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Archangel Metatron |
Public figure
Metatron (from Greek Meta + Tron meaning Beyond + Matrix.). Metatron is an angel in Judaism, some branches of Christianity and Islamic tradition Witchcraft. However, there are no references to him in the Jewish Tanakh (Old Testament), the Christian Scriptures (New Testament) or any Islamic source. There is no consensus as to his genesis or the role that he plays in the hierarchy of Heaven and Hell. A mysterious figure, Metatron is identified with the term, lesser YHVH which is the Lesser Tetragrammaton - in a Talmudic version read by the Karaite scholar Kirkisani. The word Metatron is numerically equivalent to Shaddai according to Hebrew gematria, therefore he is said to have a Name like his Master. The Talmud records an incident with Elisha ben Abuya, also called Aher (another), who is said to have entered Paradise, and saw Metatron sitting down (an action in heaven that is permissible only to God Himself). Elisha ben Abuya therefore looked to Metatron as a Deity, and is reported to have said, ...view more
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