The Spiritual Realm Has Rank

Once you know elohim is a category rather than a rank, the obvious question follows: is the spiritual world just a flat crowd of equals?
The answer fits in a line: "The spiritual realm has rank and hierarchy: Yahweh is the Most High."
The Bible names the tiers rather than hinting at them. Paul lists thrones and dominions and rulers and authorities - and then says every one of them was created through Christ and for him. The psalms call Yahweh a great King above all gods, exalted far above them.
So membership in the category never implied parity. It means these beings belong to the unseen world. Where they stand within it is a separate question, and Scripture answers it consistently: beneath the one who made them.
Scripture links:
- Psalm 95:3 - "a great God, and a great King above all gods."
- Psalm 97:9 - "you are exalted far above all gods."
- Colossians 1:16 - "thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created through him."
- Daniel 10:13 - "Michael, one of the chief princes."
Same category. Very different standing.