The Seven Archangels
In the Cabala they are referred to as both the Sarim and the
The Babylonians revered the seven planets as gods, and these, according to W. O. E. Oesterley, were
the prototype for the Judeo-Christian archangels. The amesha
spentas of India have also been regarded as the prototype. The term archangels can be used to describe any
angel higher than the order of angels, in addition to being the name of a specific rank of angels in the celestial hierarchy. The psuedo-Dionysians rank them as eighth,
only one level higher than angels. This can be a bit misleading, as archangels are most commonly considered
to be the greatest of all angels.
The main duty of the Archangels is to intercede on humanity's behalf so that God may forgive its sins.
Or, as it says in the apocryphal Testament of Levi,
the archangels "minister and make propitiation to the Lord for the sins of ignorance and of the righteous."
They are constantly at war with Satan and his hordes, protecting the world from his continuous assaults.
The archangels are also closely associated with the planets and
the signs of the zodiac.
The Celestial Hierarchies:
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According to Muslim lore there are only 4 archangels:
The reason other faiths tend to prefer the number seven is because it is a more mystical number and because,
as it says in Esther 1:14, there were "Seven princes who saw the king's (God''s) face."
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The Archangels of the Ten Sephiroth:
a.k.a. The Nine Archangels of the Briatic World.
Methattron, for Kether (crown)
Ratziel, for Chokmah (wisdom)
Tzaphqiel, for Binah (understanding)
Tzadqiel, for Chesed (mercy)
Khamael, for Geburah (strength or fortitude)
Mikhael, for Tiphereth (beauty)
Haniel, for Netzach (victory)
Raphael, for Hod (splendor)
Gabriel, for Yesod (foundation)
Methattron or the
Shekinah, for Malkuth (kingdom)
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