Sts. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Archangels
The three Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are the only angels named in Sacred Scripture and all three have important roles in the history of salvation.
Saint Michael is the “Prince of the Heavenly Host,” the leader of all the angels. His name is Hebrew for “Who is like God?” and was the battle cry of the good angels against Lucifer and his followers when they rebelled against God. He is mentioned four times in the Bible, in Daniel 10 and 12, in the letter of Jude, and in Revelation.
Michael, whose forces cast down Lucifer and the evil spirits into Hell, is invoked for protection against Satan and all evil. Pope Leo XIII, in 1899, having had a prophetic vision of the evil that would be inflicted upon the Church and the world in the 20th century, instituted a prayer asking for Saint Michael’s protection to be said at the end of every Mass.
Christian tradition recognizes four offices of Saint Michael: (i) to fight against Satan (ii) to rescue the souls of the faithful from the power of the enemy, especially at the hour of death. (iii) to be the champion of God’s people, (iv) to call away from earth and bring men’s souls to judgment.
“I am Gabriel, who stand before God.” (Luke 1, 19)
Saint Gabriel, whose name means “God’s strength,” is mentioned four times in the Bible. Most significant are Gabriel’s two mentions in the New Testament: to announce the birth of John the Baptist to his father Zacharias, and the at Incarnation of the Word in the womb of Mary.
Christian tradition suggests that it is he who appeared to St. Joseph and to the shepherds, and also that it was he who “strengthened” Jesus during his agony in the garden of Gethsemane.
“I am the angel Raphael, one of the seven, who stand before the Lord” (Tob 12:15)
Saint Raphael, whose name means “God has healed” because of his healing of Tobias’ blindness in the Book of Tobit. Tobit is the only book in which he is mentioned. His office is generally accepted by tradition to be that of healing and acts of mercy.
Raphael is also identified with the angel in John 5:1-4 who descended upon the pond and bestowed healing powers upon it so that the first to enter it after it moved would be healed of whatever infirmity he was suffering.
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Another Christian who can’t read. “I am the root and offspring of David”, osirIS + Ra + El = Israel, the 3 solar deities of the semites. Three aspects of the same thing, a trinity, solar minimum, solar maximum and balanced solar activity for abundunce. “And the bright morning star” = Venus on the dawn horizon, the only other star that is observable in the day = Lucifer.
“I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright morning star.” – Jesus, (Rev. 22:16) It’s actually a Mithratic saying proving yet again that Christianity is a Mithrasism wearing a new name.
Ok so would you rather believe in Jesus and heaven and find out they don’t exist or don’t believe in Jesus and heaven and then find out they do exist.
The biblical Jesus and heaven do not exist. Both originate from the c5’000 year older Mithrasism cults. There is no evidence for either, I don’t believe in Puff the magic dragon either, or the tooth fairy or Santa.
Any eternal existence would become a hell sooner or later, no matter the initial conditions. Especially if it was a nonphysical, disembodied, totally disempowerd existence. I’d give myself a year for sheer novelty before I’d be begging for oblivion.
Pix, and what new name is Judaism going by, it is as old as time and the ancient prophets foretold the coming of the Messiah. Yet because a group of Jewish men accepted the teachings of the New Covenant between man and God, you call it Mithrasism or Rahism or whatever???? You are blind, ask for forgiveness, REPENT!!
Judaism is c3’300 years old, no where near your ignorant claim of “as old as time”. Monotheism was invented and enforced on the population by the inbred despotic dictator Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV, c1’300 BCE. It was utterly detested by the population, which forced Amenhotep to build a new city to live in and hand choose his slaves for fear of assassination. After he died the city was abandoned and the population reverted back to their traditional beliefs
So, what are the odds a group of people turn up in Palestine a short while after Amenhoteps death, sporting tales of being the chosen people of a mono deity and fleeing Egypt for their lives? What are the odds of the two things being independent of each other… Zero.
They Jews didn’t follow a mono deity, they followed a pantheon until Egypt. At mount Sinai they had a competition between their deities, El won so being a really good sport, ordered all the followers of the other deities to be massacred on sight. They butchered half their own people. That is the moment in time Judaism became 100% monotheistic. They then butchered and massacred their way to Palestine at the orders of their new all powerful monodeity.
The Lord God said to the prophet Jerimiah, Woe unto you, anyone who would enter my pasture to scatter my sheep. Pix, your actions and words are an abomination! I do not claim salvation myself for I am a sinner in need of forgiveness, but I also humble myself before him and ask for forgiveness. You Pix, are boastful and condescending. You place yourself at war against the almighty and I pray for your soul! REPENT!!!!!
Words are not an abomination. What your vile barbaric morally bankrupt religion has done to other people is an abomination. Accusing people of heresy for disagreeing with the unsubstantiated, imprisoning them, confiscating their property, preventing them from Universities, outlawing their books or writings of any kind. Outlawing them from any kind of teaching careers. Crushing scrotums, ripping off breasts, breaking legs, wracking, hanging, stoning, and burning people alive for 1,500 years, is an abomination.
Yep and it was God who told MAN to do all that. You are an ignorant fool. But the truth is you wouldn’t even be allowed to be an ignorant fool if it wasn’t for the founding of this country. This country that is a TRUE testimant to god and the CHRISTIAN one at that. So, God bless you.
” You place yourself at war against the almighty and I pray for your soul! REPENT!!!!!”
Bring it on, your so called all powerful almighty arse hole of a deity can be beaten with chariots of iron. What would it make of my shiny new tank.
Pix, you are weak and your soul is corupt. REPENT! I pray for you
Well said brother John, Pix still has a chance as he has posted this same falsehood on many of the articles. If he REALLY believed that the Bible is false, he would simply remain silent (as he would consider the conversation foolishness). Since you have made him a source for prayer, I too will join you in praying that the Lord is revealed to him and that repentance comes—and very soon, as we know that the time of the end is upon us. What a privilege to combat the forces of lies to attempt a rescue mission for a lost soul……thanks brother John. A close friend from Vegas…
Pix- You have repeated the same tired mantra regarding your hypothesis of “monotheistic” religion being “invented” by some distant pharaoh so many times, that apparently you are STARTING to believe that garbage yourself. I say STARTING because you have commented on so many articles regarding deep issues of Christian faith that, if you really believed your condemnations that you would have given up long ago by attempting to “correct” believers. The truth of the matter is this: there are those of us who actually have studied themselves to be experts in many areas of study, including matters of faith. Regarding your incessant desire to attempt to “correct” people by attempting to deflect an untested and entirely false premise like the one’s you always post, only shows that there may be some hope for you after all. I, like JohnTheBaptist will pray that the darkness that you have found yourself will be lifted, and you will discover that the nonsense you purport is only damaging yourself! Look to Jesus brother, for he is our ONLY hope of salvation!