Metatron

Metatron is, along with Shekhina , one of the "heavenly intermediaries." The term "Metatron" includes the meanings of a guard, master, messenger, mediator; he is the cause of the epiphany in the sensual world. Metatron is endowed not only with a view of Mercy, but also with a view of Justice; he is not only the “Great Priest” (Kochen ha-gadol), but also the “Grand Prince” (Sar ha-gadol), and the “leader of the heavenly servants”, that is, it embodies both the principle of royal authority and the basis of the priestly or pontific power, which corresponds to its function of "mediator". In general, according to Guenon, this archangel is two-dimensional: the "luminiferous" is identified with Mikael , the "dark" one is identified with Samael ^[2] .

Metatron lives in the seventh heaven ^[3] and is the tallest angel, except with the exception of Anafiel . The Zohar describes its size as "equal in width to the whole world." In rabbinical literature, this is how the size of Adam was described before his fall .

Metatron is the first, and he is the last, of the ten archangels of the Briatic world . If we talk about seniority, then Metatron is the youngest angel in the kingdom of heaven. Various roles were attributed to him: the king of angels, the prince of a divine face or presence, the heavenly chancellor, the angel of the Testament, the main among the ministering angels. Metatron identified with Jehovah (Yahweh-Iakh) .

According to Rashi : “Our sages said that this (angel) Metatron, for his name is like the Name of his Lord: his name has the same numerical value (314) as the Almighty ^[4] ” ^{[5] [6] [7]} .

Metatron is the highest in the host of angels and in the world of ethereal heavenly forces; it has no equal and stands directly before the throne of the Creator. The light emanating from him surpasses the light of all other celestial beings, and without his permission, no angel does anything. Part of the radiance from the Heavenly Throne passed to him, and he knows all the secret decisions of the Father who is in heaven (cf. Yalkut, 44).

The most widely accepted interpretation is that the Metatron ( μεταθρονιος , metatronios ) is “standing next to the Throne [of God],” or “occupying the throne next to the Throne of God.” The throne is indeed mentioned in the later, Third Book of Enoch, but there is not the slightest hint that its author saw any connection between the name of the archon and his throne. Such an etymological interpretation is doubtful, since the Greek language does not have the word “metatronios”, and it is highly unlikely that this Greek expression was formed or coined by the Jews .

In Talmudic literature, the word "tronos" ( Greek θρόνο никогда ) is never used instead of its Jewish equivalent. On the contrary, the doubling "t" and the ending "- ron" are found in many mystical names in these texts. It is likely that “-on” and “-ron” could be stable and typical components of secret names, rather than semantic syllables. It is possible that the term “Metatron” was chosen for purely symbolic use and represents one of the many secret names with which the texts “ Hezhelot ” abound . The word, originally apparently serving as one of the synonyms for the name as vox mystica , over time completely replaced it .

In the literature

• Metatron is an angel, lord regent of the kingdom of heaven in the Philip Pulman trilogy “ Dark Beginnings ”.
• Metatron is one of the protagonists of Neal Gaiman and Terry Pratchett ’s novel, The Good Signs .
• Metatron is one of the protagonists of the Accel World light novel by Japanese writer Reki Kawahara .

In manga and anime

• Metatron is the angel, the most powerful Sefirot of the Kabbalah of Light in the manga of Seishi Kishimoto 666 Satan .
• Metatron is one of the archangels in the manga of and “ Prince of the Underworld: Demons and Realist ”, in the past - Enoch, who began the Apocalypse.
• Metatron is the spirit of Chris Wenstar, one of the X-judges, in the Shaman King anime .
• Metatron is a magical creature created from the many spirits of fire of one of the characters in the anime “Seal of the Wind” by Katerina MacDonald.
• Metatron is one of the key characters and elements of the universe (retained most of its religious characteristics) in Kaori Yuki 's mansion “The Abode of Angels ”.
• Metatron - "Angel", the embodiment of the strength of the character Tobichi Origami in the form of the Spirit from a series of ranobes / anime "Date A Live"

In games

• The seal of Metatron or Metraton is mentioned in the horror game Silent Hill 3 .
• Metatron is one of the most powerful transformations in the game R2 Online .
• Archangel Metatron is one of the legendary bosses in the game Accel World.
• Metatron is a character of legendary rarity (SSR) in Kamihime Project R.
• Metatron is one of the characters and bosses in the Shin Megami Tensei series of games.

Other

• Metatron (as “God's Voice”) was played by Alan Rickman in the film “Dogma” .
• The seal of Metatron or Metraton is mentioned in the horror film SIlent Hill 2 (2012).
• Metatron - an angel who wrote God's word in the TV series " Supernatural "; at the end of the eighth season, he overthrew all the angels from Heaven to avenge his exile, in the 11th season he switched to the side of the good and helped to imprison Darkness, the sister of God. As a result, Darkness was destroyed.
• Metatron is the name of a song by the American rock band The Mars Volta from The Bedlam In Goliath (2008).
• The vocalist of the British black metal band The Meads of Asphodel is nicknamed Metatron.

• Revelation of Metatron
• Thrones (Angels)
• Shekhina
• Theophany is a direct deity in various religions.

• Tantlevsky I.R. Melchizedek and Metatron in the Jewish mystical and apocalyptic tradition. - St. Petersburg: Publishing House of St. Petersburg University, 2007. - 328 p.
• John Biles, Genus M. - Children of the Ancient God.