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Archangel is derived from Greek archángelos (ἀρχάγγελος), with the Greek prefix arch-meaning 'chief'. A common misconception is that archangels constitute the highest rank of angel in Christianity; this likely stems from the etymology of their name, as well as their presentation in John Milton's Paradise Lost. [4]
Archangels, such as Jibrāʾīl, Mīkhā'īl, Isrāfīl, and 'Azrā'īl; Angels of Heaven, such as Riḍwan. Angels of Hell, Mālik and Zabānīya; Guardian angels, who are assigned to individuals to protect them; The angels who record the actions of people; Angels entrusted with the affairs of the world, like the angel of thunder.
Archangel Lord of this World and Leader of the Heptad Metatron [12] Mitatrush, Enoch (as human according to some) [13] Islam, Christianity, Judaism Archangel, The Celestial Scribe Michael: Mi-ka-el (Hebrew), Mikhail (Arabic), Saint Michael the Archangel Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Yazdânism, Bahai faith: Archangel, Cherubim, one of the ...
The word archangel is only used twice in the New Testament: in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 1:9. In most Christian traditions, Gabriel is also considered an archangel, but there is no direct literary support for this assumption. The term archangel appears only in the singular, never plural, and only in specific reference to Michael.
According to Kabbalah, there are four worlds and our world is the last world: the world of action (Assiyah). Angels exist in the worlds above as a 'task' of God. They are an extension of God to produce effects in this world. After an angel has completed its task, it ceases to exist. The angel is in effect the task.
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Michael, [Notes 1] also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch [6] is an archangel in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith.
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'.