Isaías 24:21 Cábala: Heikhalot Rabbati & Sha'arei Orah

And when Rabbi Nehunya ben Hakkanah saw this decree, he caused me at once to descend to the Merkabha and I questioned Surya the Prince of the Presence. And he said to me: “Ten men did the heavenly court of justice write down, and gave them unto Sammael the wicked, the genius of Rome, saying: ‘Go out and destroy from the mighty of Israel every good member, thigh and shoulder, to fulfill the decree’: “And he that stealeth a man and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.” And the sons of Jacob stole Joseph their brother and sold him, what shall be done concerning them? At once was the authority given to Samael to destroy ten of the mighty in their stead, in order to fulfill the decree. And a vengeance to be avenged upon him is laid up against him until the time shall come when ‘The Lord shall punish the host of the high ones on high,’ for he shall be cut down and cast upon the earth, ne and all the princes of the kingdoms in the height, as the goats and sheep of the day of atonement.”

His title God of Hosts-Elohi”m Tzva’ot-אלהי״ם צבאו״ת is the matter of the Divine quality that draws forth all kinds of judgment-Din and might-Gevurah from the left side. It draws fear-Pachad-פחד from the Divine quality of understanding-Binah, waging the battles of HaShem of Hosts-HaShem Tzva’ot-יהו״ה צבאו״ת both above and below. About this the verse states,⁴⁶Isaiah 24:21 “On that day, HaShem-יהו״ה will deal with the hosts of the heavens in the heavens, and with the kings of the earth on the earth.”

Now, the matter of war is as follows: Know, that when HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, wants to uproot a nation or humble it, He does not uproot that nation until He first topples its ministering angel. This is as our sages, of blessed memory, stated,⁵²Midrash Shir HaShirim Rabba 8:13 “The Holy One, blessed is He, does not topple a nation until He first topples its ministering angel, as it states,⁵³Isaiah 24:21 ‘And it shall be that on that day HaShem-יהו"ה will deal with the hosts of the heavens in the heavens and with the kings of the earth on the earth.’” Know and believe that when Pharaoh pursued the children of Israel at the sea, it states,⁵⁴Exodus 14:7 “He took six hundred elite chariots and all the chariots of Egypt.” This is because this battle was fought both above and below, and the greater battle took place in the heavens.