[Judaic] The archetypal symbol of God's gevurah, God's power, the Throne of Glory is one of the six things that preexists Creation (Gen. 1:4). The throne is represented on the Ark of the Covenant as two Cherubim whose wings form God's "Seat of Mercy." Isaiah likewise describes God upon a seat in his vision in the Temple (Chapter 6). Ezekiel's vision describes God upon a chariot, also supported by Cherubim. Some understand that both prophets are describing the same entity. As a result it is sometimes characterized as God's "Throne-Chariot." There are many vivid descriptions of the Throne and its prominent features. It is a celestial sky blue, the same blue that is part of the fringes an Israelite must wear. When sitting upon the Throne in judgment, God is draped in a supernal robe of purple inscribed with the names of the martyrs of Israel (Mid. Teh.). The Throne is also inscribed with the image of the patriarch Jacob. Thus the Throne, like God's tefillin, represents the metaphysica...
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