Angel Facts
Angel:
Some say that the word angel itself is derived from the Greek word Angelos meaning
messenger. The word also derives from Angiras (Sanskirt) meaning, a divine spirit. From
the Persian Angaros meaning courier. The Hebrew word Malakh meaning angel.
"While
the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy" (Genesis-1).
Angels were in fact created before the earth. Angels are not people that have passed,
though most of us think of our departed loved ones as angels.
Belief
in Angels has been an element in Christianity since its beginning before Christ
(1000-600B.C.). The origins of belief in angels and demons can be traced to the ancient
Persian religion of Zoroastrianism. Early church fathers struggled with the question of
whether, and to what degree, Angels should be a part of Christian doctrine. St. Paul did
not favor the veneration of Angels, yet in 325A.D. the council of Nicea decreed that faith
in Angels was a part of Christian dogma.
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