Hashem Hu Ha'E-lokim going up or coming down...

There are 2 ways to view the 7 'Hashem Hu Ha'E-lokim' by neilah: Either Hashem comes down 7 levels into E-lokim or E-lokim gets Elavated 7 levels up into shem Hashem. This is accomplished through the 5 viduyim that we say on yom Kippur.

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