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So this “seraph” appearance of Jesus identifies him as “Holy Wisdom,” Sophia, the Wisdom of God, the “Angel of Great Counsel.” The point of such a representation is to demonstrate that Jesus, the eternal Logos/Word, was born as a human/divine figure and was crucified. And that this crucifixion is the self-offering sacrifice of Christ as Great High Priest, and as such, he is a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek, which preceded the later Levitical priesthood of the Jews.
For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;