| “ | "When the Holy One, blessed be He, put this crown on my head, then before me trembled all the Princes of Kingdoms who are in the height of Araboth Raqiaf and all the hosts of every heaven; even the princes of the 'Elim, the princes of the 'Er'ellim and the princes of the Tafsarim, who are greater than all the ministering angels who minister before the Throne of Glory, shook, feared and trembled before me.
Even Sammael, the Prince of the Accusers, who is greater than all the princes of kingdoms on high; feared and trembled before me. Even the angel of fire, and the angel of hail, and the angel of the wind, and the angel of lightning, and the angel of anger, and the angel of the thunder, and the angel of the snow, and the angel of the rain, and the angel of the day, and the angel of the night, and the angel of the sun and the angel of the moon, and the angel of the planets and the angel of the constellations; all who rule the world under their hands; all feared and trembled and were affrighted before me, when they beheld me.'' |
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| ~ Metatron, 3rd Book of Enoch, Chapter 14 |
Metatron, whose original name is theorized to be Enoch (Not to be confused with Cain's eldest son Enoch), is the voice of God, the Chancellor of Heaven, and is even regarded as the King of the Angels. Whenever a human believes God has directly spoken to them, in reality it is Metatron acting as his vessel. One million eyes and mouths cover his body, and every mouth speaks a different language.
Description[]
As the scribe of God, Metatron, with his sacred geometry, is a teacher of esoteric knowledge. Archangel Metatron teaches esoteric wisdom to children and adults. He seems to take a special interest in highly sensitive young people who are misunderstood or even medicated because their spiritual gifts make them socially awkward.
He is the being who is the nearest in hierarchy to that of God. He is said to have the largest body among all of the angels, having 72 wings, 3 representing the triumvirate of the Father (God), The Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit, multiplied by the 12 tribes of Israel, God's chosen people). Metatron even has a throne of his own since being God's representative. It is understood that any angel who wishes to speak to God must go through Metatron first and that every command uttered by Metatron must be fulfilled by all other angels.
Many argue that the level of power and influence which Metatron has is on par or possibly even superior to Lucifer's former position as the anointed prince of the Seraphim. God even goes so far as to plant a crown upon his head that is so glorious that it makes every angel, including the likes of Gabriel, prostrate before him without hesitation.
History[]
Background[]
Metatron was never actually an angel his whole existence, but was in fact the man known as Enoch who existed during the time of Noah. It is revealed that that when the flood occurred he was brought up by God, and saved him suffering from the destruction of the Earth so that none could say that God was not merciful. So, to show how much God appreciated Enoch, the man underwent an apotheosis and was transformed into a being that would govern the other angels. This would make Metatron the first and only archangel who had been born a human.
However, there was resistance towards such an apotheosis. It is said that the angels known as Uza, Azza, and Azzael rebelled against this decision, declaring to God that He was a fool for making a man into an angel and that they would not serve under one who was not born of them. But God reprimands them immediately and stamps out their dissent by going so far as to say that He valued Enoch more than He did all the other angels and that they will serve under him whether they like it or not. Unlike Lucifer, the three angels do not possess the same goals as the Morningstar and submit to Enoch in the end.
Ishmael[]
When the Rabbi priest known as Ishmael ascended to Heaven, the archangel Metatron guided him through the celestial spheres. The other angels began to quiz Metatron, asking him what makes Ishmael worthy to stand here amongst them all, but Metatron answers all of their questions with an easy calmness and seems to be able to pacify the other angels. Interestingly, Ishmael picks up from their conversations that the other angels refer to Metatron as "Youth."
When he asks Metatron what his name is, Metatron explains that he goes by seventy names but that indeed God and the other angelic entities refer to him as Youth. But Ishmael perceives Metatron to be the greatest of all angels and he who is higher amongst all others. So he cannot fathom why he would be called something so lowly as "Youth" until Metatron reveals that the reason he is addressed as such is because he is the youngest angel for he is in actuality the man formerly known as Enoch.
It is also believed, by some of the archangels no less, that Metatron served as Lucifer's replacement after he fell from grace. After Lucifer was condemned to the pit, God felt lonely even amongst his own his children and especially after Asherah left Heaven since she could not bear to see how much her family as been destroyed and could no longer tolerate her consort's questionable decisions. God anointed Metatron as the King of the Angels to fill in the void. It is implied by Raziel himself, that Metatron may have had a hand in Lucifer's imprisonment as he was envious of Lucifer's exalted status even during his banishment and wished to be seated next to the Most High.
Regent of Heaven[]
Metatron was appointed as God's Regent before the Almighty left Heaven around 2,000 years ago. During God's absence Metatron acted as the mouthpiece of God where any angel that wished to communicate with God must speak to Metatron first. It is also shown that Metatron, alongside Raziel, was privy to God's secrets furthermore showing how much God trusts him and how valued he is as an angel. The only two other angels that had equal authority to Metatron were Michael and Gabriel though the latter was not exactly all too fond of Metatron's way of overseeing Heaven. He received various titles such as "Face of God", "Angel of Contracts" synonymous with the Iranian God Mithra,"King of Angels" and others of the like. His name literally means "He who sits behind the throne of Heaven". Metatron is also said to be the twin brother of the archangel Sandalphon.
Metatron was revealed to have conspired with Mundus, the soon-to-be-crowned King of Hell, to imprison the latter's father Lucifer. Mundus was able to convince Metatron of the threat Lucifer poses to the great chain of being that was established by the Almighty although Metatron was no fool as he knew that Mundus was mainly doing this to rid his father of his seat from the black throne and take it for himself. However, Metatron did find merit in Lucifer's imprisonment, where it would be used as a means to invoke the ultimate judgment upon humanity. Mundus himself is aware of Metatron's envy towards Lucifer still being God's favorite even after his banishment from Heaven and he too agreed to this conspiracy mainly to establish his seat next to God's throne. Nevertheless, Metatron assigned the archangel Jophiel to build a casket strong enough to hold the Morningstar. Afterwards, Lailah would put Lucifer in a trance before Michael was set upon him and chained him inside the casket.
Personality[]
Though he became an angel, Metatron retains his impure human feelings and became greedy for God's rule. He grew bitter, oppressive, and malicious. As he was the Voice of God, Metatron believed that anything that was not His way was pagan, occult, or not good in the way it 'should' be. Because of the Watchers' actions being the catalyst for the Flood and Lucifer's rebellion against God's authority over fate, Metatron disliked other angels, and was fearful and suspicious of them. Metatron's fear was so great that he was even willing to go so far as to conspire with Mundus to imprison Lucifer. It's also implied that Metatron is somewhat insecure in the presence of the angels as he was once human and that they look down on him for being annointed a position very few could attain.
He sees to it that the angels are bound to Heaven's laws and emphasizes the severe consequences of disobedience to keep them in line. With God and Asherah's absence, Metatron made the Heavenly Realms into a theocratic and dogmatic governing power. He was a strong but strict leader, having set up a rigid and sturdy hierarchy in Heaven, along with strict rules and harsh punishments; likewise, his rule was described as by Immanuel as "corrupt", albeit stable. Despite this, he kept the angels in the dark on many important matters, and punished any who displayed disobedience. Metatron's zealot like nature has led him to not even believe in the concept of free will, believing that everything in Creation is tethered to the strings of fate and that all walk down a destined path set forth by God. This also one of the reasons why he did not step in when Lucifer's seals were being broken even knowing that Lucifer planned to destroy predestination after rewriting the universe but was not concerned as he also was aware that Lucifer would be stopped by Michael and that humanity will at last face judgment.
Metatron demonstrates arrogance and ignorance to ideas contrary to his own views are prominent character traits. He can become very wrathful to those who interfere with "God's plans" such as when he reacted strongly upon discovering that Gabriel was working behind his back to prevent the Apocalypse from happening and went so far as to torture Imogen, forcing her to give him any intel of what Gabriel is doing before banishing her. Like the angels, Metatron has an extremely low opinion of demons. Although he worked with Mundus to seal Lucifer, Metatron openly showed he held nothing but disgust for Mundus, calling him "a speck of infernal bile" and resented the necessity of it. Said hatred is especially poignant towards cambions, calling them abominations. He holds no qualms over killing cambions such as when he allowed Phanuel to kill Illyana Roth to prevent Belial's ascent to the Human World. Metatron's hatred towards a creature that bears the blood of a human and a supernatural entity is so great that he refuses to believe a cambion is capable of compassion and doles out punishments to any that aid them such as when he had the Hosts of Heaven hunt down and apprehend Immanuel from fighting Phanuel to protect Illyana.