i.e. England) and anglais (English).
Bede told Pope Gregory in Latin “Non Angli, sed angeli” ("Not Angles, but
angels")
[42]
So it was Bede that stated the people of Britain are the
angels and they have been the English ever since.[43]
The 1890 dictionary definition of the word Anglo:[44]
- 1) In Latin, it is Anglus
- 2) Anglo-American, Of or pertaining to the Englishmen
in America, or the United States.
- 3) Anglo-Danish, Of or pertaining to the ‘English
and Danes, or the Danes who settled in England.
- 4) Anglo-Norman, Of or pertaining to the English and
Normans, or the Normans whoe conquered England.
The 1890 dictionary definition of Anglo-Saxondom:[45]
- 1)
The
Anglo-Saxon domain (i.e. great Britain and the United States, etc.); the
Anglo-Saxon race.
Therefore, the word English probably is derived from angel!
Both angle and angel is derivired from probably the same word.
Adam’s Domain verses the Archangels
Yahweh gave Adam and HIS descendant’s domain over things
that move on this earth plus the birds that fly in the sky:
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air [shamayim
8064, heaven or sky][46], and
over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” KJV Genesis 1:28
Notice that he did not give Adam the domain over the
heavens. Yahweh has domain over the heavens and the Archangels work for HIM in
the heavens. I believe he probably gave the Archangels domain over the heavens.
“But Abram said to the
king of Sodom, “I have lifted my hand to
the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth” Genesis 14:22
Adam’s domain is things that move on Earth plus the birds in the sky.
Conclusion
Yahweh and the Elohiym
created everything in our universe. Plus
Yahweh established law and order for us to follow. He created countless stars in the heavens and
gave them all names. He has an army of
angels in the heavens to watch over us.
Let’s Praise Yahweh for all the marvels of the heavens
and the domain he gave us.
He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their
names. Psalms 147:4
You are Yahweh, even you alone; you have
made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all
things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve
them all; and the host of heaven worships you. Nehemiah 9:6
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