We need you. It only takes a minute. Thank you! Donate now! And today we celebrate Prayer for this morning. Daily meditation. Prayer for this evening. Top Get Aleteia delivered to your inbox. Gabriel 's name is translated variously as "the strength of God," hero of God," or "God has shown himself mightily.
In the Bible, it is Gabriel who appeared to the priest Zacharias to tell him he would have a son called John the Baptist; and he appeared to the Virgin Mary to let her know that she would be soon giving birth to Jesus Christ. He is the patron of the Sacrament of Baptism, and occult sects connect Gabriel to Monday and the moon. Raphael , whose name means "God heals" or "God's Healer," doesn't appear in the canonical Bible by name at all.
He is considered the Archangel of Healing, and as such, there may be a leftover reference to him in John — Raphael is in the apocryphal book Tobit, and he is the patron of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and connected to the planet Mercury, and Tuesday. These four Archangels are not mentioned in most modern versions of the Bible, because the book of Enoch was judged noncanonical in the 4th century CE.
Accordingly, the Council of Rome of CE removed these Archangels from the list of beings to be venerated. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights.
Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Share Flipboard Email. Ancient History Expert. Jude — now there is an interesting book of the Bible. For instance: stealth secret agents of the enemy vs. I also think Jude has the best benediction in the Bible too:. Interestingly, there is only ONE archangel listed in the Bible but hints that there might be more than one in total.
Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me after I had been left there with the kings of Persia. Better than that, theologian Wayne Grudem has some great insights on archangels, and a few truths about angels that you might not have picked up from Scripture before in his excellent systematic theology book:. Rank and Order Among the Angels. Scripture indicates that there is rank and order among the angels.
Whether this refers to Michael as the only archangel, or whether there are other archangels, Scripture does not tell us. Names of Specific Angels. Only two angels are specifically named in Scripture. The angel Gabriel is mentioned in Daniel and as a messenger who comes from God to speak to Daniel.
Only One Place at One Time. This is made explicit when an angel comes to Daniel and says:.
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