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NASB | Daniel 9:21 while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, came to me in my extreme weariness about the time of the evening offering. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 9:21 while I was still speaking in prayer and extremely exhausted, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me about the time of the evening sacrifice. [Dan 8:16] |
Bible Question:
Greetings all, Intuitively I guess there are 12 'main' angels of God. What are their names? I only know 3. Millenious |
Bible Answer: Greetings Millenious! Angels have different orders, or rank (Isaiah 6:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 1 Peter 3:22; Jude 1:9; Revelation 12:7). We know of Gabriel (Dan. 8:16; Luke 1:19,26), and Michael (Dan. 10:13,21; 12:1; Jude 9; Rev. 12:7), who are described as being of the order of the archangels. To find any evidence outside of Scripture that there are any more angels that are named, we must go into the Apocrypha. According to the Apocrypha, there are seven archangels (Tobit 12:13), and Raphael is one of them. Also, seven angels are presented as executors of divine judgement in Ezekiel 9. The concept of the archangel stems both from the NT (1 Thess. 4:16; Jude 9) and from the OT (Josh. 5:13-15). According to the Apocrypha, 1 Enoch 20 gives a list of the seven archangels. The names of these angels are: Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Sariel, Gabriel and Remiel, all ending with the 'el' ending, which means 'God'. However, Uriel (2 Esdras 10:28) is sometimes referred to as "Phanuel" in 1 Enoch 40:9; 54:6 and 71:8-9 (Apocrypha). A couple of angels are named that are not of the archangel order (all in the Apocrypha), and they are Jeremiel (4 Ezra 4:36) and Phaltiel (2 Esdras 5:16). I write this post with the intent of answering your question, and with the reservation that the Apocrypha is a highly disputable source, since it should not be put above or revered on the same level of Scripture. If you decided to venture into the Apocrypha to see for yourself, then I would suggest that you read the Apocrypha like a good literary work (like Homer's Illiad), instead of treating it with the same reverence as Scripture. Sources: Nave's Topical Bible, Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible, and The Dictionary of Deities And Demons in the Bible (by Karel Van Der Toorn, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. Van Der Horst, 1999, Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands) Blessings to you, Nolan |
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