Seraphim
The Seraphim are the highest order of angels, serving as the
caretakers of God's throne and continuously singing his praises. It
is said that they surround the throne of God, singing the music of
the spheres and regulating the movement of the heavens as it
emanates from God.
The Seraphim are mentioned in Isaiah 6:17
Archangels
The Archangels are usually considered the second lowest order of
the First Sphere; these angels tend the larger arenas of human
endeavor and act as the administrative leaders of the Heavenly
beings. An archangel is usually given a task of great importance to
men. According to Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite's Angelology,
however, the Archangels lie just above the lowest of the angel
orders, the common Angels.
The word archangel is used only twice in the canonical
Scripturebut several times in the Septuagint, once to refer to
Michael the archangel and the other to who is believed to be
Gabriel during the return of the Lord (Gabriel is preferred over
Michael since he is the messenger angel).
Christians who disagree that Satan was a cherub before his fall
from heaven are more modern and believe that he was an archangel,
basing this belief on the facts that (a) the cherub that fell was a
King on earth; and (b) the matchup in Revelation against the
archangel Michael seems to show that he was an archangel
Cherubim
The Cherubim are beyond the throne of God; they are the guardians
of light and of the stars. It is believed that, although they are
removed from man's plane of reality, the divine light that they
filter down from Heaven still touches human lives.
The Cherubim are thought by some as an order or class of angels,
though others hold them to be a higher class of heavenly beings
than angels. Their rank among angels is uncertain, but they are
always categorized in the First Sphere.
Many Christians believe that the Devil is a fallen angel that was
among the Cherubim prior to his fall from Heaven. They believe that
the Devil was considered as the angel of light before his sin
against God.
The Cherubim are mentioned in Genesis 3:24 ; Ezekiel 10:1720 ; and
1 Kings 6:2328
