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in the heavenly kingdom with God at the top and various kinds of angels below in descending values; in the earthly kingdoms with the monarch at the top down to the nobility and finally ending with the peasantry; in the animal kingdom with the lion at the top; the bird world with the eagle at the top; the plant world with the rose at the height which page?

Rick Patterson The hierarchy of angels is discussed in the first section of the fifth chapter ("The Links In The Chain"), especially on pages 37-38. The concept of "…moreThe hierarchy of angels is discussed in the first section of the fifth chapter ("The Links In The Chain"), especially on pages 37-38. The concept of "primate" within each class (e.g. dolphin, eagle, lion, emperor) is discussed in the previous chapter ("The Chain Of Being") on page 27.(less)

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