Saturday, March 3, 2012

All About Angels and What they Mean to Us

By Doreen Brown


Meaning of Angels are required part of our faith. They are said to be the guardians that help us avoid tragedies and also help us weigh in things and choose the right path. Of course, there are folk who also say that angels go all ways the good and the bad. It is up to us to select which advice we're going to follow. There are even depictions of angels from both heaven and hell sitting on both sides of the conscience. They are each exclaiming their own suggestions for the day and influencing the way that we think.

Regardless of this, angels have always been showed as the good and kind ones that help us along the way. They are even infrequently pictured in artworks as tiny cuddlesome ones, the cherubs, that do harmless foolishness. The have also got the trademark wings, white fabric and radiance.

The word angel comes from old French word angele and the old English term engel. These words are said to mean messenger. In the bible, angels act as go betweens. They tell the message of Almighty God and what He would like to apply on earth. The very first biblical figure that made a reference to God is Daniel who referred to angels by their names. He particularly had a scene with Angel Gabriel.

The earliest noted outline of an angel was in the burial ground of Priscilla, which was in existence since the 3rd century. The angel there don't however have wings. There were also angels found in sarchophagus, lamps and reliquaries. One of the most renowned example is the Angel in the Sacrifice of Isaac picture in the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus.

Angels ultimately had wings. In 1930, a sarcophagus in Istanbul was discovered to have an image of an angel with wings. The time-frame for the sarcophagus was set to the time of Theodosius I. According to St. John Chrysostom, the addition of wings into their image is a symbolism of the heights they can reach and the sublimity of their existence.

The most famed of the angels is Angel Gabriel, which is said to be the leader of all of the angels. He is classed as an archangel, which is at the very top of the power structure. He's been discussed several times in the bible and is thought to be even the one that delivered the Koran to the prophesier Muhammad.

Another famous angel is Raphael, who is said to be the healer. He helps sick folks and is generally called on to help with terminal diseases and grave wounds.

Angel Barchiel from another standpoint is the Angel for the month of February. He's actually not an angel of love but is dubbed as the bringer of hope for mankind.

Angel Michael from the other viewpoint is usually showed as the warrior, protecting the heavens from devils. He has a army cloak on and has a profile that's symmetrically perfect.

There is also Metatron, which is hip in Judaism. This angel is discussed in Merkabah and Kabbalist texts and beliefs and is believed to be the highest in rank. Also he is mentioned in the Talmud.

There are many more touches on of angels since that time. Actually it has become for us a symbol of goodness, of peace and of hope.




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