Hiarchy Of Angels
"Angels are spirits," proclaimed St.Augustine! St. Thomas Aquinas believed that
angels were pure spirit, having no matter or mass, and taking up no space; but Thomas believed
angels could assume bodies at will. The purpose of angels is the same as mankind: to love and
serve the Lord. However, being that angels are not material beings, and possibly from a different
dimension, they can serve the Lord in many different ways. Angels have far greater will and
intellect than we have. Whereas mankind must sift through and experiment with natural laws,
angels can grasp all ...
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"angel" means
messenger in Greek.) But angels can do God's chores, such as busting Peter out of jail in Acts 5,
or destroying Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. But some angels obey only the devil, and
those angels are known as "demons", as is Satan himself. Satan had been an angel, but decided
to do his own thing. Angels can see all aspects of a situation instantly, since they are so very
wise.
Angels, and the dimensions they live in, were apparently created before our visible
world and universe. (The Bible tells us inGenesis ch.1-2 that mankind was created (or evolved)
last.) The number of angels are countless. One reason they are countless is that the Bible holds
that each person who is or has lived, in the universe, has a guardian angel (Matthew 18:10).
Additionally, some people who have died may have been transformed into lower angels.
Many people witness "small miracles", and attribute them to God, when, in fact, angels
may likely author the event. ...
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of the
Supreme hierarchy. The name means "the burning ones",or "ardor". They sit at God's throne, or
a little above it, and unceasingly sing praise to Him, and bear light and love to lesser angels. The
Seraphim are completely ruled by divine love, for there is nothing more important than love
according to 1 Corinthians13:13. Isaiah 6:2 tells us the Seraphim have three sets of wings, one
set to cover the face out of reverence, one set to cover the feet out of modesty and respect, and
one set to fly with. (But as I previously wrote, they don't actually use their wings to fly.)
The Cherubim (singular, Cherub) is the second choir of the Supreme Hierarchy. The
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