ARCH OF HEAVEN

Job (xxvai, 11) compares heaven to an arch supported by pillars. “The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.”

Doctor Cutbush, on this passage, remarks, “The arch in this instance is allegorical, not only of the arch of heaven, but of the higher degree of Masonry, commonly called the Holy Royal Arch. The pillars which support the arch are emblematical of Wisdom and Strength; the former denoting the wisdom of the Supreme Architect, and the latter the stability of the Universe” (see the American edition of Brewster's Encyclopedia).