The term "angel" comes from the greek anghelos which means "sent" messenger "then the angels are creatures that bring a message from God to men, they are" mighty ones his commandments, hearkening to the voice of his word "(Ps 103.20), are the messengers of his saving plan:" Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? " (Hebrews 1:14). The Angels have no human nature, although they imagine men like them, but see and understand things from a perspective totally different from ours. There are many points in common between us and them, especially with regard to higher goals, it is the diversity that makes it so fascinating dialogue. Angels we have the more contradictory: some consider that they are immortal, others argue that their existence is tied to a time and a specific function. Almost every page of the Bible tells us the existence of these pure spirits enough to remember the Cherubim guarding the Garden of Eden (Genesis III, 24), the three angels appearing to Abraham (Gen. XVIII, XIX, etc..) Archangel Raphael who accompanies and free Tobit (Tob V, 1 et seq.), the Archangel Gabriel announced the Incarnation of the Word, the angels announcing the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, the Resurrection (The I, XI, 28, 24, 4 et seq.), the countless Angels of the Apocalypse (I, XI, VIII, 4 et seq.). The Church, according to Scripture and Tradition, has described as' truth of faith "not only the existence of angels, but their creation. It is commonly believed to have been created before man in countless numbers. From Sacred Scripture, and especially by St. Paul echoed the tradition, you know that the Angels are distributed in 9 hierarchies: Cherubini, SERAFINI, whether thrones or dominions, virtues, powers, PRINCIPLES, Archangel and ANGELS. What is clearly derived from Scripture is that the Angels are not equal in dignity but there are upper and lower. Although their functions are different. The Bible speaks of guardian angels (Matt. XVIII, 10; Att XII, 15), guides the creatures (Tob XII), as protectors of cities and nations (Dan XII, 1), the Angels who praise God and obey his commands (The 11.13 et seq.) Angels who stand before the throne of God (Tob 1.15). He sometimes speaks in the Bible of the countless multitudes of huge armies of heaven. All this suggests an order for a celestial hierarchy - as reported above - the head of which is recognized the Archangel Michael. The Angels were in the act of creation raised to the supernatural "but persevered. Many of the abuses of their freedom, rebelled against God in an act of pride and so they were immediately punished and condemned to hell. St. Thomas teaches that every angel is not only different from the others but is in itself a 'species'. E 'pure opinion of St. Thomas that the Angels are present in certain places, where they engaged in specific action, and nowhere else.
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