"Abaddon The Hebrew term Abaddon ( ""’Ăḇaddōn""), and its Greek equivalent Apollyon (, ""Apollýōn"") appear in the Bible as both a place of destruction and an angel of the abyss. In the Hebrew Bible, ""abaddon"" is used with reference to a bottomless pit, often appearing alongside the place שְׁאוֹל (""Sheol""), meaning the realm of the dead. In the New Testament Book of Revelation, an angel called Abaddon is described as the king of an army of locusts; his name is first transcribed in Greek (Revelation 9:11—""whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, The Angel of Death."") as , and then translated"
"for the night at the House of the Palace Beautiful, which is a place built by God for the refresh of pilgrims and godly travelers. Christian spends three days here, and leaves clothed with the Armor of God (Eph. 6:11–18), which stands him in good stead in his battle against the demonic dragon-like Apollyon (the lord and god of the City of Destruction) in the Valley of Humiliation. This battle lasts ""over half a day"" until Christian manages to wound and stab Apollyon with his two-edged sword (a reference to the Bible, Heb. 4:12). ""And with that Apollyon spread his"
"Abaddon, whose name is translated into Greek as ""Apollyon"", meaning ""the destroyer"", as an angel who rules the Abyss. In modern usage, Abaddon is sometimes equated with Satan. The three Synoptic Gospels all describe the temptation of Christ by Satan in the desert (, , and ). Satan first shows Jesus a stone and tells him to turn it into bread. He also takes him to the pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem and commands Jesus to throw himself down so that the angels will catch him. Satan takes Jesus to the top of a tall mountain as well; there,"
"Alectryon (mythology) Alectryon (Ancient Greek: ἀλεκτρυών) is the Ancient Greek word for ""rooster"". In Greek mythology, Alectryon was a young soldier who was assigned by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep on guard duty and Helios walked in on the couple where Helios then alerted Hephaestus on what Ares was doing with Aphrodite. Ares punished Alectryon by turning him into a rooster which never forgets to announce the arrival of the sun in the morning by its crowing. Both the words Alectryon and Halcyon might have been"
"Ariel (angel) Ariel () is an angel found primarily in Jewish and Christian mysticism and Apocrypha. The literal meaning is ""lion of God."" The word Ariel occurs in the Hebrew Bible at Isaiah 29:1, 29:2, and 29:7, where it refers to Jerusalem. The word appears at II Samuel 23:20 and I Chronicle 11:22 as referring to ""men of valor"" of Moab. It appears at Ezekiel 43:16 as referring to an ""altar hearth,"" and it appears at Ezra 8:16 as the name of a Jewish man. It appears in the context of a class of angels, at least according to Jewish"
"Epistle to the Ephesians 2:2; and ""the god of this world"" in 2 Corinthians 4:4. He is also identified as the dragon in the Book of Revelation (e.g.), and the tempter of the Gospels (e.g.). The devil is sometimes called Lucifer, particularly when describing him as an angel before his fall, although the reference in Isaiah 14:12 to Lucifer, or the Son of the Morning, is a reference to a Babylonian king. Beelzebub is originally the name of a Philistine god (more specifically a certain type of Baal, from ""Ba‘al Zebûb"", lit. ""Lord of Flies"") but is also used in"
"known about Allon's father beyond his death in the Six-Day War, other than that he was a Holocaust survivor (like his future wife) who was born and raised in Munich. According to Shamron, Gabriel's name was chosen for a reason, ""Your mother named you Gabriel for a reason. Michael is the highest [angel], but you, Gabriel, are the mightiest. You're the one who defends Israel against its accusers. You're the angel of judgment -- the Prince of Fire."" Several books in the series make reference to Allon's linguistic versatility and it is confirmed that he speaks fluent English, French, German,"
"world,"" or ""of the power of the air;"" but never uses the word absolutely in any cognate sense. In Leviticus (LXX.) Αρχων (once οἱ Ἄρχοντες, ) represents, or rather translates, ""Molech"". The true biblical source of the usage however is (six times Theodotion; once indistinctly LXX.), where the archon (שַׂ֣ר, ""prince"" A. V.) is the patron angel of a nation, Persia, Greece, or Israel; a name (Michael) being given in the last case only. The Book of Enoch (vi. 3, 7; viii. 1) names 20 ""archons of the"" 200 ""watcher"" angels who sinned with the ""daughters of men,"" as appears"
"combine their best and most wonderful qualities to produce a new Aeon (Jesus, Logos, Soter, or Christ), the “First Fruits” whom they offer to the Father. And this celestial redeemer-Aeon now enters into a marriage with the fallen Aeon; they are the “bride and bridegroom”. It is boldly stated in the exposition in Hippolytus’ ""Philosophumena"" that they produce between them 70 celestial angels. This myth can be connected with the historic Jesus of Nazareth by further relating that Christ, having been united to the Sophia, descends into the earthly Jesus, the son of Mary, at his baptism, and becomes the"
"Angel of the Lord The (or an) angel of the ( ""malakh YHWH"" ""messenger of Yahweh"") is an entity appearing repeatedly in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) on behalf of God (Yahweh). The term ""malakh YHWH"", which occurs 65 times in the text of the Hebrew Bible, can be translated either as ""the angel of the Lord"" or ""an angel of the Lord"". The King James Version usually translates it as ""the angel of the ""; less frequently as ""an angel of the "". The Septuagint (LXX) sometimes uses ἄγγελος Κυρίου (an angel of the Lord), sometimes ὁ ἄγγελος Κυρίου"
"god who affords help and wards off evil. He delivered men from the epidemics. Various epithets call him the ""averter of evil"". As an agricultural deity, Apollo protects the crops from diseases, especially the rust in corns and grains. He is also the controller and destroyer of pests that infect plants and plant harvests. In Hellenistic times, especially during the 5th century BCE, as ""Apollo Helios"" he became identified among Greeks with Helios, Titan god of the sun. In Latin texts, however, there was no conflation of Apollo with Sol among the classical Latin poets until 1st century AD. Apollo"
"through which Pontius Pilate proclaimed his innocence. Above the heads of these angels, two large groups of souls of the blessed, forty in all. In the archivolt of the central tympanum are seated the elders of the ""Apocalypse"", each holding a musical instrument, as if preparing a concert in honor of God. In the mullion, the figure of Saint James is seated with a pilgrim's staff, as a patron of the basilica. St. James appears with a scroll which contains written ""Misit me Dominus"" (the Lord sent me). The column just above his head with a capital which represents the"
"incomplete 23rd chapter of the final book in the Holy Bible, Revelation, also called The Apocalypse. The last chapter depicts the end of the war of angels. One of the angels who fell with Satan, Belial (""Doug Bradley""), now a demon wants this book. While searching for Allison and the book, and to avoid detection, Belial keeps on murdering people and taking their form. Meanwhile, Lucifer (John Light) seeks the help of a cop, Dani Simionescu (""Sean Pertwee""), who has a dark secret; as a child he reported his parents to secret police, and then they were brought to police"
"Apocalypse of Abraham. In the 13th Century kabbalistic ""Berith Menucha"" of Abraham Merimon of Granada Yahoel is the angel over fire. Several popular dictionaries of angels, such as Gustav Davidson ""A dictionary of angels: including the fallen angels"" (1967) repeat the claim that Jehoel was (in unidentified Jewish texts) the chief angel of the Seraphim. No source for this claim is forthcoming. Jewish Angelarchy Jehoel Yahoel or Jehoel (Hebrew יהואל, also spelled Jehoel in some English texts, and Yaoel in French sources) is the name of an angel appearing in the Old Church Slavonic manuscripts of the Apocalypse of Abraham,"
"the righteous persons of the Old Testament, on the Sunday of the Holy Fathers (the Sunday before the Nativity of the Lord). The Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone for St. Elias: The incarnate Angel, the Cornerstone of the Prophets, the second Forerunner of the Coming of Christ, the glorious Elias, who from above, sent down to Elisha the grace to dispel sickness and cleanse lepers, abounds therefore in healing for those who honor him. The Kontakion in the Second Tone for St. Elias: O Prophet and foreseer of the great works of God, O greatly renowned Elias, who by your"
"the book. The former general of the cherubim, Ablon, comes to us in Rio de Janeiro, in the near future, in the ""hands of the Creator"", i.e., standing in the hands of Christ the Redeemer. He meets his friend Orion, former King of Atlantis and current servant of Lucifer, who comes to propose a truce. Ablon's rival Apollyon is a deadly protagonist. Heavenly Palace: the stronghold of the archangels in the Fifth Heaven, the most central and important point of the heavenly paradise. Fortress of Zion: the greatest bastion of the forces of the archangel Michael out of the sky."
"Selaphiel Saint Selaphiel the Archangel or Saint Sealtiel, Selatiel (Aramaic צלתיאל ""Tzelathiel"" ""Prayer of God"", Heb. שאלתיאל ""Shealtiel""), sometimes identified with Salathiel from the Second Book of Esdras. He is one of the seven archangels in the Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. Selaphiel appears in verse 31:6 of the apocryphal Jewish and Christian text ""The Conflict of Adam and Eve"", which describes how God sends him and Suriyel to help rescue Adam and Eve from Satan’s deception, commanding Selaphiel “to bring them down from the top of the high mountain and to take them to the Cave of Treasures.”"
"God's grace, and a second group who help humans. In Romania, theology student Allison has come into possession of The Lexicon, a mysterious book of prophecies that writes itself. This book contains a 23rd chapter of the Book of Revelation, which is still not complete. The last chapter depicts the end of the war of angels and the name of the Antichrist. One of the angels who fell with Satan, Belial (now a demon), wants this book. Simon, a good angel, opposes him and guides Allison by taking advantage of her mental illness to speak directly to her. While searching"
"as attributes of God are: The Hebrew Bible uses the term מלאכי אלוהים (""malakhi Elohim""; Angels of God), The Hebrew word for angel is ""malach,"" which means messenger, for the angels מלאכי יי (""malakhi Adonai""; Angels of the Lord) are God's messengers to perform various missions - e.g. 'angel of death'; בני אלוהים (""b'nei elohim""; sons of God) and הקדושים (""ha-q'doshim""; the holy ones) to refer to beings traditionally interpreted as ""angelic messengers"". Other terms are used in later texts, such as העליונים (ha-elyonim, ""the upper ones"", or ""the supreme ones""). References to angels are uncommon in Jewish literature except"
"IV in the Vulgate) in which the prophet Ezra asks God a series of questions and Uriel is sent by God to instruct him. According to the Revelation of Esdras, the angels that will rule at the end of the world are Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Gabuthelon, Beburos, Zebuleon, Aker, and Arphugitonos. The last five listed only appear in this book and nowhere else in apocryphal or apocalyptic works. In Christian apocryphal gospels Uriel plays a role, differing between sources, in the rescue of Jesus' cousin John the Baptist from the Massacre of the Innocents ordered by King Herod. He"
"about to punish a nation, He first punishes its angel. There is even a story of Michael, the guardian angel of Israel, being rebuked by God for the sins committed in the time of Ezekiel. So the original readers of Revelation might have assumed that the angels here are the guardian angels of the individual churches, sharing responsibility for the actions of the members. In the New Testament, the Greek word for angels ("""") is not only used for heavenly angels, but also used for human messengers, such as John the Baptist (,) and God's prophets () C.I. Scofield has"
"in the spirit"" (20:7–8). The Protestant Bible provides names for three angels: ""Michael the archangel"", the angel Gabriel, who is called ""the man Gabriel"" in Daniel 9:21 and third ""Abaddon""/""Apollyon"" in Revelation 9:11. Within Protestantism, the Anglican and Methodist tradition recognizes four angels as archangels: Michael the Archangel, Raphael the Archangel, Gabriel the Archangel, and Uriel the Archangel. They are commemorated on 29 September, “Michaelmas”, in the church calendar. The evangelist Billy Graham wrote that in Sacred Scripture, there is only one individual explicitly described as an archangel—Michael—in Jude 1:9. Seventh-day Adventists hold that the titles ""Michael"" and ""archangel"" are"
"to the ""wheel within the wheel"" from Ezekiel's vision of the merkabah (heavenly chariot) in Ezekiel chapter 1. Sandalphon is also said to be instrumental in bringing about the differentiation of sex in the embryo. In Kabbalah, Sandalphon is the angel who represents the sephirah of ""Malkhut"" and overlaps (or is confused with) the angel Metatron. He is said to appear before the feminine presence of the Shekhinah and to receive human prayers and send them to God. Sandalphon Sandalphon (Hebrew: סָנְדַלְפוֹן; ) is an archangel in Jewish and Christian writings. Sandalphon figures prominently in the mystical literary traditions of"
"Jophiel The angel Jophiel (Heb. יוֹפִיאֵל, ""beauty of God"", ""divine beauty""), also called Iophiel, Iofiel, Jofiel, Yofiel, Youfiel, Zophiel (""Tsophiel"" צֹפִיאֵל, ""spy of God"", ""watchman of God"") and Zuriel (""Tsuriel"" צוּרִיאֵל, ""my rock is God""), is a non-canonical archangel of wisdom, understanding, and judgment. He is listed as one of the Seven Archangels in Pseudo-Dionysian teachings. According to the pseudepigraphal Revelation of Moses, another name for Jophiel is Dina. Jophiel/Dina is described as an angel of the seventh heaven, a Cabalistic guardian of the Torah (and wisdom itself), who taught 70 languages to souls at the dawn of creation. The"
"God of collecting the earth that would be used in the creation of Adam. Upon completion of this task, the angel was appointed as a guardian. Everyone, including the angels, demons, and corporeal entities feared him. Abbaton was promised that any who venerated him in life could be saved. Abaddon is also said to have a prominent role in the Last Judgement, as the one who will take the souls to the Valley of Josaphat. He is described in the Apocalypse of Bartholomew as being present in the Tomb of Jesus at the moment of his resurrection. Abaddon The Hebrew"
"Azrael Azrael (; ) is an angel in the Abrahamic religions. He is often identified with the Angel of Destruction and Renewal of the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew name translates to ""Angel of God"", ""Help from God"", or ""One Whom God Helps"". ""Azrael"" is the spelling of the ""Chambers Dictionary"". The Qur'an refers to Azrael as ""مَلَكُ المَوْتِ"" (""Malak Al-Mawt"") ""Angel of Death"", which corresponds with Hebrew term Malach ha-Mavet in Rabbinic Literature. Islamic-Arabic tradition adopts the name, in the Arabic language as ʿAzrāʾīl (). He is responsible for transporting the souls of the deceased after death. Depending on the"
"Heaven. In both cases Jeremiel watches over and guides the holy deceased in their afterlife journey. In the Apocalypse of Zephaniah, an apocryphal book which has come down to us in Coptic, the angel referred to as Eremiel tells Zephaniah I am the great angel, Eremiel, who is over the abyss and Hades, the one in which all of the souls are imprisoned from the end of the Flood, which came upon the earth, until this day In two or three places in the Book of Enoch, available in Ethiopic, there are lists of angels. Included are Rame'el and Ram'el"
"Cassiel Cassiel (; , """"), (also known as Cafziel, Cafzyel, Caphziel, Casiel, Cassael, Casziel, Kafziel, Kasiel, Qafsiel, Qaphsiel, Qaspiel, Qephetzial, or Quaphsiel), meaning ""Speed of God"" or ""God is my anger"" is an angel appearing in extracanonical Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mystical and magical works, often as one of the Seven Archangels, the angel of Saturn, and in other roles. Qaphsiel is invoked in an ancient Hebrew charm to tell if an enemy is running away. Gustav Davidson writes that Qafsiel is described as the ruler of the seventh heaven in 3 Enoch, citing Odeberg's edition. However, Odeberg's edition only"
"Haniel Haniel (, ""Joy of God"" or , ""Grace of God,""; ; , '), also known as Anael, Hanael or Aniel""', is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and he is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach. The name Haniel probably derives from Hebrew ""hana'ah,"" ""joy,"" ""pleasure"" (qualities associated with Venus) + the suffix ""-el,"" ""God."" Haniel is one of the archangels encrypted in the Sigillum Dei Aemeth of Dr. John Dee and Edward Kelly. Aniel appears in"
"anyone who does not have the seal of God on their foreheads. The symbolism of Revelation 9:11 leaves the identity of Abaddon open to interpretation. Protestant commentator Matthew Henry (1708) believed Abaddon to be the Antichrist, whereas the Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871) and Henry H. Halley (1922) identified the angel as Satan. Latter-Day Saints believe that the use of ""Abaddon"" in Revelation 9 refers to the devil. In contrast, the Methodist publication ""The Interpreter's Bible"" states: ""Abaddon, however, is an angel not of Satan but of God, performing his work of destruction at God's bidding"", citing the context at Revelation chapter"
"John Milton, the Archangel Michael commands the army of angels loyal to God against the fallen angels of Satan. Armed with a sword from God's armory, he bests Satan in personal combat, wounding his side. Heavenly host Heavenly host ( ""sabaoth"" or ""tzva'ot"", ""armies"") refers to the army () of angels mentioned both in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, as well as other Jewish and Christian texts. The Bible gives several descriptions of angels in military terms, such as their encampment (), command structure (; Matt.13:41; Rev.7:2), and combat (Jdg.5:20; Job 19:12; Rev.12:7). The heavenly host participated in the War"
"an attitude of humble prayer, with downcast eyes and arms crossed over his breast. He is also sometimes seen kneeling with incense in a thurifer, praying. Prayer is considered his special attribute. Selaphiel Saint Selaphiel the Archangel or Saint Sealtiel, Selatiel (Aramaic צלתיאל ""Tzelathiel"" ""Prayer of God"", Heb. שאלתיאל ""Shealtiel""), sometimes identified with Salathiel from the Second Book of Esdras. He is one of the seven archangels in the Byzantine Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. Selaphiel appears in verse 31:6 of the apocryphal Jewish and Christian text ""The Conflict of Adam and Eve"", which describes how God sends him and"
"to God that they – the seraphim – are his victors. Lucifer, on the other hand, is keen on the idea of Armageddon because every corrupt soul that is reject by God will appear at his doorstep in the billions and join his army. Allison then runs to the abandoned house that contains the Lexicon and climbs the stairs to the top of the building as Stark is in hot pursuit. Meantime, the Lexicon produces the name of the anti Christ — Mykael Paun, and he shall bear four distinct marks on his face. Stark corners her on the roof"