What is an angel?
- Messenger of God in the Bible
- Aspect of God
- God Himself as the messenger
- "Pure contingent spirits"
- Divine beings
- "Sons of God"
- Creatures of good
- Spirits of love
- Intermediate between God and men
- They are not omniscient
- They can take on different forms
- Manifest God's energy
- Deva, god, or deity
- Heavenly deities to help in the judgement of the soul
- Patronize human beings and other creatures
- Former humans or spirits of humans yet to be born
- Asexual and not belonging to either gender
- Look more like male human beings
- Names are masculine
- "Those holy souls who have severed attachment to the earthly world, who are free from the fetters of self and passion and who have attached their hearts to the divine realm and the merciful kingdom."
- Protecting and guiding human beings
- Carrying out God's tasks
- Deliver messages to mankind
- Minister to humanity
- Teach doctrines of salvation
- Call mankind to repentance
- Give priesthood keys
- Save individuals in perilous times
- Guide humankind
- Often seen with wings.
- Immortal and superior to humans
Angels are sent into this world for testing while they are in the form of humans.
"There are no angels who minister to this earth, but those that do belong or have belonged to it."
- Adam (the first man) is now the archangel Michael
- Gabriel lived on the earth as Noah
- Gabriel is represented with wings.
- They leave the heights and the most elevated dwelling to approach human nature.
- In the book of Genesis Abraham meets with three angels and Lot meets with two. One of the angels tasks was to inform Abraham of his coming child. The other two angels were to save Lot and to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel
Examples:
Some famous angels and their tasks:
- Lucifer or the light bearer is the angel that challenges god
- Michael or who is like God is the angel that performs God's kindness
- Gabriel or the strength of God is the angel that performs acts of justice and power
- Raphael or meaning God Heals is the angel with God's healing force
- Uriel or meaning God is my light is the angel that leads us to destiny
- Satan or the prosecuter is the angel that brings people's sins before them in the heavenly court
Charmed: The Elders and the Whitelighters
Constantine: Gabriel
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