{"id":114527,"date":"2026-11-08T16:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T16:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=114527"},"modified":"2026-11-08T16:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T16:17:06","slug":"hierarchy-of-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/hierarchy-of-angels\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5929\u4f7f\u7684\u7b49\u7ea7\uff1a\u4e5d\u4e2a\u54c1\u7ea7\u53ca\u5176\u6765\u6e90"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The hierarchy of angels is the old teaching that the angels stand in nine choirs, three groups of three, with the seraphim at the top and the ones simply called angels at the bottom. It comes to us from the Celestial Hierarchy, a book written about the year 500 under the borrowed name of Dionysius the Areopagite. The Bible itself, as we read it, gives the names and never says which of them stands above which. The one thing Scripture\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scripture names kinds of angels but never ranks them. The nine choirs come from a book written about AD 500; here is what the churches say of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-114527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38193,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/understanding-archangels\/","url_meta":{"origin":114527,"position":0},"title":"What Are Archangels and Their Roles?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"24 5 \u6708, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the role of archangels in Christianity, their meanings, and how these divine messengers influence your spiritual journey!","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian Education\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The creation of the world, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00175.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00175.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00175.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00175.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5740,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/bible-metrics-how-many-angels-are-there-in-total\/","url_meta":{"origin":114527,"position":1},"title":"Bible Metrics: How Many Angels are There in Total?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"18 7 \u6708, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Curious about the number of angels mentioned in the Bible? 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