Angelology Explained in Obsessive Detail

this investigation is sponsored by one dream angelology is the study of angels a class of supernatural beings thought to act as the intermediaries between God and humanity and for the most part their benevolent creatures but also extremely complex and sometimes quite scary in today's investigation we'll be focusing specifically on Christian angelology from a biblically accurate perspective and yes we're gonna get obsessively detailed with it while many do believe in the literal existence of these beings you don't have to be a Christian or even religious to appreciate this deep fascinating lore today we'll discover a number of alien-like Angelic species some of which are rarely talked about and will break into their inner workings from the hierarchy of Heaven to the way Angels actually think and behave and of course we'll assess the very limits of their incredible powers all this is guaranteed to throw any Angelic preconceptions you had out the church window but be warned it'll get 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free trial today thanks again to one dream the world of angels awaits us angels are mentioned approximately 200 times throughout the Bible split almost evenly between the Old and New Testaments but despite their many appearances angelology is considered a particularly difficult study because there are very few explicit descriptions of these beings and even fewer explanations on their nature when they do show up the focus tends not to be on the angel itself but instead the revelations and prophecies they bring and while it's true that these secrets are in the little details this vagueness has led to a long history of misunderstanding in modern day for example angels have a remarkably endearing reputation most people imagine them as patient compassionate and loving beings all of this is inaccurate unfortunately because it definitely doesn't match the angels in the scripture they're behavioral traits Heavenly priorities and hidden nature are a big part of what we'll be covering today but before all else we're gonna meet the Angels themselves admittedly it's a bit unconventional diving straight into the action before tackling the core of these beings but that's the way Angels do it they just kind of pop up out of nowhere speaking of which Angels aren't very good at making First Impressions and if an angel decides to visit you It's a virtual guarantee that they'll strike fear in your heart we know this because in most Angelic visitations recorded in the Bible the first thing they usually say is Be not Afraid Don't Be Afraid or simply fear not this commandment is head at 144 times considerably more than any other Heavenly instruction it's literally double compared to the 72 times people are commanded to love God you'd think that the glory of God's Messengers would be an enrapturing and Blissful experience but clearly that's not the case believe it or not there are more than a handful of good reasons why angels are worthy of your fear all of which we'll get to in due time but why was fear the default reaction upon First Sight while it's 100 biblically accurate to say that Angels sometimes appeared as regular looking humans it's likely that was the rare exception the very few explicit descriptions of angels tend to be so insane that many have interpreted them as possible visitations from extraterrestrials or interdimensional beings just not surprising because some of these Heavenly Creatures are downright alien nightmares the most unforgettable description of angels in the Bible is undoubtedly that recorded by a captive slave of the Babylonians at the bank of river in the remote wilderness this visitation is found in the very first chapter of the scripture bearing the name of this soon to be Prophet The Book of Ezekiel according to his first hand account Ezekiel looked up to the north and saw the heavens open up flying at him from out of a great fiery Cloud was the Old Testament God himself Yahweh sitting on his Sapphire throne and who else seemed to be driving this heavenly vehicle but a troop of angels as a charged atom from the heavens Ezekiel described them quote in the fire was what looked like four living creatures in appearance their form was human but each of them had four faces and four wings their feet were like those of a calf and they had human hands each of the four had the face of a human being each had the face of a lion the face of an ox and the face of an eagle the appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches the creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning I heard the sound of their wings like the Roar of Rushing Waters like the voice of the almighty end quote these four fiery four-headed Angels witnessed by Ezekiel are today identified as cherubim and while they do sound terrifying in all aspects at least their features are somewhat recognizable the same can't be said though for the other four Angels flying alongside them and some call these creatures the Thrones but I prefer the Hebrew term orphanum which means Wheels and that descriptor is pretty accurate if these wheels were from the fourth dimension ezekiel's words say it all cool as I looked at the living creatures the cherubim I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature the wheels sparkled like topaz each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting another wheel their rims were high and awesome and all four rims were full of eyes all around and quote I think we all agree that these psychedelic Wheels within Wheels covered in eyes flying at you from the heavens would have been a terrifying experience we'll revisit the cherubim and often him soon because there's so much more to say about them but before we really get to know our Angels it might be a good idea to know exactly where they rank in the Angelic hierarchy the scriptures speak many times of an assembly or Council of angels but that's just the tip of the iceberg from Heaven to Earth God's ethereal domain is apparently a very complex bureaucracy with various ranks roles and governing duties and special terms for each such as dominions Powers principalities and Archangels though the Bible isn't rich with these descriptions it lacks a clear rundown of the surprisingly intricate Angelic hierarchy thankfully angelologists are a dedicated bunch and from the many little hints see scripture contains it only took them a few centuries to figure it out since the birth of Christianity the forefathers and thinkers of the church studied the hierarchy of angels relentlessly and finally in the 4th Century A.D they joined forces for one final task to establish a consistent classification which they dubbed the nine choirs of angels each of these nine choirs can be thought of as a rank in the Angelic hierarchy then these ranks are organized based on those angels proximity to God in heaven and for the most part This was meant as a literal measure of distance from his holy presence but nine choirs is quite a lot and the number barely fits on two hands so in the 5th Century A.D the Christian neoplatonist Dionysus decided to simplify things in his magnum opus the celestial hierarchy Dionysus explained quote theology has given to these Celestial beings nine interpretive names and among these are Divine initiator distinguishes three threefold orders end quote these three threefold orders that neatly divide the nine choirs are known as the three spheres of angels a concept that heavily influenced the development of the Eastern Orthodox Church so beginning with the first sphere if you thought that Angels like Michael and Gabriel would be the ones closest to God well the answer is not even close the first fear are the angels that see God directly and remain in his presence and thus are thought to be his Divine attendance dionysius writes cool this is the first order of celestial beings which are established about God immediately encircling him and In Perpetual Purity they Encompass his eternal knowledge in that most high and eternal Angelic dance they know preeminently many Divine matters end quote because of their proximity to God these are the Angels responsible for communicating his will to the angels of the lower second and third spheres however each of these choirs definitely play their own unique roles and they each happen to be made up of a unique species of angel alright so for the first choir of the first sphere as we might expect the first is also the closest to God and these are the seraphim Above All Else the seraphim are the dedicated worshipers of God and their seemingly endless Legions are depicted in constant intense adoration and worship of his perfect Holiness flying around his Chariot and throne and singing their praises day and night in a never-ending Loop the Bible makes sure to clarify that they never stop by the way not even for a second in the book of Isaiah the prophet Isaiah describes his own hypnotizing encounter with these beings cool I saw the Lord high and exalted Seated on a throne above him were the seraphim each with six wings with two Wings they covered their faces with two they covered their feet and with two they were flying and they were calling to one another holy holy holy is the Lord Almighty the whole earth is full of his glory at the sound of their voices the doorposts and threshold Shook and the temple was filled with smoke woe to me I cried I'm ruined for I'm a man of unclean lips and my eyes have seen the king the Lord Almighty then one of the seraphim Fleur to me with a live coal in his hand with it he touched my mouth and said see this has touched your lips your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for and quote so from this we're actually given several revealing details and the first thing to point out is just how incredibly humble these creatures are the seraphim use four of their six wings specifically to cover themselves in humility hiding whatever Radiance their appearance might have and making sure that all the glory in the room goes to God this is the traditional belief but some Fringe theories argue that these seraphim are actually forced to cover themselves to avoid blinding or incinerating the human witnessing them no person has ever seen what's under their wings so we really don't know moving on the act of touching a hot cold to Isaiah's mouth in order to atone for his sins it shows one of the more unique duties of these creatures that there are agents of cleansing to assure that no one stands before God in an impure State like many other Angelic beings as we'll soon see the seraphim have a very close association with fire not only did they handle hot coals and fill the temple with smoke but their actual name seraphim is a Hebrew word that roughly translates to burning ones and I really do mean a rough translation because in other parts of the Bible the word seraphim as well as its singular form Seraph are used not to describe an angel oddly but some kind of flying serpent so the true meaning of this word remains an unsolved mystery but considering the distinct yet deliberate uses of this word in the Bible some Scholars have argued that these may be intentional hints as to the seraphs true appearance think about it all that we know about these angels appearance is incredibly General we know that they have a face six wings and an unspecified number of feet and that's about it while historical art might depict them as human-like that's biblically inaccurate but if we follow the actual trail of hints into scripture the seraphim of the first choir might arguably be described as fiery flying serpents which of course are dragons moving on to the second choir we've already had the pleasure of meeting these friends of Ezekiel this rank is occupied by the cherubim who are likely the most human-like angels in the third sphere that should say a lot because by definition cherubim are Camaros hybrid creatures composed of the body parts of different animals Ezekiel described them as having four faces that of a man lion ox and Eagle as well as four wings and the feet of a calf which implies that they're hoofed as for the four faces from a symbolism standpoint these have been interpreted in many convoluted ways but the simplest answer is that the man represents Humanity the line represents wild animals the ox represents domestic animals and the eagle represents birds and birds in the Bible are often a symbol of far seeing wisdom on that note the word cherub is actually a Hebrew term that translates to fullness of wisdom like the seraphim the cherubim almost always remain in close proximity to God whether he's sitting on his Sapphire Throne or riding his flaming chariot so what exactly do they do in his presence well when Ezekiel Saw these beings they were the ones responsible for making the wheels of God's Chariot move similarly the second book of Samuel describes God as literally mounting the cherubim flying through the sky and soaring on their wings so it wouldn't be a stretch to say that these creatures are like horses and his means of locomotion on Earth and perhaps all throughout the Universe but without a doubt the cherubim are known to play another role and interestingly some assigned to this role are forced to leave God's presence in the Book of Genesis where after Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden God assigned a troop of cherubim to guard the garden's east side entrance and Patrol the path leading to the Tree of Life but considering that these beings are capable centuries and protectors and most of them remain at their Master's side it seems very likely that the cherubim could also beat God's personal guard much like how a king requires nearby protection at all times this is suggested by the fact that the books of Isaiah Psalms and two kings all use a very specific phrase describing God as quote enthroned between the cherubim and quote furthermore metal sculptures of specifically cherubim and no other Angel were used to decorate both King Solomon's Temple and the Ark of the Covenant with strong implications that their imagery provided some kind of protection so while it's never explicitly stated guard Duty might actually be the primary role of the creatures of the second choir but there is one often forgotten connection to make with the Cherub the most powerful Testament that these beings are far more complex and capable than these scriptures describe the same Ezekiel who first witnessed these creatures 28 chapters later went on to record the words delivered to him from God Words which recounted the origin of a certain biblical figure cool you were anointed as a guardian cherub for so I ordained you you were on the holy Mount of God you walked among the fiery Stones you were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you and you sinned so I drove you in disgrace from the Mount of God and I expelled you Guardian cherub from among the fiery Stones end quote some of you may recognize these Infamous verses as the story of the Angel Lucifer's fall from Heaven and his transformation into Satan the devil seeing as how Jesus Christ referred to Satan as the ruler of this world this really emphasizes just how little we know about what sounded thus far like a rather simple creature therefore it would be wise to apply this same sort of thinking to all other Angelic species too but if you think we've reached the bottom of the barrel of the Mysteries of the cherubim there's actually one final puzzle to confuse things completely and that's that the Book of Revelation describes an Angelic species that sounds an awful lot like a hybrid of both serif and cherub cool round about The Throne were four beasts full of eyes before and behind and the first Beast was like a lion and the second beast like a calf and the third Beast had a face of a man and the fourth Beast was like a flying eagle and the four beasts had each of them six wings about him and they were full of eyes within and they rust not day and night saying holy holy holy Lord God Almighty which was and is and is to come and quote so like the seraphim witnessed by Isaiah these creatures have six wings and are in constant singing worship of God and like the cherubim seen by Ezekiel and three of the four creatures have the face of an animal with the fourth having the face of a human however all have only one face each unlike the traditional four-faced cherub so did John the author of the book of Revelation describe this creature accurately or might have seen the seraphim and the cherubim but accidentally mixed them together when remembering his vision but what's even weirder is that it seems Jon also threw a third Angelic species into the mix because he deliberately used these same disturbing description twice that each creature was full of eyes a terrifying profusion of eyes happens to be a main feature of the Angels next on our list the third choir and the lowest of the first sphere finally we return to the unforgettable orphanum the literal wheels of God's Chariot and these make up the third choir as described by Ezekiel each of these angels are made up of two intersected Wheels both covered in eyes he didn't clarify whether These Eyes looked human but it's usually interpreted that way that doesn't make them any less alien though and this particular feature is only one of the orphanum's many Oddities to begin a wheel within a wheel appearance conjures a strong feeling that this creature might not be from this Dimension and this theory is actually backed up by ezekiel's observation that the oftenham never seem to shift their position despite any change in Direction the prophet reported quote as they moved they would go in any one of the four directions the cherubim faced the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went end quote so if we take a step back from the scripture and look at this from a more modern scientific lens there's actually some sense to be made of this visual phenomenon according to mathematical theory if creatures from the fourth dimension or Beyond exist they'd be more than capable of navigating our Dimension just like how we in the third dimension can navigate a two-dimensional video game but due to these creatures existing in a more geometrically complex space our ability to actually see them is extremely Limited in most cases a higher dimensional creature will simply be invisible to US unless they make themselves visible at a very specific angle and in the case that they do their movement will be visually confusing or impossible for us to comprehend the interdimensional theory definitely has some Credence especially with the traditional religious belief that angels are residents of the Ethereal realm that said this mystery isn't the only one stemmed from these strange descriptions of the orphanums movement in ezekiel's account he makes it clear that the oftenham don't move on their own but are set into motion and even steered by the cherubim cool when the living creatures the cherubim moved the wheels beside them moved and when the living creatures Rose from the ground the wheels also Rose the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels end quote if the often them require the charm to move then we really have to wonder if the orphanum are actually independent Angelic creatures the eyes definitely make them appear alive but what if they're literally just Wheels this is worth thinking about because Ezekiel goes out of his way to identify the cherubim as living creatures while describing the orphanum it has not much more than freaky looking wheels that don't move on their own on the other hand one of the Dead Sea Scrolls 4q405 does explicitly identified the orphanum as angels and the apocryphal Book of Enoch describes him as Celestial beings who actively perform a function guarding the Throne of God but since I see same role as a cherubim again they seem to be directly tied to those beings so this is yet another unsolved mystery but returning back to biblical Canon ezekiel's vision isn't the only description of the orphanum The Book of Daniel also contains a vision of God's throne and States his throne was like the fiery flame and his wheels as Burning Fire end quote again we see a clear association between angels and fire in ezekiel's Vision he only mentioned them sparkling like topaz but it's possible this was just a poetic interpretation of the orphanum's Blazing flames and that about covers the first sphere but before we jump down to the second sphere there are two mysterious beings mentioned in the Bible that you may have never heard of or never considered might be unrecognized species of angels and this is where we're getting really obscure but as any Theologian will tell you the scripture is heavily embedded with hidden information and little secrets that require a very close look and these two creatures might be examples of that definitely let me know whether you think these are angels in the comments below the first of these is mentioned only once in the Bible and specifically in the Book of Genesis after God banished Adam and Eve quote at the east of the Garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life end quote this verse seems to imply that just like the cherubim this flaming sword was assigned to guard the entrance to Eden traditionally it was interpreted as a weapon given to the cherubim however there are reasons to believe this flaming sword may actually be a living entity an Angelic species unlike any we've encountered thus far this sword is apparently capable of movement turning in every direction at its post and the actual Hebrew term used to describe the sword lahat cherub literally translates to Flame of the whirling sword which not only emphasizes its movement but doubles down on its fiery nature implying that the object or creature itself is more flame than sword and of course the association with fire makes the angel Theory all the more likely unfortunately since this is the only mention of this strange flaming sword in biblical Canon we're left to wonder what this thing may have actually been as for our second speculative Angelic species the second book of Kings describes the following quote there appeared a chariot of fire and Horses of fire and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven and Elisha saw it and he cried and quote this was the last time the Prophet Elijah was seen on Earth making him one of the mere handful of humans believed to have entered Heaven alive this Vision though of burning chariots and horses in the sky was seared into the mind of Elijah's Protege Elisha who would inherit the role of God's chosen prophet and apparently Elisha inherited these chariots and horses too Wallace implied that only Elisha could see them others being wholly unaware make no mistake these beings were apparently very real and their presence would be vital to some of Elisha's greatest military victories the following is one such event involving this haunting invisible Army of his cool when the servant got up and went out early the next morning an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city oh no my Lord what shall we do the servant asked don't be afraid the prophet answered those who are with us are more than those who are with them and Elisha prayed open his eyes Lord so that he may see then the Lord opened the servant's eyes and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and Chariots of Fire all around Elisha and quote all right the natural question to ask first is whether these horses and chariots are one Angelic species or perhaps two strangely none of the verses that mention these creatures describe any writers or drivers in the Chariots so it wouldn't be a stretch to wonder whether these chariots themselves are alive much like the wheels of God's Throne the orphanum this mystery doesn't end with Elisha though because the book of Zechariah contains an instance where the Prophet Zechariah met an angel riding on a red horse and not long after he encountered four chariots each powered by strangely colored horses but no angels riding them quote their before me were four chariots coming out from between two mountains first Chariot had red horses the second black the third white and the fourth spotted all of them powerful I asked the angel who was speaking to me but what are these my Lord the angel answered me these are the four spirits of heaven and quote so if we interpret this passage literally the angel is calling each of the four chariots in their respective horses a single being counting exactly four spirits of heaven and while he doesn't refer to them as angels and calling them spirits of Heaven strongly implies it what's confusing though is that zechariah's chariots are very different in appearance and number compared to Elisha's flaming Legion nonetheless these beings really seem to fit the bill and it's possible that there are still hidden details about them waiting to be uncovered by a careful reader it's now time to dive into the second sphere and it's very much unlike the first instead of boldly discovering new Angelic species we'll get to experience the joy of Heaven's bureaucracy because while we have no idea what these angels look like we do know what they do and the creatures of the second sphere are essentially middle management while the first sphere passes down orders and Communications from God the second sphere makes God's will happen they do this by assigning duties to the third sphere Angels below dionysius describes those in the second sphere as quote true Lords perpetually aspiring to true lordship and they providentially fashion themselves and those below them as far as possible into the likeness of true lordship they do not turn towards vain Shadows but wholly give themselves to that true Authority and quote so be assured that heaven's middle management are ethical inspiring beings which is good because these three Angelic choirs are pretty darn important on top of being essentially Heaven's project managers they also use their own special powers to regulate the forces of the universe as before the Bible is our source for the sacred knowledge and specifically the key details found in the epistle to the Ephesians the first choir of the second sphere is known as the dominions these are angels of leadership and the true Lords Dionysus was raving about the Dominion's role is simple they make the Commandments of God known to the lower spheres and assign duties to their subordinates wherever they see fit the second choir of the second sphere is called the virtues and this Angelic group is responsible for the continued operation of the universe and its worlds including our own the virtues are sometimes referred to us the spirits of motion because they're believed to be responsible for natural cycles such as the changing of the seasons and the orbits of celestial objects is simply put they exercise complete control over the elements of nature the third and lowest choir is referred to as the powers and their primary responsibility couldn't be more different than the two choirs above them because the powers are in fact Warrior Angels the Angelic choir assigned by God to be Heaven's primary military force in the never-ending war between good and evil they engage in spiritual combat against the Demonic choirs of Hell Satan's own counterparts to the powers in my video demonology explained in obsessive detail we explored the distinctly military-like hierarchies of the Fallen Angels in their demonic Legions but this lore comes lust from the Bible and more from the reasoning and speculation of Christian Mystics and occultists so where did they get these ideas in the first place well it was probably inspired by the lore of the powers which is 100 Canon in countless Biblical verses beginning in the Book of Genesis and spanning all the way to Revelation ancient Hebrew military terminologies used to describe the Angelic Army's chain of command combat operations and even their base camp so to the credit of the demonologists If Heaven is so equipped to battle against their enemy this simple fact suggests that Satan's Legion poses a very similar threat certain Bible verses also confirm that hell is a tough enemy one of the most famous quotes from Revelation depicts the powers staving off an invasion of Heaven cool and there was war in heaven Michael and his angels Waging War were the dragon and the dragon and his angels waged war and quote the dragon of course is the devil Satan and his angels are what krishnas refer to as Fallen Angels many theologians speculate that these Heavenly soldiers may also be God's mercenaries the specific term being the Destroyer Angels sometimes known as the angels of death their terrible destructive potential serves at least one known purpose to pass merciless judgment on us humans the raw punishing power of the destroying Angel is shown in the second book of Samuel quote and when the angel stretched out his hand over Jerusalem to destroy it the Lord relented from the destruction and said to the angel who was destroying the people it is enough now restrain your hand and quote it says a lot when God has to tell a destroyer angel that they went a little too far with their destroying but if you're looking for raw numbers in the second book of Kings a single one of these angels killed 185 000 Assyrian soldiers overnight with such ease that the Hebrews didn't even know what happened until they woke up the next morning and saw the mountain of corpses but that's still baby damage compared to what was prophesized in the Book of Revelation where Just Four Angels judged the entirety of mankind and end up killing one-third of the world's population but while the roles played by the powers definitely emphasize the violent side of these beings at the end of the day they're actually not so different from the two choirs above them the dominions and the virtues all angels of the second sphere help regulate the Universe At Large and the powers are simply responding to that which offsets or threatens the immoral Balance established by God finally we've reached the third sphere the Holy Angels furthest from God and the closest to humanity these are the Angels who we meet most in the Bible the ones who delivered Commandments Revelations and assistance to people unlike these spheres above the third sphere is in continual direct contact with our kind these are the beings that popularize the only somewhat accurate idea that angels are messengers the intercommunicators between God and Humanity in fact in Greek the word for Angel is Angelos and in Hebrew it's malach both of which literally translate to messenger however this term was used in the old sense when a messenger wasn't only a deliverer of messages but had the far more General goal of doing the bidding of their master and carrying out their will that being said Angels delivering Communications from God was extremely common in the Bible while there are countless examples the best known as in the Gospel of Luke where the Archangel Gabriel delivered two positive pregnancy prophecies alerts of the incoming births of John the Baptist and later Jesus Christ this was much to the shock of the husbands of course since John's mother was far past menopause and Jesus his mother was a virgin so some of these Angels were definitely Messengers as we think of them today but as we dive into the third sphere and you'll see that their roles were far more than just this to begin the first choir of the third sphere are actually the Angels most of us probably considered the closest to God and we wouldn't be at fault for believing so because the Bible and other religious texts really seem to play so much emphasis on the power and importance of these beings who are of course the archangels there is a lot of ground to cover on the archangels so we'll actually revisit them in depth in just a few minutes but for now here are a few key details about them the archangels are typically thought to be the very few Angels the Bible actually refers to by name and whenever they show up it's usually a critical moment for Humanity their primary responsibility is to communicate and execute God's plans for mankind and as the archangel's title implies they are the chief angels of the highest Authority at least in the third sphere the second choir of the third sphere is known as the principalities and each of these angels are assigned to their own domain on Earth they oversee their assigned Community whether it be a humble town or an entire Kingdom providing protection and guidance they do have a very particular Trend in the Bible though because the principalities seem to be heavily concerned with events where power is transitioned between Earthly rulers these are the times when they very directly influence the course of history such as appearing to Kings to give advice and prophecies the role of the principalities naturally requires these angels to be in constant observation of their domain and this brings up another name for these angels the principalities are also known as the Watchers the biblical Aramaic term that's usually translated to water is actually an adjective meaning ever awake and always watching that alone can help explain why these particular angels have been the subject of strange and disturbing theories fueled ever further by the Bible's characteristic lack of explanation in traditional belief though the Watcher's main purpose is to observe the movements of humans particularly those in power and Report their actions directly to God but on occasion they are also known to get involved and directly influence the course of history in the Book of Daniel there are three explicit mentions of Watchers doing this two of which repeat the same description quote a watcher a holy one coming down from heaven end quote this deliberate detail that the Watcher was a Holy One it seems to imply that there are also Unholy Watchers and this is a bit more than concerning because not only are they constantly observing and Reporting but also actively influencing the leaders of this world the third choir of the third sphere are the personal Guardian Angels the last and lowest of the nine Angelic choirs in Christianity is strongly thought that all believers are assigned their own Guardian Angel and this idea actually does have biblical Roots specifically from The Book of Psalms Psalm 91 quote if you say the Lord is my refuge he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways and quote so to answer the popular question does everyone have a guardian angel the biblically accurate answer is they're only assigned to True Believers these angels are shown many times helping Believers in danger for example in the gospel of Matthew an angel warns Joseph to take Mary and the baby Jesus and flee to Egypt for their survival other guardian angels are shown answering desperate prayers and even comforting Believers in their time of death however there is one big exception helping people out might not always be part of God's plan and guardian angels don't make exceptions to his will it's important to learn this lesson before putting your safety in their hands as the epistle to the Hebrews warns quote some True Believers faced jeers and flogging and even chains and imprisonment they were put to death by stoning they were sawed in two they were killed by the sword persecuted and mistreated they wandered in deserts and mountains living in caves and holes in the ground these Believers were all commended for their faith yet none of them received what they had been promised since God had planned something better end quote even Jesus Christ himself the Mortal incarnation of God on Earth was not immune to the plans of God when Jesus was arrested in the gospel of Matthew he asserted quote do you think I cannot call on my father and he will at once put at my disposal more than 12 Legions of angels but how then would these scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way end quote the ending of this well-known event is no surprise not a single guardian angel came to save Jesus from the cross because his successful crucifixion was required by God's master plan regardless the personal guardian angels are without a doubt the furthest angels from God because they remain so close to humanity in fact the epistle to the Hebrew states that these angels often Walk Among Us in human form totally indistinguishable from The Everyday People of Our Community therefore Beyond protecting us it's strongly believed that these angels are actively involved in testing our faith and character so remember to always treat strangers kindly and that wraps up the nine choirs the three spheres of angels ranked according to their proximity to God but as promised we're gonna take a far closer look at the archangels because every angelologist should know exactly who these famous angels are to begin I'll mention again that the archangels have a very important job at least from the perspective of us humans because they're responsible for carrying out God's plans for mankind these are truly capable and blessed Angels far more powerful than the majority of their Angelic peers in heaven hell and on on Earth but to be clear the entire Bible only identifies one specific Angel as an archangel and that's Michael who's referred to with that title in the Epistle of Jude and the only other canonical mention of the term Archangel is found in the first epistle to the Thessalonians which only mentions the voice of an archangel without identifying them while these mentions are enough to show that this Angelic rank exists it's absolutely possible that Michael may be the only one to hold this rank but most churches and Believers think otherwise most Christian Traditions venerate exactly seven archangels although their exact identities differ depending on what source or authority they rely on for example the Ethiopian Orthodox Church identifies these seven archangels as Michael Gabriel Rafael Uriel Regal fanuel and sachio a list taken from The Book of Enoch the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition is unique in the Christian World though because they treat the Book of Enoch as biblical Canon as opposed to apocryphal lore in a similar manner the Eastern Orthodox Church identifies these seven archangels as Michael Gabriel Rafael Uriel kameil jofiel and zadkio and they took this list from the expert on Angelic hierarchy dionysius whose work was a huge influence in their tradition while the Eastern Orthodox Church openly acknowledges the existence of thousands of Archangels interestingly they only venerate these seven by name but you're probably wondering seven is a very specific number so where does this concept actually come from well even though it's not part of the Jewish Canon it actually derives from early Jewish mystical writings and specifically The Book of Tobit written in the 3rd Century BC in this work one of the most commonly venerated archangels Raphael makes it known quote I am Raphael one of the Seven Angels who stand in the Glorious presence of the Lord ready to serve him end quote The Book of Tobit by the way is considered Canon today by both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches despite neither agreeing on who exactly these seven archangels are so clearly this muddy realm of Christianity remains in the throes of identity crisis to this day however there are three angels that are virtually recognized by all major christian Traditions as holders of this rank Michael is the most obvious due to his rank being canonical and we just met Raphael and the third Archangel agreed to hold this rank is Gabriel finally there's a very common fourth Angel does not universally accepted but nevertheless is agreed to be an archangel by many Christian traditions and that's Uriel so let's take a minute and explore these four angels and perhaps speculate on one more in Hebrew the name Michael translates to who is equal to God and that's meant as a question by the way from the earliest days of Christian artwork Michael was usually depicted in a militaristic role holding a spear or sword and using this weapon to pin Satan to the ground if we assume that the rank of Archangel has its own sub-hierarchy Michael would definitely take the crown as the most important because out of all the places on Earth God designated him as the defender of Israel 0 the book of Deuteronomy reads quote for you Israel are a people holy to the Lord your God the Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the Earth to be his people his treasured possession end quote as the one given responsibility over God's land people and greatest treasure we have to assume that Michael's power is the highest of all angels however there is one disturbing exception the angel arguably more powerful than Michael is Satan we know this because in the epistle Jude it's recorded quote but even the Archangel Michael when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said the Lord rebuke you end quote clearly Michael refrained from offending or challenging Satan directly and that showed that Michael actually held fear of the devil's powers that being said the Book of Revelation prophesies that he would eventually Edge a victory over the infamous Fallen Angel who took the form of a giant red dragon with seven heads seven crowns and ten horns this battle was intense and a close match but in the end Michael did win there are two things to consider though the first is that this battle takes place in a future timeline and it's unknown how much time and effort Michael took to finally gain the strength to defeat the Devil the second thing is that Walt Michael and his army were technically Victorious and they only ended up casting the red dragon out of heaven and on to Earth or the dragon continued to attack other targets seemingly unharmed that really speaks to how powerful the devil is who according to the Bible was not an archangel but a mere cherub the next Archangel that always makes the list is Raphael despite not being named in the Bible he's the key figure of the Book of Tobit a scripture considered Canon by the largest Christian denomination in the world Catholicism in the Book of Tobit Raphael is sent by God to assist the main character a Pious man named Tobit who suffers many problems the main ones being issues in his marriage lack of money a demon named asmodeus haunting his sister as well as the fact that Tobit couldn't see anything because he was blind in Hebrew the Raphael's name translates to it is God who heals so it shouldn't be surprising that Raphael solved tobit's problems completely and while the story of The Book of Tobit is definitely more complex than that and Tobit himself had a very happy ending thanks to this Archangel we saw that Michael embodied both the role of the Archangel and the principal quality as an assigned authority of Israel and similarly Raphael is clearly associated with two distinct roles the Book of Tobit strongly implies that he's an archangel and no one can deny that he was also the personal guardian angel of Tobit and like other Guardian Angels Raphael also disguised himself as a totally normal human being in artwork there's the popular image of Raphael helping Tobit catch a huge fish but when he's shown alone he's usually depicted holding a staff alluding to his healing nature The Book of Tobit from the 2nd Century BC is actually not the first to mention Raphael as an archangel by the way that honor goes to the Book of Enoch written in the 3rd Century BC and so the idea of the Archangel Raphael is truly ancient even if it isn't biblical Canon the third entity found in every list of the seven archangels is Gabriel the Angel who famously delivered the most important Prophecy in the Christian Bible that the Virgin Mary would give birth to the Mortal incarnate of God himself Jesus Christ Gabriel's name is specifically mentioned four times in the Bible and while he's not specifically identified as an archangel the simple fact that he's given a name and plays such an important role in the scripture makes it seem very likely in fact the Bible only ever mentions Four Angels by name Michael Lucifer Gabriel and abedon and if you're wondering who Abaddon is he's only mentioned once and the Book of Revelation seems to imply that he's a fallen angel calling him the angel of the Abyss other than that the Bible doesn't say much but maybe for my follow-up episode on Fallen Angel demonology I'll see if I can dig more up but back to Gabriel not only is he canonical but he's clearly quite special to be mentioned four times by name it's also hard to believe that God wouldn't trust such a significant task the prophecies regarding the birth of Jesus to any rank other than an archangel so it's not surprising that Gabriel is a staple on these lists so despite his name which translates to the might of God it's clear that Gabriel's specialty is not combat or destruction but that of a Herald and a messenger centuries before his appearance in the New Testament Gabriel actually shows up twice in the old testament's Book of Daniel written in the 2nd Century BC both times delivering messages to the prophet first he prophesies the fates of four great empires of the world which Scholars today agree were those of Babylon medo-persia Greece and Rome and he foretold the rise of a fifth and final Kingdom from Heaven which Christians usually interpret as a reference to the second coming of Christ in Gabriel's second visitation he delivered the cryptic Prophecy of the so-called 77s which has the honor of being recognized as the most convoluted and difficult set of verses in the entire Bible I'll read a portion of it to you and see if you can guess what the heck Gabriel is actually talking about quote from the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the anointed one the ruler comes there will be seven sevens and 62 sevens after these 62 sevens the anointed one will be put to death the people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary war will continue until the end he will confirm a covenant with many for one seven in the middle of the seven he will put an end to sacrifice and offering and at the temple he will set up an Abomination that causes desolation until the end that is decreed is poured out on him and quote as you may have guessed most Christians interpret this prophecy as both Jesus Christ and the Antichrist and as for the numbers that's where Scholars and Mystics tend to argue angrily because these are definitely supposed to be used to calculate exact dates but the math quickly gets very complicated there's a reason why this thousand-year-old puzzle remains unsolved anyway Gabriel's depiction in most our work is actually inspired by an ancient legend that when he appeared to marry he held a lily in his hand as a symbol of a virgin Purity but in other artworks especially in the Eastern Orthodox tradition the show Gabriel with a mirror and a lantern and both of which signify his role as the herald of the hidden mysteries of God there is a fourth Archangel venerated by a significant number of Christian traditions and he's certainly one of the most popular angels in occult and esoteric literature his name is Uriel which translates to God is my light Bulgaria never actually appears or does anything in the Bible he's an incredibly busy Archangel according to the masses of biblical Apocrypha written about him according to these non-canonical stories Uriel has done everything from flying Jesus's cousin John the Baptist and his mother to Egypt to controlling demons in the construction of the body of the first man Adam apparently Uriel was even one of the cherubim assigned to guard the entrance to Eden but this wasn't his only station The Book of Enoch referred to Uriel as the Heavenly overseer of Tartarus a deep pit and Pitch Black prison in Greek mythology which is mentioned in the New Testament as a synonym for hell as you can see Muriel has been a pretty popular Angelic figure and while I mentioned he was described as a cherub other Angel just have variously identified him as a Seraph a flame of God and even the face of God among other descriptors in any case it's not easy to figure out who Uriel really is with the main commonality between these stories simply being the idea that Uriel is an archangel among the ranks of Michael Raphael and Gabriel in most historical artwork Uriel carries a thick book or Papyrus scroll both of which symbolize wisdom but I like to believe that text contains these secrets of who this Archangel really is Uriel is yet another lore puzzle where there's a thousand pieces scattered across the table and less than a handful of them actually fit the true narrative but with these four archangels covered there's one final very unique Angel I'd like to speculate on and this being might actually take the crown of the most holy of all angels far before the Advent of Christianity Jewish theologians poured countless hours into identifying a certain Angel who showed up again and again in the books of the Hebrew Bible spanning from the book of Genesis to the book of Zechariah and many in between this Angel is never named but instead branded by the deliberately vague descriptor the angel of the Lord the events that involve this mysterious Angel range anywhere from mundane to some of the most vital moments recorded in the scripture there are exactly 53 mentions of this particular Angel the angel of the Lord with particular emphasis given to the definite article the in his title the angel of the Lord has always mentioned in the singular form with the strong implication that there is only one in existence which makes it all the more interesting because this Angel is unquestionably the most frequent Angel encountered in the scripture one whose involvement in biblical events dwarfs that of both Michael and Gabriel combined there's also one more recurring trait that identifies this being has the very same being in all encounters but we'll get to that in a minute this Angel's most famous appearance was arguably in the book of Exodus when he appeared to Moses who was then just a humble Shepherd not yet aware of his Destiny to become a prophet quote Moses was tending to his flock and he led the flock to The Far Side of the Wilderness and came to harub the Mountain of God there the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush and quote were the potential answer to this mystery becomes apparent cool Moses saw that though the Bush was on fire it did not burn up when the Lord saw that he had gone over to look God Called to him from within the bush Moses Moses I am God of your father the god of Abraham the god of Isaac and the god of Jacob at this Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God and quote to many scholars it seems quite clear that the angel of the Lord literally distinguished himself as Yahweh the god of the Old Testament and even spoke as God in the first person and this very telling Trend continues in many other encounters where in the case that the angel doesn't at least hint at his own identity the person they're appearing to clearly acknowledges exactly who they've just met for example in this Angel's very first appearance in Genesis he delivers a prophecy to an Egyptian slave while the angel of the Lord never indicates who he is or why he appeared to her and simply delivers a prophecy nevertheless the encounter ends with these slaves following reaction quote you are the God who sees me for she said I have now seen the one who sees me end quote this interpretation that the angel of the Lord is literally God himself is so widely accepted that many English translations of the Bible including the King James and new King James versions capitalize the word angel in all mentions of the Angel of the Lord but here's where people really butt heads with the details the angel of the Lord is almost definitely an Angelic incarnation of God but are we dealing with a theophany or a christophany all right we're in need of some definitions here a theophany is a visible manifestation of God the father on Earth and a christophany is a pre-incarnation of God the son AKA Jesus Christ and basically a visible manifestation of Jesus before the events of his human incarnation in the New Testament and this may seem like a weird detail to get hung up on but it's one that people talk about for good reason all explicit references to the angel of the Lord end with the Old Testament and for such a prominent figure his absence in the New Testament is incredibly apparent the only reasonable solution then connects this Angel's absence to the fact that Jesus Christ was on Earth as a human as a bit of a metaphor it's like in the comics when Superman shows up to save the day Clark Kent suspiciously goes missing but that's just putting two and two together and at least for the angel of the Lord no one can really say for sure so now that we've met the angels and even have a few names it's safe to say that there's still much more to reveal about these beings and while there are so many Mysteries you might be surprised how much angelologists actually have figured out angels are in no way perfect beings and they also express some bizarre characteristics and certain limitations that will make you wonder just how deep the lore goes and what these beings truly are the Bible never specifies exactly when the creation of angels occurred but the Book of Job states that they were present when Earth was first formed and the traditional belief is that all angels are born Flawless and without sin but note that that doesn't mean all would remain this way so from what little we know about their creation the natural follow-up question would be why exactly God made these creatures and similarly the Bible doesn't say much only stating the obvious quote for in him all things were created things in heaven and on Earth visible and invisible all things have been created through him and for him end quote while the scripture may not speak straightforwardly about these beings it absolutely does hide subtle patterns that reveals some surprising truths though Angels may seem completely occupied in serving God's will they also have traits that are uniquely Angel so let's strike some comparisons and unlock what these beings truly are and aren't and at the end we'll return to the question of why and try to provide an answer to their mysterious existence to begin we need to understand the differences between Angel and man the Epistles of the Hebrews states that God made humankind including the Mortal incarnate Jesus Christ quote a little lower than the angels and quote traditionally a little lower is thought to refer to our literal proximity to God in heaven much like the order of the three spheres but some theologians have speculated that more might be hiding in this statement according to the Bible both humans and angels are God's creations so might it be possible that we share peculiar similarities and just how wide is the gap between our two kinds well one of the most consistent words used to describe angels in the scripture is simply the word holy what the descriptor holy actually means for them though is still up for debate but some Scholars interpret this as meaning angels possess a personality similar to God and mere many of his behaviors desires and values the human counterpart to this then is that according to the Book of Genesis humans were created in God's image which many strongly argue refers to a similarity to God in our physical appearance so according to these theories humans and Angels both reflect aspects of God but in very different ways of course neither of these are perfect mirrors On a related note according to Genesis we humans were formed from clay or dust so as for what material Angels were made of or what forms their Essence it's not entirely clear Walt Islam another abrahamic religion states that God made Angels out of light Christian Bible fails to provide these specifics and instead were left to interpret the many references to so-called angels of light and the fact that many Angelic visitations are accompanied by a blinding brightness however just as often many Angelic events are accompanied by blazing flames and fire of course is a natural source of light by this point we should all be well aware that fire seems to be their most closely associated element with many descriptions of angels not only raining fire on their victims but being enveloped in flames and ascending toward heaven in a blaze like some sort of rocket ship but I'd expect most theologians to argue that angels are neither made of light nor Flames but something else entirely several Biblical verses describe angels as invisible to humans until God opens our eyes to them this is because angels are in no way physical beings but instead visitors from the Ethereal spiritual World another dimension of time and space that we simply can't comprehend nor perceive unless they allow us to so to explain the light and Flames they might simply be a blinding in your face reminder of the sheer Brilliance of the glory of God kind of like a uniform telling you who they work for and then we have the most inherent difference of the mole the Gospel of Luke explicitly reveals that angels are Immortal and cannot die and yes that includes the Fallen Angels in Satan's Army hence the Eternal fire prepared for them as referenced in the gospel of Matthew so angels can never die but they can be subdued that obviously separates us completely from these beings but that's not to say that there's no relatable ground for example us humans love music and so do angels some Angels sing songs and others play instruments the two favorite instruments of angels are undoubtedly Harps and trumpets there are many instances of trumpets in association with heaven and God but on the flip side the harp is in a bit of a more gray area while Revelation definitely describes good angels as playing Harps the book of Isaiah closely Associates the noise of harps with the former Angel Lucifer who became Satan after his fall from Heaven and who is speculated by many theologians to have once been Heaven's finest musician in fact the Book of Ezekiel argues that Lucifer may have been more than just a master of the harp quote the workmanship of your timbals and pipes was prepared for you Lucifer on the day you were created end quote timbrel is another word for a tambourine and pipes are flutes while Satan might have been a one Angel Band This Love for music is something definitely shared by all angels and humans too but aside from that wholesome connection Angels may also share a negative trait with humans these beings are susceptible to lust and they seem to specifically favor human women the main evidence for this is found in the Book of Genesis where it said that these sons of God lusted for Earthly women and copulated with them and even had hybrid children with them known as the Nephilim later on the Epistle of Jude confirmed that these sons of God were indeed Angels quote the Angels who did not keep their proper domain but left their own Abode having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh are set forth as an example suffering the Vengeance of Eternal Fire end quote there are of course many Mysteries surrounding this specific topic that we'll tackle in the follow-up but in terms of our investigation this does imply two interesting observations the first is the fact that angels are vulnerable to Temptation and can make conscious choices to disobey God's will the second is that they are somehow capable of procreation at least with human women Genesis clearly states that they had children with them and this is a real mystery because what sense does it make for an immortal being to procreate and assuming that angels are ethereal non-physical beings how is that even possible well there might actually be an answer to that one in the scripture Angels do on rare occasion assume a physical human form and perhaps that comes with the necessary reproductive organs speaking of which when Angels do take a human form it's almost always male there is literally only one possible instance of female angels in the Bible the book of Zechariah describes the following quote I raised my eyes and looked up and there were two women coming with the wind in their wings for they had wings like the wings of a stork and they lifted up the basket between Earth and Heaven and quote some argue that this was just a holy hallucination and that no angel has literally manifested as female and thus angels are inherently male but logically speaking there's no reason for angels to be bound to a single sex because they almost definitely have no sex and I mean that biologically as we know Angels aren't physical beings but ethereal they don't possess material bodies and thus there's no good reason to believe they can be female or male On a related note in the gospel of Mark Jesus mentioned that angels Don't marry one another another big separation between our two species Jesus didn't really explain why but if angels don't have a sex and don't procreate with each other there doesn't really seem to be any point to wedding and holy matrimony so other than music carnal lost and the apparent ability to procreate there's not much else we have in common with these truly alien beings despite this they've never been a stranger to humans and in the Bible they interact with us all the time leaving us a host of subtle details that prove just how different they are for example language is no barrier to angels and they have no problem communicating with any person in every visitation 100 of what they say is perfectly understood with not even a hint of confusion at least in the literal message being communicated Because the actual implications of these messages tended to be pretty shocking but there may be a reason for this phenomenon compared to humans the way Angels communicate appears to be far beyond any concept of language in general for example The Book of Revelation tells of an Angel simultaneously speaking to quote every nation and tribe and language and people end quote so from these verses it seems likely that Angels communicate telepathically and without words just a message plainly understood by the recipient but despite their apparent non-usive language little contradictory details in the Bible have led some theologians and occultists to believe that Angels do in fact possess a language of their own and this Angelic tongue is thought to come with a full vocabulary and even syntax I actually investigated this mystery in my video a Nokian the Lost language of angels so if you're interested in this mystery I'll leave a link in the description moving on though the second book of Samuel states that Angels possess an ability to know everything that happens in the land the land being their assigned domain similar to how their non-usive language hints at telepathy the belief that Angels simply know all happenings at all times across a large geographic region strongly suggests that they may have other psychic powers such as a perfected ability to remote view to see across space and time note that this doesn't mean that they're omniscient and moral not in a minute while their intellect is certainly Beyond us humans there's yet another aspect inherent to angels that we simply can't rival The Second Epistle of Peter plainly asserts that compared to any mortal angels are greater in might and power perhaps the most famous instance of the Superhuman strength was the angel who rolled away the massive four-ton Boulder that locked Jesus in his tomb but beyond sheer muscle some angels do have legitimate superpowers according to the many vivid descriptions of Lone Angels coming down and eliminating armies overnight or obliterating cities in a fiery meteorological downpour demons are scary but I for one would definitely not want to pick a fight with an Angel but speaking of superpowers it's also worth exploring the obvious fact that angels can fly as they're consistently depicted as coming down from heaven and ascending back up but how this actually works is somewhat interesting in the scripture some Angelic species rely on wings such as these seraphim and the cherubim and those without wings like the orphanum seem to be reliant on those with wings in order to move through the air this implies a less magical and more practical Locomotion at least during their time in our Physical Realm Angels do have one specific and major limitation compared to Mortals however the first epistle to the Corinthians states that at the end of days cool do you not know that the Lord's people will judge the world do you not know that we will judge angels and quote So eventually human Believers will be governing over the same Angels who are currently governing over us the reason why the Bible never explains but until that Destiny is fulfilled Angels still have power we humans simply can't match it's important to stress though that Angels no matter how powerful they are are still far below the might and ability of God to begin they are certainly not omniscient Jesus himself confirms Us in the gospel of Matthew and saying that both he and the angels of heaven don't know the exact way the end of days will play out and that the only one who knows is God so despite the many verses of angels conveying Revelations and Prophecies of events in both these short and long-term future it's implied They Don't Know Much beyond what God allows them to know the first Epistle of Peter again confirms us but also throws in a rather revealing detail quote the things that have now been told to You by The Gospel of God even angels long to look into these things end quote this verse strongly implies that angels are curious and want to know more similar to Angels lusting for human women this really pushes the notion that angels are capable of both emotion and Free Will and in just a minute we'll explore that complexity in more depth angels are also not omnipresent the Bible speaks of angels traveling to specific places at specific times and there are even instances of angels somehow being imprisoned in a physical location for example The Book of Daniel recourse's testimony from an angel quote the prince of the Persian Kingdom resisted me 21 days then Michael one of the chief Angels Came to help me because I was detained there with the King of Persia end quote this is interesting simply because it shows that on Earth Angels can be captured and imprisoned and held against their will one has to wonder how the King of Persia managed to capture an angel for even a short period of time because the Acts of the Apostles writes said angels can pick locks with ease fly open the doors of prison cells and make chains drop to the ground like nothing but apparently it's possible especially with lesser angels but an archangel like Michael who freed the slusser angel clearly it wouldn't be so easily subdued but as we're making this comparison of angels to God there really doesn't seem to be any competition because the belief is simply that God's power is boundless but that presents a serious logical problem the main function of angels seems to be carrying out his woe but we know that God can do everything so he obviously doesn't need angels to do anything on his behalf there is one accepted solution to this puzzle it's arguable that Angels aren't doing things on behalf of God but rather God actually does it all directly through his angels much like a puppet controlled by a hand and while the puppet solution does help explain how he uses them the question remains as to why God created the angels and why he needs his angels in the first place the 12th century Jewish philosopher maimonides gives the answer cool God glory and Majesty to him does not do things by direct contact God Burns things by means of fire fire is moved by the motion of the sphere the sphere is moved by means of a disembodied intellect these intellects being the Angels which are near to him thus totally disembodied Minds exist which emanate from God and are the intermediaries between God and all the bodies objects here in this world and quote basically God's holiness is so intense that he requires or simply prefers some form of separation between himself and his lower creations and that answer does align with the idea of the nine choirs and the three spheres of angels where only the highest actually work directly with God but while the puppet and separation theories do help explain the existence of these beings it does call into question their nature are angels independent actors or do they ultimately lack free will last year in my demonology video I made a rather controversial statement along these lines that Angels essentially operate as robots programmed by God to do his bidding and at the time I was speaking from the perspective of the puppet interpretation but many of you disagreed with me and after researching this video I have to say you all were absolutely right so I want to take a minute to prove why I was wrong let me explain the Bible states that all angels are created as moral creatures with the Power of Choice we know that Angels definitely experience temptation but unlike us humans angels can never rightfully be described as falling victim to Temptation because these beings inherently know the difference between what's good and what's evil the second book of Samuel states that angels are able to fully discern between good and evil no matter how subtle and the Book of Jude confirms that Angels who abandoned the righteous path are punished for eternity and are never forgiven the reason for this is that angels have completely free will much like humans compared to us though Angels don't make mistakes they make informed decisions so while God is pretty forgiving to humans as we're naturally sinning creatures it's only expected that angels will face the ultimate consequences for their fully conscious sins all this considered then is rather astonishing that one-third of all Angels made the decision to follow Satan according to the Book of Revelation but that just goes to emphasize how complex these beings are and that the way their minds reason these decisions is far beyond what US humans can comprehend but that's not to say we don't have some understanding because today we've covered incredible ground we learned about the species of angels what they look like how they rank on the hierarchy what they do what powers they possess how they serve God's Will and even how they defect from it so by watching this video in its entirety I hereby Grant you the deserving title of amateur angelologist stay tuned because we'll be exploring the Dark Side of these beings in our follow-up Fallen Angel demonology until then thank you for watching if you haven't seen my video demonology explained in obsessive detail that's my deep dive into the other end of the spiritual spectrum and it's a must watch if you're interested in this stuff or if you can't get enough of these angels I recommend you check out the overly complex ritual to summon a guardian angel two videos as well as a whole playlist of my demon and Angel content are linked in the description below shout out to my patrons your support truly makes a difference in 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Published: Mon Aug 29 2022