[Acolyte]

Could have been an inside job by the Seraphim Council, using the mask of God's ineffability to sidestep the issue that 1) Uriel and his followers were following their Words and remained unmarred by dissonance, but 2) were screwing up the War. In a more ominous look at things, Laurence is certainly a more tractable Commander than Uriel was. It also explains why "God" didn't choose a more capable angel: the Seraphim Council couldn't've controlled Khalid, Michael, or David as easily as they currently control Laurence.

Conspiracy theories!