Martyrdoom Of Isaiah Research Paper

The ¬Ascension of Isaiah can easily be divided into two main sections: a story of Isaiah’s martyrdom (Asc. Is. 1-5) and the Ascension of Isaiah (6-11). Each section has a significantly different story to tell. The Martyrdom of Isaiah tells the story of Isaiah during the reign of Hezekiah, King of Judah, and later the reign of Hezekiah’s son, Manasseh. In the Ascension of Isaiah, it tells about Isaiah’s vision of himself ascending up through each level of heaven until he reaches the seventh heaven. Throughout the whole text,
In the first chapter of the text Isaiah proceeds tells the King a prophecy in which his son takes the throne but he does not stay true to his father’s commands, Manasseh instead will start to follow Satan and his angels. …show more content…
The image of the “seventh heaven” is referenced to numerous times throughout the text, most of which occur in the story of the Ascension of Isaiah, chapters six through eleven. With the number seven having many symbolic meanings like wholeness and completion, one could interpret the last heaven or the “seventh heaven” as being the last stage that brings all of the other six heavens together as one. The angel that came to guide Isaiah was sent form the seventh heaven. Isaiah is told that once he reaches the seventh heaven that he will become equal with the angels that reside there.
In this seventh heaven, Isaiah first sees the Lord Christ standing in front of him and the angels that surround him (9:27). He then joins in with all the angels in worshiping Him. While he was praising the Lord Christ, he sees another Glorious One, and then the angels start to worship both of them in the same (9:33). Isaiah’s mediating angel tells him that this second angel is the Holy Spirit and that Isaiah should worship him just like he worshiped the Lord Christ (9:36). Isaiah then watches as both the Lord Christ and the Holy Spirit turn and praise God (9:40). This mention of a