Digimon Frontier ~ Japanese version
Episode 50
Seraphimon & OPHANIMON
- Part of the Three Great Angels (+with CHERUBIMON)
“If you combine the powers of the 10 Holy Warriors
into one
You will SURELY WIN”
“WILL YOU { F I G H T } ?” “OR...”
O[ph]animon - From the ophanim/ofanim, a class of celestial beings in late sections of the Book of Enoch where with the Cherubim and Seraphim they never sleep, but guard the throne of God. They are also [*in JUDAISM specifically] depicted as eye-covered wheels (each composed of two nested wheels), that move next to the winged Cherubim, beneath the throne of God.
Ofani = From Ofanim, an alternative spelling of Ophanim (אוֹפָנים) (「オファニム」 Ofanimu) is the third highest rank of angels. Their name literally means "Wheels" and are often depicted as burning wheels.
[Note the two large wheels composing of Ophanimon’s design, below]:
[Note: “God” as an entity technically also exists in the Digimon multiverse.]
Further Reading: Angels In Judaism
The Hebrew word for angel, mal’ach, means messenger, and the angels in early biblical sources deliver specific information
or carry out some particular function.
In later biblical texts, angels are associated with visions and prophesies and are given proper names. Later rabbinic and kabbalistic sources expand on the concept of angels even further, describing a broad universe of named angels with particular roles in the spiritual realm.
In the books of the prophets, angels continue to carry out their function as messengers, but they are also associated with visions and prophecies. One particularly detailed account is recorded in the first chapter of Ezekiel. The prophet encounters four creatures (chayot in Hebrew) that resemble human beings, but each has four faces (human, lion, ox and eagle), four wings and their legs are fused into a single leg.
A parallel vision is recorded in the 10th chapter, only there the angels are described as cherubs.
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