the n.t. god's angels are based on models taken from antiquity and the babylonian demons even the name reflects these roots anger loss is greek for messenger and the cherub bears a resemblance to the early demons. certain you see this is the pseudo dionysius is the ideal author because he imagines the angels heaven as a world organized according to three sets of three it's made up of spheres nested in each other until they reach the highest mystery whose god i'm got. one from the same person again and here on this highest mystery received only as a sea of light divine glory is radiated to the world below so now it consists not just of visible light but also of the knowledge of who god actually is this is