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The Blessed at the gate to heaven with St. Peter (1467–1471) by Hans Memling. Pearly gates is an informal name for the gateway to Heaven according to some Christian denominations.
Hadraniel (or Hadrianiel among other variant spellings), whose name means "majesty [or greatness] of God", is an angel in Jewish Angelology assigned as gatekeeper at the second gate in heaven. [1] He is supposed to be more than sixty myriads of parasangs (approximately 2.1 million miles or 3.4 million kilometers) tall and a daunting figure to face.
When Vishnu appears before them, and the gatekeepers request Vishnu to lift the curse of the Kumaras, Vishnu says that the curse of the Kumaras cannot be reversed. Instead, he gives Jaya and Vijaya two options. The first option is to take seven births on earth as devotees of Vishnu, while the second is to take three births as his staunch enemies.
Gatekeeper of the Second Heavenly Gate [5] Hahasiah Christianity, Judaism Principality: Hamalat al-Arsh (type) Bearers of the Throne: Islam (type) Bearing the throne of God Hamaliel Christianity, Judaism Archangel, leader of the Powers along with Archangel Gabriel as the subordinate [citation needed] Angel of Birth, Household and Harvest ...
Gatekeeper is also a term used in business to identify the person who is responsible for controlling passwords and access rights or permissions for software that the company uses. One critique of gatekeeping roles is the potential to create or reinforce inequality, for example if entry is made more difficult for minority applicants or artists.
Janus as the Gatekeeper has jurisdiction over every kind of door and passage and the power of opening or closing them. [93] Servius interprets Patulcius in the same way. Lydus gives an incorrect translation, "αντί του οδαιον" which however reflects one of the attributes of the god, that of being the protector of roads. [94]
The participants establish unity together; particularly, the pastors as "spiritual gatekeepers" of an area must join. Building on this, Christian congregations in an area should also join for the purpose of spiritual warfare. The prayer warriors prepare themselves for the upcoming spiritual warfare through personal sanctification.
The spiritual guardian of the mountain is believed by local people to have the power to speak to the spirits of Mount Merapi, which the Javanese consider to be a sacred mountain. Maridjan led ceremonies to appease the spirits of the volcano by presenting them with offerings of rice and flowers in and around the crater.