ANGELS

PrincessMary

I'm doing a project on angels...and I was wondering if any of you have some information ..especially on guardian angels..and are there some websites where i can get pictures of guardian angels too?

Allen

Hey PrincessMary, Father Rueiss Awad wrote a great Holy Bible Study on Angels a while ago. I don't know where you could get a copy of it so i'll just write some key factors down for you because luckly I got a copy ;) , ill just quote parts of the the article for you.

"General introduction:
Presumably due to divine wisdom, The Holy Bible, our basic reference, provides us with only incidental or very little information about angels. "If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how then will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?" ( John 3:12 ) What we know about angels is by way of deduction....This body is dependant on physical senses, which fail to recognize invisible spiritualities as these are more sublime than the nature of those senses. Hence, when some angels appear to human beings, they lower themselves to the level of our senses."

".....The word "Angel", however, could also refer to the devils as they were angels in origin. That is why it was said in the Book Of Revelation "And war broke out in heaven: Micael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer." ( Rev. 12:7-8 )"

"Protecting the children of God:
( II Kgs. 19:35-36) "And it came to pass on a certain night that the angels of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses-all dead. So Sennacherib King of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh" "

Other Facts about Angels you might be able to use in your project:

+"Angels are celestial spirits created by God. (Gen. 2:1, Nehemiah 9:6, and Colossians 1:16)"

+"Being spirits, angels do not marry. ( Mathew 22:30, Mark 12:25, Lk. 20:35 ) "

+Some characteristics of Angels are " Obedience, Meekness, Wisdom, Strength, Holiness, Electiveness "

+Ranks: "In the liturgy according to Saint Basil, the priest ministering the mass prays saying "Before Whom stand the angels, the archangels, the principalities, the athorities, the thrones, the dominions and the powers. " These ranks of corse, are quoted from the Holy Bible. "

+" What angels do: praise God, serve human beings, declaring the will of God and sending information to human beings, carrying out the judgment of God in matters, declaring the resurrection, healing the sick, protecting the children of God, punishing the proud, rejoicing at the repentance of sinners, accompanying Crist in His Second Comming, intercede in behalf of, and on the behalf of human beings, taking care of the children of God (Gaurdian Angel)"

I hope this helped you with your project and heres some quotes on Gaurdian angels: (Ps. 34:7), (Ps.91:11), (Dan. 6:22), and lastly (Matthew 18:10)

Again I hope this helped you with your project and I hope I didnt bore you :P. Remember almost all of this was quoted from the great article By: Father Rueiss Awad of St.George & St. Rueiss Church, Toronto, Canada. Tell me how the project goes :)

God Bless

mikhail_90

Hi
there are seven Archangels ;D
:)Archangel Michael
:)Archangel Raphael
:)Archangel Gabriel
:)Archangel Sedakiel
:)Archangel Sorieel
:)Archangel Ananieel
:)Archangel Saraphaeel
these angels guard the throne of God...(see the book of Revelations)
sorry i really couldnt spell :P

The Cherubim and the Seraphim are also angels but no one knows what they look like...thats y there is no pictures or icons of them.
i hope this helps ;D
GBU ;)

Unknown

I thought either the Cherubim or the Seraphim had six wings...but maybe I'm just imagining stuff again :-\

Unknown

Thx marmar :) , I knew I heard it some where before :P

demiana

there are nine ranks of angels:
*angels
*archangels
*sheroupim
*cheroupim
*principalities
*authority
*dominions
*thrones
*and powers
theses aren't in order and i know i spelt most of them wrong but thosee r the nine ranks of angels

mmatt95

I heard an interesting thing before, it said that the tenth rank was the devil and his angels, and after they fell, Human race will take their place as the tenth rank in eternal life. How cool would that be :D

here is something that i found interesting:

4 - The Four Living Creatures
"And around the throne, were four Living Creatures.”

It is delightful for the soul to talk about this heavenly rank, for it is talking about the divine vehicle that carries the divine throne. They are the two ranks of the Cherubim and the Seraphim, to whom the Church always requests their intercession, and celebrates their feast on the 8th of Hatour. It is a memorial feast and the Church calls them, "The incorporeal carriers of God's vehicle.

a- Their honor: St. John Chrysostom says of them:

[I tell you my dear children that nothing is like them in honor, neither in heaven nor on earth, because they are carrying God's throne, and they cannot look at the face of the Eternal Living One. They are created of light and fire. They are very strong and powerful. They appeal to God for the forgiveness of sins of mankind, and for having pity on them... The prophet Isaiah saw their glory and spoke of their honor (6:1-3). The prophet Ezechiel as well saw their glory and spoke of their honor (1:4-28). Also David, the great and the father of the prophets, and the father of Christ in flesh, saw the honor of those spiritual creatures and spoke of their glory in the psalm saying, "He bowed the heavens and came down; and darkness was under His feet. And He ascended upon the cherub and He flew; He flew upon the wings of the winds" (Ps. 18:9,10).]

b- Without thrones or crowns like the presbyters, for God is their crown and they are His chariot.

c- "Full of eyes around and within" [6]. Ibn-el Assal states that they point to their understanding of the present and future mysteries which the Lord reveals to them.

d- "Each of them has six wings.” As we praise the Lord saying, [You are the One around whom stands the Cherubim and the Seraphim, six wings to one and six wings to the other. With two wings they cover their faces, with two they cover their legs, and they fly with two. With a voice full of glory, they shout one in front of the other, sending the praise of victory and of our salvation.]

Thus, it is proper for the priest to be like them; covering his face with modesty and tremblence and his legs with hope and trust. His heart being full of love, and singing before the Lord who is slain on our behalf.

St. Chrysostom advises us saying, [I, your father, John the poor, ask you my dear children the priests and the deacons not to approach the altar when you are not clean; so keep your bodies and souls pure if you want to approach the pure service. For you are like the heavenly Seraphim. They do not dare looking at the face of the Living God, but they are
standing faces down covered with their wings! You, servants of God, see the Body of the Son of God and His pure Blood, which are put in front of you on the pure altar. You touch Him and eat Him, and you know the greatness and honor they deserve, so you have to stand with happy faces, fearful hearts, eyes looking at the ground, and heads bowed, for you are like the Cherubim and the Seraphim who are carrying the throne of Majesty.]


He also says

[When you hear that the Seraphim are flying around the throne, in its highness and dignity covering their faces with two wings, hiding their legs with two, and shouting with a trembling voice, do not think that they have feathers, legs and wings for they are invisible powers. Even for those orders, God is truly beyond reach. They cannot approach Him. Therefore, He condescends in the way mentioned in Revelation, for God is not
limited to a place and does not sit on a throne. Yet His sitting on the throne and being surrounded by the heavenly powers is out of love for them... And when He appeared sitting on the throne, surrounded by those powers, they could not see Him, nor look at His dazzling light. They covered their eyes with two wings, and they had nothing to do, but to praise and sing hymns full of holy, trembling and wonderful songs, witnessing for the holiness of the One who is sitting on the throne. Hence if anyone dares to test the providence of a God that the heavenly powers cannot touch or describe, he had better disappear under the hills!]

mmatt95

e- Their likeness: They are incorporeal and invisible powers, but they appeared to the beloved John and to the prophet Ezechiel in the following way: "The first Living Creature was like a lion, the second Living Creature like a calf, the third Living Creature had a face like a man, and the fourth Living Creature was like a flying eagle" [7].

First: The Church believes that the first Living Creature intercedes for the beasts of the wilderness, the second for the animals of the field, the third for human beings, and the fourth for birds. As for the reptiles they have none in their likeness, for, from them comes the snake that the Lord had cursed, nor the aquatic animals, for the sea points to the disturbances, while heaven is quiet and peaceful.

St. Chrysostom says, [They are spiritual creatures, God created them, raised them and crowned them with splendor and light. He made them ask on behalf of human beings and the whole creation ,beasts, animals, and birds of the sky, for they are more close to Him than all the heavenly spiritual creatures.]

Second: St. Gregory Nazianzus and Origen believe that this creation that carries the throne carries the meaning of the four forces of the soul, which is sanctifyied by carrying God within, namely: _ The forces of rage, which are referred to by the likeness of a lion.
_ The carnal desires are referred to by the likeness of a calf. _ The gift of logic is referred to as one who has the likeness of man's face. _ The spiritual energies are referred to by the likeness of a flying eagle.

Third: St. Jerome believes that it also points to the redeeming works of the Lord. _ The one who has the likeness of man's face points to the incarnation. _ The one who is like the calf points to the slaughter on the cross. _ The one who is like the lion points to the resurrection. _ The one who is like a flying eagle points to the ascension.

Fourth: St. Irenaeuslxii thinks that it also points to the redeeming work from another side: _ The one who has the likeness of man's face points to the incarnation. _ The one who is like the calf points to the rites of the sacrifices and priesthood, as He intercedes for us. _ The one who is like the lion, points to the power of His work, royal dominion and leadership. _ The one who is like a flying eagle points to the sending of the Holy Spirit to flutter over His church.

Fifth: St. Irenaeus also believes that it points to the four gospels. Bishop Victorianus also says, [The Living Creature that is like the lion points to Mark in whom you hear the voice of the lion shouting in the desert (Mark 1:3). The one in the likeness of a man is Matthew, who did his best to make known the Virgin Mary's genealogy, from whom the Lord Jesus took the body. Luke relates Zachariah's priesthood, who presents a sacrifice on behalf of the people. He carries the calf. John the Evangelist like a flying bird is fluttering his wings up to the great heights speaking about the Word of God.]

These creatures are distinguished by the wings, similarly the four gospels have many wings to carry mankind and fly with it up before the divine throne, to present it as a bride risen towards heaven.

The priests are around the throne, and the Living Creatures carry the throne. In the same way the books of the prophets surround us to tell us about the salvation, but the gospels lift us up, and take us to the atmosphere of heavens, to the divine throne. We cannot do without either of both.

mikhail_90

hos irof,,, u killed it! ;D

david1995

hi princessmary here is a website you can find pictures of angels on http://www.angelcult.com/

mmatt95

here's an icon of archangel michael

mmatt95

and another one

mmatt95

ANd here's Archangel Gabriel :)

PrincessMary

wow..thank you all for your great help ..i really appreciate it:)...thanks for all the information.. especially Hos irof and Allen i learned a lot :o :o

Allen

Anytime :)

mmatt95

geen dank, as we say in holland lol

mikhail_90

lol