It doesn't help that some translations and word meanings have been lost or evolved throughout the centuries.
Such is the case with the term “seraph” which is a type of celestial or heavenly being in the Judaism and Christian faith—but it also means snakes.
The literal translation is “burning ones” but it's a synonym for serpents in the Hebrew Bible. A passage from the book of Isaiah describes seraphs as burning six-winged beings that fly around God's throne.
They didn't have the same status as angels, and weren't considered to one until later sources grouped them into that division.
A passage from Revelation describes them as forever being in God's presence while another text describes them as “dragon-shaped angels.”
That begs the question to many serious theologians: does Christianity believe that God has a pack of fiery dragon angels that surround him at all times?
I know if I was an all-powerful omnipotent being, that is probably the first thing I would do!
