Who is Reverand Straik from That Hideous Strength and what is their importance?

Reverend Straik is also a member of the inner circle in the N.I.C.E., but he is newer to it than Frost and Wither. He is a Reverend, and is therefore preoccupied with Biblical symbolism. He is the one who tells Mark that the Bible speaks of a time when man would sit on the thrown of the universe, and that time is drawing near. Wither kills him during the chaos after the banquet at the N.I.C.E.