Angel week: Day 2
Yesterday’s blog gave a brief overview of Metatron, Raphael, Michael, and Gabriel.
Angel fun fact: Most angel names end with the suffix “el,” which translates as “of God.”
The next 4 Princes of the celestial order are:
Barbiel:
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The angel for the month of October and February
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Has the distinction of being one of 7 Electors (in the Underworld) who is under the rule of Zaphiel ( aka, ruler of the Order of Cherubim)
Jehudiel:
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Rules the movements of the celestial spheres
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Not always included in the archangel list
Barachiel/ Barakile/Barkiel:
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The lightening of God
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Ruler of February
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Prince of the Order of Confessors
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One of 4 ruling seraphim
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Ruler of the planet Saturn and zodiac signs Scorpio and Pisces
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One of 3 angels you want to call upon in a game of chance (The Vegas angel?)
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Ruler/Prince of the 2nd Heaven
Satan ( before the Fall):
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Some scholars believe that Satan and Lucifer and not one in the same. Lucifer is thought to refer to Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon. Some believe that St. Jerome mixed up his reading of Isaiah 14:12. The mix-up is perpetrated by Milton in Paradise Lost.
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The term is used to denote an office/position, not a specific angel
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Hebrew name meaning “adversary”
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Originally ha-satan: cheif of seraphim, head of the Order of Virtues
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The Talmud says he was created on the 6th day of creation
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Has 12 wings instead of the “normal” 6
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Prince of the power of air
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Either took the form of a serpent in the Garden of Eden or used the serpent to tempt Eve
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Not referred to as enemy of God until New Testament
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By the way, there is no mention of fallen angels in the Old Testament.
Related Posts: The Archangels; Angel Hierarchy
