The Sepraphim is another type of Heavenly winged creature. And here we see that they have six wings. In Madonna’s entrance, large wings covered her throne, shielding the public from her presence. The inference is that she, Madonna, is a goddess, making her grand entrance. Interestingly, in the book of Ezekiel, there is a passage addressed to Satan that describes Satan, before he sinned as
“Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth†again referring to the status of shielding the glory of The Lord.
As Madonna stood on her throne, she wore a horned helmet, which is an ancient pagan symbol of being a “god-king.†The use of
the horned helmet as a symbol of godhood
dates back to Sumerian culture, the oldest recorded civilization. The great ancient historian, Herodotus stated that the horned helmet is the “sure sign of divinity†(
The History of Herodotus: A new English version, ed. Volume 1 By Herodotus p 480). With the Egyptian theme so prominent in the performance it seemed that Madonna was invoking the goddess,
Isis
, whose name means “she of the throne.†All these themes go back to the original deception of Satan in the Garden of Eden:<blockquote>
Now the serpent was more [subtle] than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods..†– Genesis 3:1-5</blockquote>