Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-24332685-20140111015135/@comment-24944355-20140728071443

Actually the Emperor at the time of the heresy was no match for the chaos gods which is why he had himself placed in the golden throne. I the Emperor has died then his spirit would have entered the warp and been shredded by Khorne & co. The throne anchored The Emperor's spirit in the mortal world where the chaos gods have little direct power. It would have been like the difference of meeting an army on a flat plain compared to being behind castle walls, being anchored to the physical plain made it far harder for the chaos gods to attack him directly.

In the present period however The Emperor has gained so much power that he is probably more powerful than any of the chaos gods individually, the question is he powerful enough to beat ALL of them at once. The Emperor is probably unsure of that himself which is one reason he is waiting as long as he can before allowing his body to die so as to meet the ruinous powers in the warp for the epic showdown.