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    "figure_id": "FOS_0253",
    "figure_name": "Heavenly Court and Divine Council Imagery",
    "technical_name": "Heavenly court, divine council, throne assembly, and celestial tribunal imagery",
    "alternate_names": "heavenly court imagery; divine council imagery; celestial tribunal imagery; throne assembly imagery",
    "page_slug": "heavenly-court-and-divine-council-imagery",
    "reader_category": "Divine rule, judgment, and heavenly deliberation / Heavenly court imagery",
    "bullinger_class": "Biblical imagery and motif forms",
    "simple_definition": "Heavenly court and divine council imagery presents God’s throne, court, attendants, books, witnesses, or council assembly to show that earthly events are governed by divine rule and final judgment.",
    "technical_definition": "A celestial-court motif in which heavenly assembly scenes portray God’s sovereign judgment, royal deliberation, prophetic commissioning, accusation answered, books opened, or public vindication before the divine throne.",
    "source_hint": "Wave 29 draft-normalized heavenly-court imagery review; distinguish from general throne imagery by focusing on court assembly, council, judgment, witnesses, books, and heavenly attendants.",
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      "reference": "1 Kings 22:19",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him",
      "explanation": "The prophet sees earthly politics under the authority of the heavenly court.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized prophetic revelation/heavenly messenger/apocalyptic judgment imagery review",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0253",
      "figure_name": "Heavenly Court and Divine Council Imagery",
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      "reference": "Job 1:6",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD",
      "explanation": "The heavenly court frame sets Job’s earthly suffering within divine sovereignty.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized prophetic revelation/heavenly messenger/apocalyptic judgment imagery review",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0253",
      "figure_name": "Heavenly Court and Divine Council Imagery",
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      "reference": "Job 2:1",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves",
      "explanation": "The repeated court scene confirms that accusation is not outside God’s rule.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized prophetic revelation/heavenly messenger/apocalyptic judgment imagery review",
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      "figure_name": "Heavenly Court and Divine Council Imagery",
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      "reference": "Ps. 82:1",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "God standeth in the congregation of the mighty",
      "explanation": "Council imagery portrays God judging corrupt rulers or powers.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized prophetic revelation/heavenly messenger/apocalyptic judgment imagery review",
      "source_section": "Prophetic Revelation, Heavenly Messenger, and Apocalyptic Judgment Imagery Forms",
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      "representative": "no",
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      "example_id": "EX29_0025",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0253",
      "figure_name": "Heavenly Court and Divine Council Imagery",
      "page_slug": "heavenly-court-and-divine-council-imagery",
      "reference": "Ps. 89:7",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints",
      "explanation": "The heavenly assembly imagery magnifies God’s incomparable holiness.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized prophetic revelation/heavenly messenger/apocalyptic judgment imagery review",
      "source_section": "Prophetic Revelation, Heavenly Messenger, and Apocalyptic Judgment Imagery Forms",
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      "example_id": "EX29_0026",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0253",
      "figure_name": "Heavenly Court and Divine Council Imagery",
      "page_slug": "heavenly-court-and-divine-council-imagery",
      "reference": "Isa. 6:1-3",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne... and the seraphims",
      "explanation": "Isaiah’s commission arises from the throne-room assembly of the Holy One.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized prophetic revelation/heavenly messenger/apocalyptic judgment imagery review",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0253",
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      "reference": "Dan. 7:9-10",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the judgment was set, and the books were opened",
      "explanation": "The heavenly court image announces judgment over beastly kingdoms.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized prophetic revelation/heavenly messenger/apocalyptic judgment imagery review",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0253",
      "figure_name": "Heavenly Court and Divine Council Imagery",
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      "reference": "Zech. 3:1",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand",
      "explanation": "The court scene dramatizes accusation answered by divine cleansing.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized prophetic revelation/heavenly messenger/apocalyptic judgment imagery review",
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      "reference": "Rev. 4:4",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "round about the throne were four and twenty seats",
      "explanation": "The heavenly throne assembly frames worship, rule, and judgment.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized prophetic revelation/heavenly messenger/apocalyptic judgment imagery review",
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      "reference": "Rev. 20:12",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books",
      "explanation": "The opened books imagery presents final judgment before God.",
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