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Angels have different roles depending on the time in history, culture, and religion. They often carry the part as a spiritual messenger from God. They are sometimes viewed as protectors, and other times as avengers. It is believed there are different types of angels, such as cherubim and seraphim.

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Why did angels fall?

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they're all evil

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The reason is perhaps the biggest deception in a world of "religious confusion."

When most people consider "God"... He's not usually regarded as having anything to do with REALITY; but as some "other-worldly" existence that's not pertinent to real life cares, problems and global issues.

Yet, God OWNS THE UNIVERSE! This world and the entire universe is all under God's jurisdiction... under HIS LAWS [the laws of nature, as men say]... under HIS GOVERNMENTAL RULE.

Contrary to popular consideration of the God of the Bible... it continually talks about GOVERNMENT: man's errant rule on the earth under the ministering hand of this world's god whom man worships; and the pending establishment of God's Governmental rule under Jesus Christ, that will soon remove both man's governments and this world's god, Satan the Devil.

Of this world's "god"... the Bible tells those with the eyes to see and the heart to believe it, that sometime in the beginning of creation, he tried to "depose" God from His throne in heaven through a "government coup attempt" that was thwarted by God and the angels that remained loyal to Him, His laws and His Government.

Satan [then, Lucifer] coerced one-third of God's angels to follow him in that "government takeover."

"For you said to yourself, 'I WILL ASCEND TO HEAVEN and SET MY THRONE ABOVE THE STARS OF GOD..." (Isa.14:13 NLT New Living Translation).

This is the ONLY passage in the Bible that comes close to saying "go to heaven"... the one main thing many of this world's religions seem to look forward to doing at the conclusion of their mortal lives. But, it's not the promise of God... IT'S THE HOPE AND FONDEST DREAM OF SATAN THE DEVIL, TO OVERTURN THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD IN THE UNIVERSE!

Isaiah goes on to reveal from the core of Satan's heart: "...I will climb to the highest heavens and BE LIKE THE MOST HIGH.'" (verse 14)

The KJV says: "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds...".

Clouds are a phenomenon that occurs within the earth's atmosphere... so, Satan was "standing on the earth" when he said this. He was taking his "rebellion against God's Government" to the very throne of God in heaven. He wanted [and still wants] to BE GOD!

"Then there was war in heaven. Michael and the angels under his command fought the Dragon [Satan - see verse 9] and his angels. And the Dragon lost the battle and was forced out of heaven." (Rev.12:7 NLT)

That's why they were "banished from heaven." They had "broken the laws of God's Government" -- they SINNED! ["Those who sin are opposed to the Law of God, for ALL SIN OPPOSES THE LAW OF GOD." - I John 3:4 NLT]

This was the "original SIN" in the universe -- the rebellion of Satan and his angels against the universal governmental rule of their Creator.

The Bible also tells us that their sin has not yet been Judged by God; but that they were "cast down to the earth" and have been and are being restrained on the earth, pending Judgment Day... the Last Great Day of God's plan that includes the "restoration of the rule of God's Government on the earth" [the coming Kingdom of God] that they perverted and destroyed, and the Redemption and Salvation of mankind who presently worships these banished false, would-be gods.

"...I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the Day of Judgment." (Jude 1:6 NLT)

The Bible is all about GOVERNMENT! That's its message... its "good news" [gospel]. It's about the restoration of God's rule on the earth that these wicked angels destroyed in the beginning; as Jesus teaches in His "prayer outline":

"May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done here on earth, just as it is in heaven." (Matt.6:10 NLT)

Satan and his angels FAILED to depose God in heaven. The Government of God is INTACT EVERYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE... except on earth... the place where these angels first held their authority within God's Government, but destroyed when they sinned.

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, defeated Satan as the ruler on earth in the famed biblical "temptation account" [see Matthew's and Luke's chapters 4]... and in so doing, qualified Himself to become the KING of God's pending Government restoration. It wasn't until AFTER this defeat of Satan that Jesus began His ministry and began preaching the Kingdom of God. Because God now had the Faithful, Loyal replacement for the former rebellious ruler on earth... HIS OWN SON the KING... who would restore the Kingdom to the earth; as well as become the Perfect Sacrifice to redeem man from his bondage to "the master and originator of sin," whom he worships.

"...the Holy Spirit compelled Jesus to go into the wilderness. He was there for forty days being tempted by Satan. He was out among the wild animals, and angels took care of Him. Later on, after John was arrested... Jesus went to Galilee to preach God's Good News. 'At last the time has come!' He announced. 'The Kingdom of God is near! Turn from your sins [repent] and BELEIVE THIS GOOD NEWS!'" (Mark 1:12-15 NLT)

Well... the world doesn't believe this Good News. The world barely knows about this Good News, because the god of this world and his angels have blinded tbe hearts and minds of men to it. They have "spiritualized" it away in man's deceived heart through the false religions in the world. The Truth of God's Word is not REAL to most men.

They still don't realize that God's perverted Government on earth is about to undergo a radical change:

"For a child is born to us, a Son is given to us. And THE GOVERNMENT will rest on His shoulders... His ever-expanding, Peaceful GOVERNMENT will NEVER END. He will rule forever with Fairness and Justice from the throne of His ancestor David. The passionate commitment of the LORD Almighty will GUARANTEE this!" (Isa.9:6-7 NLT)

The world looks right through this Scripture and sees it as a "religious statement! " But, it's not. It's a POLITICAL one!

Why were angels banished from heaven?

To prevent their sin from infecting the entire universe. To restrict it for the time being, to the "scene of the crime"... the earth... where the plot was hatched in the heart of Satan to destroy the Government of God.

After the Trial at the Last Great Day... the universe will be accessible to man, now the Immortal Children and Family of God... to do what God does best -- CREATE THINGS. The Family of God that will then number as the stars in the heavens, will colonize those stars, creating new worlds heretofore undreamed of by deceived man.

Judgment Day is coming. The angels that sinned were banished from heaven to the earth until their sins are properly and Honorably Judged in a manner worthy of God.

"...He will never Judge by appearance, false evidence, or hearsay. He will defend the poor and exploited. He will rule against the wicked and destroy them with the breath of His mouth. He will be clothed with Fairness and Truth." (Isa.11:3-5 NLT)

And He will call upon those men who overcome through Jesus Christ the tests and trials of these banished angels on the earth... who have been teaching mankind the bottomless depths of sins only they know. The King will call upon His Faithful servants to assist Him on Judgment Day:

"Do you not know that God's people will SIT IN JUDGMENT UPON THE WORLD? ...Do you not know that WE ARE TO SIT IN JUDGMENT UPON ANGELS - to say nothing of things belonging to this life?" (I Cor.6:2-3 WEY Weymouth's New Testament)

God has banished these rebellious angels from heaven for a time here on earth, until they can teach His future Children [mankind, created in His image] just how horrible and deadly sin is. For how can anyone Judge and make Just, Righteous, "informed decisions" if they have never experienced both aspects of life; the good and the bad -- and come out on the other side Perfected, Righteous and Cleansed; and assisted by God Himself... and those angels He tasked, who did NOT SIN?

"Are not all angels spirits that serve Him - whom He sends out to render service for the benefit of those who, before long, will inherit Salvation?" (Heb.1:14 WEY)

Mankind is being tested by and subject to those banished angels who sinned... showering mankind with a lifetime of "experience" in the ways of sin; disobedience to the laws of God's Government. It's a horrifying, terrifying, deadly lesson that will last mankind for all ETERNITY. For those who reject the evil ways of these angels and seek God's Mercy and Salvation... they will Eternally reject disobedience and evil and be given Eternal Life. For those who embrace the ways of the banished angels... they will suffer the effects of the "Second Death" on the Day of Judgment -- ETERNAL DEATH:

"...this is the Second Death - the Lake of Fire. And if anyone's name was not found recorded in the Book of Life he was thrown into the Lake of Fire." (Rev.20:14-15 WEY)

These are some of the reasons why angels were banished from heaven.

Our caste is brahmin bharadwajasa gotra please tell me our kuldevi?

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Its Kolhapur MahaLakshmi. as per my Knowledge...

What are the names of the choirs of angels?

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Catholic AnswerThere are nine choirs of angels:

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Nine Choirs of Angels

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1. Angels,

2. Archangels,

3. Principalities,

4. Powers,

5. Virtues,

6. Dominations,

7. Thrones,

8. Cherubim, and

9. Seraphim.

Who do angels protect?

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From my understanding i think the angel Gabriel was a messenger...........

Who is your guarding angel?

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Catholic AnswerAssuming you are asking about your Guardian Angel - this is the angel whom God has assigned to you since the instant you were conceived in your mother's womb. He is to guard, protect, and guide you until you stand before the face of God at the particular judgment.

from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980

Guardian Angel. A celestial spirit assigned by God to watch over each individual during life. This general doctrine of an angel's care for each person is part of the Church's constant tradition, based on Sacred Scripture and the teaching of the Fathers of the Church. The role of the guardian spirit is both to guide and to guard; to guide as a messenger of God's will to our minds, and to guard as an instrument of God's goodness in protecting us from evil. This protection from physical evil insofar as this is useful or necessary to guard the soul from spiritual harm. A feast honoring the guardian angels has been celebrated in October, throughout the universal Church, since the seventeenth century. It now occurs on October 2.

How old was St. Michael the Archangel when he died?

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Saint Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael were born at no time they were there when the world was made they have not died and they will never die because they were always in heaven.Saint Michael is an archangel, and an archangel is an angel that fights the devil. Gabriel, and Raphael were messengers of God.Michael is the patron saint of the church, policemen, grocers, mariners, bankers, radiologists, the sick, the dying, the possessed, England, Germany, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.Gabriel is the patron of postal service, telephone, and telegraph,workers, television workers. Raphael is the patron of travelers, young people leaving home, the blind, nurses, physicians, and lovers.

Can jinns see angels?

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yes you can see jinn but only if you are under 3 years old.If you see them alot like for a year and the jinn threatens you watch out! you might get possesed or any body close to you!

What does it mean when you dream of a archangel?

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In Roman Catholic tradition, this dream suggests that you feel the need of a spiritual warrior to protect you from forces of evil. All of this imagery symbolizes your longing for someone to take care of you or to protect you against any hostile person, group, or force that feels far beyond your own ability to withstand.

Are Seraphim serpent-angels?

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A:Yes and no. Reference is made in the Book of Isaiah, chapter 6, to seraphim (sing: seraph or Hebrew, śārāf), who were part of God's retinue and it seems they were six-winged creatures of fire, but Isaiah did not identify the seraphim with angels. Keel and Uehlinger (Gods, Goddesses and Images of God in Ancient Israel) note that mythological four- and six-winged cobras are found in Egyptian mythology and even in Israel, and that the Hebrew name for cobras and the mythological variety is śārāf ('the one that burns'). They say that the Seraphim found in Isaiah can only be viewed as the same mythological creatures.

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On the other hand, Christian tradition has seen Seraphim become a class of angels, along with Cherubim, Thrones, Dominations, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, and (lowest of all) simple 'angels'.

Can Xena kill archangel Michael?

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No, Xena is a fictional character of Greek Mythology.

When did the word angel start?

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"The earliest form of the word is the Mycenaean a-ke-roattested in Linear B syllabic script." - Wikipedia.

How and why do you use archangel in a sentence?

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Archangels represent many things. In Qabalistic studies and in Hermetic

studies, they represent parts of the Psyche, the emotional body, and much more.

Calling on them in ritual invocation enhances those parts of the spiritual system.

Angels or at least the representation of them precede the bible by a thousand years or more.

What is the opposite of angel?

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Demon.

What gifts of the holy spirit did Michael The Archangel show?

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There are at least two. One is fortitude (courage) and the other is fear of the Lord (wonder and awe). The reason fortitude exemplifies St. Michael is because it takes courage to lead the angels in battle against Satan and the fallen angels, which is precisely what St. Michael did: ''Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and its angels fought back, but they did not prevail and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it.'' Rev 12:7-9 NAB

The reason the gift of wonder and awe exemplify St. Michael is because his very name means ''Quis Ut Deus?,'' or in English, ''Who Is Like God?'' Thus his very name indicates a sense of wonder and awe that no one is greater than God.

What judaism zoroastrianism and the vedic religion what expresses the similarities among them?

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All three religions are based on sacred texts that explain the relationship between humans and gods.

Is lucifer an archangel?

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Short answer: yes. Lucifer was originally the most powerful archangel of all but he rebelled and his name was changed to Satan. Long answer: The word lucifer is not a name of any evil entity. It simply means bright light, or an ancient name of planet Venus. The mix up is from the book of Isaiah regarding a prophecy toward a king of Babylon where the writer calls the king a bright shining light( lucifer). Ancient kings were often thought of to be gods. Their people's attitudes were: my god can beat up your god. This particular Babylonian god-king apparently rose himself above the Hebrew people's God. Isaiah warned that such nonsense would not be tolerated by God- that the Babylonian king along with his kingdom would be toppled by the Hebrew's true God.

Where did the phrase big things come in small packages come from?

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Maybe you mean:

Good things come in small packages

Don't know where it came from but it is said to emphasize that something does not need to be big in order to be good

Or maybe - Big things come from small beginnings

Do angels kiss?

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Yes, at least I believe they do. There is a type of birth mark thats pink and it's called 'Angels Kiss'.

How many archangels are there in the Bible?

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While the only archangel named with that title in the Bible is Michael, many biblical scholars and Christian believers would say that Lucifer (now Satan) and Gabriel are also archangels.

The word "archangel" only appears "TWICE" in the King James Version of the Bible.

"For the LORD Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of THE ARCHANGEL, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first..." (I Thess.4:16 KJV)

"Yet Michael THE ARCHANGEL, when contending with the Devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, 'The LORD rebuke thee.'" (Jude 1:9 KJV)

Revelation 12 tells us that both "Lucifer" [the great Dragon; that old Serpent called the Devil, and Satan - verse 9]... and "Michael"... with whom Lucifer the Dragon fought, with armies under their command.

"And there was war in heaven: MICHAEL AND HIS ANGELS fought against the Dragon; and the DRAGON FOUGHT AND HIS ANGELS." (verse 7)

Gabriel, on the other hand, while he is also mentioned as the "third" angel of record... is never credited in the Bible with having any "host of angels" at his command.

It would seem, then, that the true number of archangels, by the biblical account, is up for debate and speculation.

Are angels eternal?

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Yes and no. Angels die in the similar way as Adam died when he sinned by disobeying the commandment of God, that is die a spiritual death by being cast out of the presence of God. Except there is a way back to God for mankind, but not for the fallen angels.

"God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment" - 2Peter 2:4

"Angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."- Jude 1:6

The Bible never speaks of death as a cessation of existence, but rather a separation. Physical death is a separation of spirit and body, which is our portal to this current reality of space-time, and spiritual death is the separation of spirit and God and everything that is good: light, love, joy etc. and this is the death that angels die. But because angels do not possess a mortal, flesh and blood body, they cannot physically die as human beings do.

"Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire" - Psalm 104:4

"To which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" - Hebrews 1:13,14

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No, angels don't die. They are "spirit" beings.

"Are they not all ministering spirits..." (Heb.1:14).

Nowhere in the Bible is the term "spiritual death" mentioned.

According to Jesus Christ, "spirit can't die." Speaking of the coming resurrection, the prophesied time when the Children of God will be "changed" from "mortal" to "immortal" beings [changed into SPIRIT]...

"...Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit IS SPIRIT." (John 3:5-6)

"...we shall all be changed... and this mortal must put on immortality." (I Cor.15:51-53)

Jesus says:

"...they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: NEITHER CAN THEY DIE ANY MORE: FOR THEY ARE EQUAL UNTO THE ANGELS; and are the Children of God, being the Children of the Resurrection." (Luke 20:35-36)

Addendum to aboveAngels are created beings who do not die but live for eternity, some in heaven and some in hell.

What does 81 mean to a hells angel?

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The letter "H" is the eight of the alphabet, while the letter "A" is the first letter. 81 is "HA" an abbreviation for Hells Angels

What is the most important aim for a Muslim?

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The most important aim of a Muslim is to win the Pleasure and Good-Will of Almighty Allah by sincerely following the commands of Almighty Allah and obeying the teachings of the last prophet Hazrat Muhammad SAW).

Are angels pure spirits?

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I'm not religious myself, but if I had to look from that aspect it really depends on what you define by Angel.

Many people look at things differently, such as if they had a vision of a dead family member who helped them in life. Is that an Angel to you? Or is an Angel the selected spirits of God to help whoever may need it, connected by family they once were a part of or if they are strangers.

There are no solid facts about Angels or if they even exist, so for you believers out there, you just have to believe in what you think an Angel is and stick by it. If you believe an Angel is a pure spirit, then you should believe so.

But I would of course assume that if Angels previously were human souls, either every soul that went to heaven become angels or there would be the certain select few who have shown that their actions are out of kindness and the well-being of others, the ones God know would never betray him.

I hope this helps.

- SirMagus

Can you kill an angel?

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Actually, while an angel is in mortal form on earth, they can be affected by one thing: qeres. The Egyptians had a perfume called qeres that was used during mummification to provide the first 'sweet breathe' of the afterlife. Qeres is extremely rare substance because its recipe has been lost, but small amounts still exsist. this perfume is a lethal poison to an angel (fallen or otherwise), and if poured over, say, the blade of a knife, could in fact terminate an angel. While non-lethal to humans, it can burn or poison anyone who carries the Nephilitic gene. (see Genesis 6). If you are still thinking that all Nephilim died in the flood, think about Goliath, or King David's "men of great reknown". But yes, qeres can kill an angel. And no afterlife awaits them either. This isn't some role-playing B.S. or T.V. show, this is legit. Go ask your local Catholic priest if he knows what the 'Hashilim project' is, or the real reason Jews (who are the most dominant carriers of the Nephilitic gene) were exterminated. Or why most children born with synaethesia carry the gene. Or why Mengele expirimented on Hebrew twins. You may not get answers, but you will be asking the right questions...

I think the original answerer misunderstood the question, or just rather ran off on an tangent unrelated. Killing an Angel is really something that I would not recommend unless you want the wrath of God unleashed on you. The rest of the original answers, well, have fun with that.

the wrath of god is a joke Christians say to make them feel important and better than everyone else and also I'd like to remind everyone that a god has special rules that prevents them from harming a full human

I think much of the above is well-intentioned junk. One guy feels that a magic potion will certainly kill angels but is harmless to humans, though no one has done it or no evidence is supplied. Another guy thinks gods have rules about killing humans. What about the Great Flood, the Egyptian plagues, the Egyptrian Army pursuing the Israelites, or Sodom & Gomorrah? Rules, indeed!