God
Type-Moon: A Little Opening Counts as an Opening?Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Background / History
- 2.1Canaan and the Old Testament
- 2.2The confrontation in Rome
- 2.3El’s usurpation
- 2.4Later claims to divine identity
- 3Appearance
- 4Personality
- 5Power Progression
- 6Abilities & Powers
- 6.1Divine power
- 6.2Apocalyptic authority
- 6.3Creation and the Trinity
- 6.4Angel mythology
- 6.5Authorities recorded in the Old Testament
- 6.6Primordial wrath
- 7Relationships
- 8Notable Quotes
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Background / History
- 2.1Canaan and the Old Testament
- 2.2The confrontation in Rome
- 2.3El’s usurpation
- 2.4Later claims to divine identity
- 3Appearance
- 4Personality
- 5Power Progression
- 6Abilities & Powers
- 6.1Divine power
- 6.2Apocalyptic authority
- 6.3Creation and the Trinity
- 6.4Angel mythology
- 6.5Authorities recorded in the Old Testament
- 6.6Primordial wrath
- 7Relationships
- 8Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | God (上帝) 30 |
| Alias(es) | Yahweh; Jehovah; the Almighty Father; the One and Only God; the Ancient of Days; the Eternal Exalted One; the Rider of the Clouds 30 36 37 475 479 |
| Species/Race | God 37 |
| Gender | Masculine; referred to as the Father. Related theological traditions also attribute feminine or combined paternal and maternal qualities to God 30 31 584 592 |
| Occupation/Role | Creator and divine authority behind the Apocalypse; source of the power represented by angel mythology 18 31 37 540 546 |
| Identity | Novia eventually recognizes himself as the God of the Old Testament, despite having previously confronted Yahweh in Rome 37 544 |
| First Appearance | John’s vision of the Great White Throne 31; directly confronts Novia 37 |
Background / History
Christian doctrine identifies God as the Almighty Father, maker of all things visible and invisible, and Jesus Christ as his Son. Novia later explains that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one God while remaining distinct in personhood 30 31.
John’s vision of the Apocalypse shows God seated on the Great White Throne. Fire descends from heaven, the former world passes away, and God declares that he is making everything new 31.
When the Apocalypse begins, Moses and Noah appear in their physical forms through God’s power. Novia then ascends to confront Yahweh directly, seeking to stop the destruction of humanity 36 37.
Canaan and the Old Testament
Yahweh’s origins are described as exceptionally complex. Within the Old Testament’s Canaanite background, he shares names and attributes with earlier deities, including El and Baal. El and Yahweh were identified with one another in several passages of Deuteronomy, while names such as El Shadday derive from El. Yahweh also incorporated elements associated with Baal, including the provision of agricultural abundance through rain 475 479.
These textual associations do not make the surviving Canaanite El identical to the true God. In the distant past, God slaughtered the Canaanite gods, including El. El remembers the attacker as a silver-haired man whose overwhelming power surpassed anything he understood. He remains uncertain whether humanity’s Old Testament mythology produced that existence or whether the mythology arose from his deeds, and notes that Canaan was not the only Age of Gods he exterminated 536 537.
The Old Testament is subsequently explained as a record of God’s actions interpreted by humans from their own historical and ethnic perspectives. His actual existence is therefore distinguished from the image of him preserved in scripture 540 542.
The confrontation in Rome
God resides beyond the visible world, in a mysterious region where gaps in spacetime beyond the planet converge. Moses explains that observing imaginary space is insufficient to reach him; entry through the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven is required 37.
Romulus later reveals that the Roman gods had fought the forces of Heaven to make Novia’s approach possible. Even their combined host nearly fell to the Regent of Heaven. Michael’s decision to send the other three archangels into battle gave Romulus an opportunity to reach the mortal world and bestow the Roman gods’ authorities upon Novia 210.
Yahweh nevertheless stripped those authorities from Novia during their confrontation. Novia’s rebellion against the One God subsequently became an established deed upon the Boundary Record Belt and a foundation of his Noble Phantasm, Nay, Annihilation of the Firmament 37 39.
El’s usurpation
El exploited the Book of Daniel’s simultaneous presentation of an Eternal Exalted One and a rider of the clouds. By turning the apparent presence of two divine figures into a theological mystery, he obscured the Old Testament and appropriated its recorded powers 537.
This made El the God of the Old Testament as represented by human scripture, not the true being behind it. Metatron likewise understood that El had merely usurped the concept of God and continued to acknowledge only her true Lord 541 542.
During his battle with Novia, El invoked authorities derived from Isaiah, Exodus, Psalms, Daniel, and Genesis. His synchronization with humanity’s image of the Creator granted him an immense array of cosmic and conceptual powers, but he still could not overcome Novia 543 544 546.
Novia then fully recognized himself as the God of the Old Testament. He connected Isaiah’s account of Jehovah slaying Leviathan to his own killing of the creature in Rome. This recognition establishes his identity without making El’s appropriation of the scriptural image equivalent to becoming the true God 542 544.
Later claims to divine identity
Shekinah later assumed the position of Midrash God by accepting humanity’s transmitted legends. Within the world founded upon Midrash, she functioned as its sole omnipotent Lord, but was also bound to act in accordance with those legends 588 590 594.
Lilith challenged that position by transforming into the Demiurge and invoking the Gnostic names Yaldabaoth, Saklas, and Samael. Because both the God of Midrash and the Gnostic Demiurge could be identified as the God of the Old Testament, her transformation created a conceptual contradiction in Shekinah’s claim to exclusive divine identity 598.
The Demiurge later perceived Novia as an absolute “unchanging,” comparable to a fundamental axiom, in contrast to his own existence as ceaseless transformation and usurpation. Novia subsequently generated the primordial blazing wrath of God the Father in his palm. The narration explicitly distinguishes this from imitation: he himself was the god passing judgment upon the false god 602 603.
Appearance
God’s manifestation before Novia is only a fraction of his being 37.
- Dazzling, profound golden eyes appear before Novia 37.
- His hands are wreathed in brilliant flames 37.
- His voice manifests as a vibration that shakes planets and the universe 37.
- He remains seated upon a jeweled throne, supporting his cheek with his left hand and wearing a gentle smile while preparing an overwhelming attack 37.
- El’s recollection of the destruction of Canaan depicts the attacker as a silver-haired man 536 537.
Personality
God regards the Apocalypse as a necessary purification. He argues that unchecked human desire would destroy both humanity and the planet; Novia rejects the decision and fights to prevent it 37.
His proclamation during that confrontation is emotionless despite his gentle expression. Novia interprets his objective as the repeated cleansing of human desires to prevent the final Age of Steel 37.
El’s understanding of the Old Testament presents a more arbitrary image: a being who grants grace or mercy to whomever he chooses and acts without needing to justify himself through human distinctions of good and evil. This characterization concerns God as understood through the Old Testament and El’s interpretation of it, rather than erasing the distinction between the scriptural record and the actual being 542 543.
Later accounts emphasize the protection underlying his ancient deeds: he granted salvation to the weak and kind, killed those who sought his life, and continued advancing until humans naturally gathered around him. The being they followed is described as a human, rather than a god or angel, despite the divinity they perceived in him 580.
Power Progression
| Stage / Manifestation | Development or demonstrated scope | Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| Creator and triune God | Doctrine identifies the Father as maker of all visible and invisible things, with Father, Son, and Holy Spirit constituting one God in distinct personhood 30 31. | 30 31 |
| Apocalyptic revelation | Appears upon the Great White Throne as the former heaven and earth pass away; heavenly fire destroys the old world before its renewal 31. | 31 |
| Partial manifestation before Novia | Overwhelms Novia’s Roman-pantheon authority, removes it, and displays power beyond Albion’s ability to comprehend or predict 37. | 37 |
| Ancient destruction of Canaan, revealed retrospectively | El recalls a silver-haired being annihilating him and the Canaanite gods; the destruction extended beyond a single Age of Gods 536 537. | 536 537 |
| Old Testament authority appropriated by El | El acquires the human-recorded image of God, including planetary, galactic, spacetime, and conceptual authorities. This is a usurped representation, not an advancement of the true God 542 543. | 542 543 |
| Novia’s recognition of his identity | Novia realizes that he is the God of the Old Testament and withstands El’s escalating divine power without retreating 544 546. | 544 546 |
| Midrash God assumed by Shekinah | Shekinah accepts humanity’s legends and gains omnipotent authority within Midrash, while remaining bound by the legends defining that position 588 590 594. | 588 590 594 |
| Judgment of the false god | Novia is perceived as an absolute, axiomatic “unchanging” and directly generates the primordial wrath of God the Father rather than imitating it 602 603. | 602 603 |
Abilities & Powers
Divine power
- Even a partial manifestation overwhelms Novia while he bears the authority of the Roman pantheon 37.
- His power exceeds what Albion, the strongest dragon, can understand or deduce 37.
- He strips Novia of the Roman pantheon’s authority during their confrontation 37 40.
- He manifests Moses and Noah in their true physical forms rather than as summoned Servants 36.
- His power is described as extending beyond the planet and as capable of destroying all phenomena, heaven, and earth 37.
- The energy scattered by his collision with Novia is sufficient to bring about a destruction comparable to Ragnarok 37.
- Directly meeting God’s gaze is lethal under the rule expressed as “no one may see Me and live.” Angel mythology inherits this restriction; Shekinah and Lilith are discussed as possible exceptions 541.
Apocalyptic authority
- The Apocalypse in John’s vision brings heavenly fire and the passing of the former world 31.
- Yahweh intends to cleanse human desires to avert a barren end for the planet 37.
- He tells Novia that, regardless of his resistance, he will ascend to the Spiritual Throne 37.
- The envisioned renewal removes death, grief, sorrow, and hesitation along with the former world 31.
- Novia’s Words of Revelation Holy Spirit reproduces an apocalyptic process through which his Spirit Origin rises toward the Holy Spirit, eventually surpassing the Heroic Spirit Summoning System and the Counter Force and approaching absolute dominion over creation 39.
Creation and the Trinity
Church theology assigns complementary creative functions to the three divine persons: the Father creates existence from nothing, the Son gives all things form, and the Holy Spirit makes all things good. These are not treated as three separate beginnings or three gods 107.
A related formulation identifies the Father with God’s existence, the Son with God’s wisdom, and the Holy Spirit with God’s will. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of both Father and Son without being either person 549.
Other traditions discussed in the narrative attribute combined paternal and maternal generative power to Anat-Jehovah, describing living beings as begotten rather than merely created. Kabbalistic Understanding, or Binah, is associated with God’s feminine attributes and the womb nurturing the Holy Spirit 584 592.
Angel mythology
Angels were not originally independent attendants standing beside God. The beings he initially regarded as weapons were understood by ancient humans as gods. Humanity’s interpretations of his deeds subsequently produced the conceptual framework of angels 540.
- An angel is fundamentally a vessel for power, comparable to a Conceptual Dress 540.
- Accumulated stories shaped these vessels into named archangels 540.
- Angels are described as servants created to praise and glorify God, but possess free will and may accept or refuse commands 540.
- God, as the source of angel mythology, possesses the supreme power underlying its manifestations 546.
- Humanity’s expectations can define an angel’s role and basic behavior, as shown by Metatron’s identification as “Little Jehovah” 541.
Authorities recorded in the Old Testament
El’s usurpation demonstrates the powers available through humanity’s scriptural image of God. They are explicitly distinguished from possession of the true God’s identity 542 543.
| Authority | Demonstrated or stated effect |
|---|---|
| Isaiah, Exodus, Psalms, and Daniel | Confer the imposing authority of the One God, proclaimed as ruler of the world, universe, and all creation 543. |
| Genesis | Manifests the Creator’s authority on the basis that God created heaven and earth in the beginning 543. |
| Eternal recurrence | Bestows eternal recurrence upon living beings 543. |
| Planetary destruction | Pulverizes planets 543. |
| Death bestowal | Grants death to intelligent objects 543. |
| Galactic annihilation | Annihilates minor galaxies 543. |
| Spacetime attack | Attacks all of spacetime 543. |
| Conceptual evaporation | Evaporates targets at a conceptual level 543. |
| Authority usurpation | Usurps authorities 543. |
| Universal defense | Defends the universe 543. |
The recorded Almighty God also possesses a will capable of overturning the causality of physical phenomena. Consequently, the usual assumption that a lack of authentic ancient records makes a Mystery weaker does not apply straightforwardly to this power 546.
Primordial wrath
Novia directly generates a light containing the blazing wrath of God the Father. It is described as older than the universe and capable of enduring beyond the end of all things: the wrath of the primordial source that created everything and can likewise destroy everything 603.
The act parallels a passage from the Second Treatise of the Great Seth, in which Christ fashions the Father’s wrath into a spear of light to pierce the false god’s eye. Novia’s use is explicitly presented as divine judgment rather than reproduction of someone else’s power 603.
Relationships
- Jesus Christ — His Son; Christian doctrine describes Jesus as begotten of the Father. The Son is also identified with God’s wisdom and the giving of form to creation 30 107 549.
- Holy Spirit — Shares God’s essence while remaining distinct from the Father and Son in personhood. Identified with God’s will and with making creation good 31 107 549.
- Novia — Challenges God’s planned purification and confronts him to save humanity. El later reports that Yahweh retained records of Novia’s words and deeds from their first meeting in Rome. Novia ultimately recognizes himself as the God of the Old Testament and directly manifests the Father’s primordial wrath 37 479 544 603.
- Moses and Noah — Appear through God’s power during the Apocalypse. Moses had previously led the Hebrews under his command, while Noah built the ark to survive the world-destroying flood 36.
- El — A Canaanite creator and god-king historically identified with Yahweh in scripture, but distinct from the true God. God killed him in the ancient past; El later usurped the Old Testament’s divine image in an attempt to attain that power himself 475 536 537 542.
- Metatron — The King of Angels, also called “Little Jehovah.” She acknowledges only the true Lord, not El’s usurped identity, but wrongly interprets the Lord’s apparent tolerance of events as approval of her actions 541 546.
- Shekinah — A name and manifestation of God dwelling among the people and in holy places; also identified as the former Queen of Heaven. She later accepts humanity’s legends and claims the position of Midrash God 444 541 588 590.
- Lilith / Anat — Associated with the mother of treason and a former exception to the prohibition on beholding God. Her love and hatred are intertwined with her grievance against him, and her Demiurge transformation later challenges Shekinah’s divine identity 541 549 598.
- Little Mher and the Sasun lineage — The Armenian epic connects the Sasun family to God through its sea-goddess ancestress. Little Mher rebels against the God she believes toys with the family’s fate. Jehovah refuses to take Mher’s soul after the hero pierces seven angels and instead returns the hero to earth, immortal until the world’s end 512 513 527 531.
- Gabriel — Sent by God to separate David and Little Mher when their battle shook heaven and earth 516.
Notable Quotes
“Why are you borrowing Satan’s power? That is not meant for you. Discard it.” 37
“Why are you so foolish? This is necessary purification. Otherwise, human desires will destroy themselves, will destroy the planet.” 37
“No matter what, you will ascend to the Spiritual Throne.” 37
“The so-called One is One because He is One. What meaning does a mere increase or decrease in power have?” 37
“Behold, I make all things new.” 31