Discourse on the Angels or Spirits of Empires

...truly, he opens himself to be shared by all, a sea of light born from God, but remaining the one source of all things; and to that source, the Angels who were set over each nation were to lead those who followed them. We must consider Melchizedek A mysterious figure from the Book of Genesis who was both a king and a priest; he is often seen in Christian theology as a "type" or precursor to Christ., who was a priest most dear to God—not a priest of those gods who do not exist, but of the Most High God, who truly is God. For the Theologians Likely referring to the early Church Fathers or the authors of the Bible. did not simply and entirely call Melchizedek "dear to God," but also called him a "priest." This was to signify clearly to the wise that he had not only turned himself toward the one who is truly God, but that he also served as a Pontiff original: Pontificem. While this later became a title for the Pope, here it carries its older meaning of a "chief priest" or "bridge-builder" between humanity and the divine.—a leader for others to reach the true and only G O D, and so forth.

For there is one source of all things and one providence. It must not be thought in any way that God presides over the Jews as if by a mere roll of the dice original: "sortitò" (by lot). The author is arguing against the idea that God "lucked into" ruling Israel while other gods got other nations., while Angels—either as equals, or with opposing wills, or as some other "gods"—rule over the other nations. Rather, that divine oracle must be understood with this insight: it is not as if God divided our Empire with other gods or Angels, and was himself created as a leader or prefect of the Israelite people by lot. Instead, while there is one providence of the Most High over all things, he distributed all men to his Angels to be led back to himself for the sake of their salvation.

Yet, almost alone among all people, the Israelites turned to receive the illumination and knowledge of the true Lord. Therefore, when Theology In this context, "Theology" refers to the Holy Scriptures or the study of divine revelation. recounts that the Israelite people gave themselves over to the worship of the true God as their portion, it says: "he became the Lord’s portion." However, when it explains that this same people—in the same way as other nations—was handed over and committed to one of the holy Angels so that through his work they might acknowledge the one source of all things, it says that Michael The Archangel Michael, traditionally regarded in Judaism and Christianity as the protector of the people of Israel (cf. Daniel 10:13, 21). was set over the Jews. This teaches us clearly and plainly that there is one providence extending to all things, which stands by infinite degrees above all powers—both those that escape the gaze of the eyes and those perceived by the sense of sight—