Emmanuel

In the Testament of SOLOMON , the angel who thwarts the Lion-Shaped Demon and the legions of demons under his command. Emmanuel’s name means “God with us.” Emmanuel also is the angel of Malkuth, the tenth sephirah of the TREE OF LIFE . The name refers as well to Christ, the Son of God. Though not named in the Bible, Emmanuel is con- sidered to be the ANGEL OF THE LORD who appears in the furnace of King Nebuchadnezzar. DANIEL 3:13–30 tells how the king summons three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and sentences them to be burned alive in his furnace for their refusal to wor- ship his pagan gods and idols. The furnace is heated seven times hotter than normal, and the three men, bound in their clothing, are cast into it. The fire is so hot that the king’s men near the furnace are killed. But Shadrach, Mesach, and Abednego are then seen walking loose in the flames, unharmed, accompanied by a fourth and unknown man who has the appear- ance “like a son of the gods.” The three men are pulled out, and they and their God are honored by the king. In other angel lore, Emmanuel is said to be the son of an angel and a human woman. In MAGIC he is con- jured under the third Seal. In GEMATRIA , his name adds up to 644.