Isaiah 6:2 (WEB)
Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew.
Catechism · 1
“…(the four living beings), the servants of the Old and New Covenants (the twenty-four elders), the new People of God (the one hundred and forty-four thousand),” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Rev 4- 5; 7:1-8; 14:1; Isa 6:2-3.
Fathers and councils · 13
Origen
“…“I saw the Lord of hosts sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and the seraphim stood round about it: the one had six wings, and the other had six wings.”” — editor's note: Cf. Isa. vi. 1, 2.
Read the whole comment- Origen, Against Celsus VI.18Book VI
“I might have mentioned, moreover, what is said of those beings which are called seraphim by the Hebrews, and described in Isaiah, who cover the face and feet of God, and of those called cherubim, whom Ezekiel has described, and the postures of these, and of the manner in which God is said to be borne upon the cherubim.” — editor's note: Cf. Isa. vi. 2.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“And yet Ezekiel the Prophet even made a description of them, as far as was possible, saying that every one has four faces, one of a man, another of a lion, another of an eagle, and another of a calf; and that each one had six wings, and they had eyes on all sides; and that under each one was a wheel of four sides.” — editor's note: In Ezekiel i. 6–11, the four living creatures have each four wings, as also in x. 21 according to the Hebrew. But in the latter passage, according to the…
Read the whole comment“We make mention also of the Seraphim, whom Esaias in the Holy Spirit saw standing around the throne of God, and with two of their wings veiling their face, and with twain their feet, while with twain they did fly, crying Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Sabaoth.” — editor's note: Is. vi. 2, 3.
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Augustine of Hippo
“But yet the Scripture hath not declared that God made this formlessness, any more than it hath declared many other things; as the ‘Cherubim,’ and ‘Seraphim,’ and those of which the apostle distinctly speaks, ‘Thrones,’ ‘Dominions,’ ‘Principalities,’ ‘Powers,’ all of which it is manifest God made.” — editor's note: Isa. vi. 2, and xxxvii. 16.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“Eran.—Then He was not unlimited even before the incarnation, for the prophet saw Him surrounded by the Seraphim.” — editor's note: Isaiah vi. 2
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Ambrose of Milan
“Do thou, then (like the angels), cover thy face with thy hands, for it is not given thee to look into surpassing mysteries!” — editor's note: Cf. Is. vi. 2; Exod. iii. 6. But perhaps the reference is to Job xxxi. 26–28—“If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness, and my…
Read the whole comment“However, when I read that the seraphim stand, how can I suppose that men may sit on the right hand or the left of the Son of God?” — editor's note: Isa. vi. 2.
Read the whole comment“And the Seraphim stood round about Him, each one had six wings, and with two they were covering His face, and with two they were covering His feet, and with two they were flying; and they cried out one to the other, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Sabaoth, the whole earth is full of His majesty.”” — editor's note: Isa. vi. 1–3.
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Jerome
“These are the two seraphim which glorify the Trinity with threefold song and are stored among the treasures of the church.” — editor's note: Isa. vi. 2, 3. See Letter, XVIII. ante.
Read the whole comment“…that the devil may repent, and—an error more important than these—he has declared in his commentary upon Isaiah that the Seraphim mentioned by the prophet are the divine Son and the Holy Ghost.” — editor's note: Isa. vi. 2. See Letter XVIII.
Read the whole comment“In the portion of Isaiah which describes the crying of the two seraphim he explains these to be the Son and the Holy Ghost; but have not I altered this hateful explanation into a reference to the two testaments?” — editor's note: Isa. vi. 2.
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Ephrem the Syrian
“They that had proclaimed the Son Holy, by and by saw Him when He was reviled among the gainsayers; He bore the contempt and taught praise.” — editor's note: Is. vi. 2; Mat. xxvi. 53; 1 Tim. iii. 16.
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Cross-references · 14
Cited together in Letters Letter 61.
Cited together in Confessions XII.22.
Cited together in Against Celsus I.43.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.21.
Cited together in Against Celsus I.43.
Cited together in Against Celsus I.43.
Cited together in Letters Letter 61.
Cited together in Letters Letter 61.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.21.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.21.
Cited together in Confessions XII.22.
Cited together in Letters Letter 61.
Cited together in Confessions XII.22.
Cited together in On the Holy Spirit III.21.