Well, as a born again believer, I alway saw Eru Lluvatar as God, Yaweh, El Shaddai, Jehove, etc. the creator of all. To me, (as is possible with Tolkien, also a born again believer), the vala seem to be archangels like Lucifer:melkor, and many others like Michael, Gabriel, etc. The number 7 is also a number oft used in the Bible. I also saw the Maiar as lesser angels, like normal angels. I do have reasons, but that would take pages and pages, so i will spare you the rhetoric. The silmarillion is at least in the beginning, very similar to Genesis (as well as other parts of the Bible that are concerned with angels. Anyway, don't mess in the affairs of dragons, because you are good crispy with ketchup!
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