ARCHANGELS

Messengers of God, in some religions called the Archangeloi, these angels are high-ranking angels thought to be the most important mediators between God and mankind. The word archangel has often been misapplied, used as a generic term that refers to all angels above the order of Angels. In most angelic hierarchies, they are one step above the Angels. Four Archangels are recognized in Islam: Jibril, Mikhail, Azrael, and Israfel. Judaism and Christianity recognize seven archangels: Raphael, Gabriel, Michael, Uriel and three others whose names are uncertain - a source of debate by theologians for centuries. They are thought of to be three from the following list of possible candidates: Raziel, Remiel, Sariel, Metatron, Anael, Raguil, Barakiel, Chamael, Jophiel, Zadkiel, Jeduhiel, Simael, Zaphiel, and Aniel. Enoch names the seven archangels as: Uriel, Raguil, Michael, Saraqael, Gabriel, Haniel, and Raphael. Some new age angelologists believe there to be twelve archangels instead of the traditional seven: Anthriel, Aquariel, Chamuel, Gabriel, Jophiel, Michael, Omniel, Perpetiel, Raphael, Uriel, Valeoel, and Zadkiel. The ruling princes of the order include: Metatron, Raphael, Michael, Gabriel, Barbiel, Jehudiel, and Barakiel.

The archangels are believed to command the heavenly army in an ongoing war with Satan and his legion of angels. They are the special emissaries of the Principalities , transmitting the good intentions that the Angel Virutes bring from the Powers to humanity. They have a protective and special love for all the persons of earth, intervening in crises and times of need to protect and guard nations, cities, airports, churches, houses, and families. They bring great goodness and much happiness to those they aid.

A source says that an Archangel can travel from one end of the universe to the other in a second, and can be in many places at one time, even though these places may be millions of miles apart, like the light of the sun - appearing in several places at one time without it's power lessened in any of those spots.

Archangels are the guardians of people and all living things.

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