A Movable Throne

[Stewart (SDA)]

THE MOVABLE THRONE.

 

WHEELS.

 

In Daniel 7, where the Ancient of Days is described, it says of Him that "His throne was like the fiery flame, and [its] wheels as burning fire."  (Daniel 7:8)

 

I don't think anyone disputes that "wheels" is the correct rendering of the Hebrew word in this verse. The wheels are a significant element, I believe, inasmuch as the "wheels" point to the idea that the Father's throne is a "movable" throne.

 

(It is for this reason that I have no problem with the idea that Jesus joined the Father in the Holy Place when He ascended to heaven.)

 

 

 

STAVES/ POLES.

One of the many illustrations given in Solomon's Temple related to the Ark of the Covenant. This also interests me in relation to the nature of God's throne.

 

“And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the Holy Place before the

oracle, and they were not seen without...” (1Kings 8:8)

 

The staves were never to be completely removed from the Ark of the Covenant (Ex 25:15), and this in itself is significant. (Because none of the other articles of 'furniture' had this stipulation attached to them.) The Ark was always represented as ready for movement. But was it ready for movement anywhere? No. If the Ark was to go outside of the Temple, it needed to be specially covered so that no-one would be able to see it. (Num 4:5-6.) The Ark was not always ready for transit outside of the Sanctuary; but it was constantly ready for transit within the Sanctuary itself.

 

In Solomons Temple the staves/poles were partly drawn out. The staves extended into the Holy Place, and they could be seen by anyone in that room. (Although they were not visible to anyone in the outer courts.) But again, I suggest that this illustrates the idea that the Ark's location would be in a state of transition. The 'picture' suggested that the Ark was moving from the Holy, into the Most Holy Place.

[12tribes]

Yes that is true the text does say God's throne has wheels. If God can move a large city as the new Jerusalem from heaven to earth He can certainly move a throne from the holy to the most holy place.

[Aliensanctuary]

Ezekiel describes the "throne" of YHVH as having wheels within wheels that spin. This would be the craft that YHVH uses to travel from here to there, using it perhaps only while visiting the Earth. Although the Ark of the Covenant was quite small in order to be portable, it did have something in common with the "throne" of YHVH in that the LORD was present there in some capacity in order to communicate with Moses and certain priests.