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Irin and Qaddishin

They are four great princes high, honoured, revered, beloved wonderful, and glorious ones, greater than all the children of heaven. There is none like unto them among all the celestial princes and none their equal among the servants. For each one of them is equal to all the rest together. Their dwelling place is over against the Throne of Glory, and their standing place over against the Holy One so that the brilliance of their dwelling is a reflection of the brilliance of the Throne of Glory. The splendour of their countenance is a reflection of the splendor of Shekina. They are glorified by the glory of the Divine Majesty Gebura and praised by through the praise of Shekina. The Holy One doen nothing in his word without first consulting them, but after he doeth it. Daniel 4:17 "The sentence is by the decree of the Irin and the demand by the word of Qaddishin. The Irin are two and the Qaddishin are two. One Ir is standing on one side and the other Ir on the other side. One Qaddish is standing one one side and the other on the other side. The Holy Ones are four, being identified with the four presences, Mikael, Uriel, Raphael and Gabriel. They exalt the humble and they abase to the ground those that are proud, and they exalt to the height those that are humble. The Irin and Qaddishin are standing before God like court officers before the judge. They raise and argue every case and close the case that comes before the Holy One. The Irin and Qaddishin sanctify ther body and the spirit with lashes of fire on the third day of the judgement. The Irin and Qaddishin are: Mikael, Rafael, Gavriel, and Phanuel(Uriel). They are the four angels of the Most High God surrounding his throne. Enoch 1:40 1After this I beheld thousands of thousands, and myriads of myriads, and an infinite number of people, standing before the Lord of spirits. 2On the four wings likewise of the Lord of spirits, on the four sides, I perceived others, besides those who were standing before him. Their names, too, I know; because the angel, who proceeded with me, declared them to me, discovering to me every secret thing. 3Then I heard the voices of those upon the four sides magnifying the Lord of glory. 4The first voice blessed the Lord of spirits for ever and for ever. 5The second voice I heard blessing the Elect One, and the elect who suffer on account of the Lord of spirits. 6The third voice I heard petitioning and praying for those who dwell upon earth, and supplicate the name of the Lord of spirits. 7The fourth voice I heard expelling the impious angels, (40) and prohibiting them from entering into the presence of the Lord of spirits, to prefer accusations against (41) the inhabitants of the earth. (40) Impious angels. Literally, "the Satans" (Laurence, p. 45; Knibb, p. 128). Ha-satan in Hebrew ("the adversary") was originally the title of an office, not the name of an angel. (41) Prefer accusations against. Or, "to accuse" (Charles, p. 119). 8After this I besought the angel of peace, who proceeded with me, to explain all that was concealed. I said to him, Who are those whom I have seen on the four sides, and who words I have heard and written down? He replied, The first is the merciful, the patient, the holy Michael. 9The second is he who presides over every suffering and every affliction of the sons of men, the holy Raphael. The third, who presides over all that is powerful, is Gabriel. And the fourth, who presides over repentance, and the hope of those who will inherit eternal life, is Phanuel. These are the four angels of the most high God, and their four voices, which at that time I heard. The Irin and the Qaddishin surround the Throne of Glory. Mikael, the lion, on the east side of the throne, Rafael, the ox, on the north side of the throne, Gavriel, the man, on the west side of the throne, Phanuel(Uriel), the eagle, on the south side of the throne. They are the greatest among all the children of heaven. The Irin and Qaddishin are the highest of all the angles after the Metatron Enoch, the King of Angels.