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The Jewish angelic hierarchy is established in the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Rabbinic literature, and traditional Jewish liturgy. They are categorized in different hierarchies proposed by various theologians. For example, Maimonides, in his Mishneh Torah or Yad ha-Chazakah: Yesodei ha-Torah, counts ten ranks of angels.
The term archangel itself is not found in the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament, and in the Greek New Testament the term archangel only occurs in 1 Thessalonians 4 (1 Thessalonians 4:16) and the Epistle of Jude , where it is used of Michael, who in Daniel 10 (Daniel 10:12) is called 'one of the chief princes,' and 'the great prince'.
Archangel Wisdom, Understanding, and Judgment, Metatron's companion [11] Kadkadael Yazdânism, Hinduism, Orthodox Islam: Archangel, Guardian angel One of heaven's guardian angel who followed the gatekeeper Kalka'il: Islam: Fifth heaven Kepharel Judaism Archangel Kerubiel: Cherubiel Judaism Cherub Kiraman Katibin: Islam (type)
In Matthew 18:10 Jesus warns not to despise children because "their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven." Luke 20:34–36 affirms that, like the angels, "those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die."
[1] [2] [3] However, they are the highest rank to interact directly with humans, seraphim and the like remaining close to God. The Bible itself uses the term only two times, with no mention in the Old Testament, and does not mention a hierarchy of angels in any detail. The word is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions. Similar beings ...
Traditionally, seven Angels were considered to be of special significance, who stand before the Throne of God. [3] Within the hierarchy of the angels, at the highest level, St. Michael is a princely seraph, [4] an angel of supreme power and the leader of God's army. Christian art often portrays archangels together.
In the Catholic Encyclopedia (1911) article "St. Michael the Archangel", Frederick Holweck wrote: "St. John speaks of the great conflict at the end of time, which reflects also the battle in heaven at the beginning of time." He added that Michael's name "was the war-cry of the good angels in the battle fought in heaven against the enemy and his ...
The creation of a literalist chronology of the Bible faces several hurdles, of which the following are the most significant: . There are different texts of the Jewish Bible, the major text-families being: the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the original Hebrew scriptures made in the last few centuries before Christ; the Masoretic text, a version of the Hebrew text curated by the Jewish ...