Isaiah 6

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

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Isaiah 6:3

“And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.”

One seraph called to another: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory"—the seraphim's liturgical proclamation announces the transcendent holiness and universal presence of God's glory. The tripled repetition of holy emphasizes that holiness is God's fundamental attribute; it is the defining feature of His character and presence. The connection between God's holiness and His universal glory suggests that holiness is not merely transcendent distance but active presence; God's holiness fills all creation. The call-and-response between seraphim suggests this is a cosmic liturgy, continuous praise of God's attributes from the heavenly court. This verse became foundational to Christian liturgical tradition (the Sanctus of the Eucharist) and shapes theological understanding of God's holiness throughout Scripture. The proclamation of holiness followed immediately by assertion of His glory throughout the earth suggests that God's transcendence is compatible with His immanent presence and activity.

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