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What is Angelology? Angelology is the study of angels, especially a mystic viewpoint.
Angelology is important to the religions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity because all
three find their roots within Old Testament Bible texts. The word used for angel, in both
Hebrew and Arabic, is malak, meaning "messenger." The three religions also teach that
one of the angels (Satan, meaning "adversary") disobeyed God, gathered a third of the
heavenly angels with him, and maliciously wreaks havoc upon the inhabitants of the earth.
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Within angelology, there are three other
words or terms, used within the Old
Testament, believed to describe angels,
besides malak. The word seraphim
(meaning flame) is used by the prophet
Isaiah. Kherub (cherub in English) is found
within various Old Testament books,
beginning with Genesis, and described in
detail by the prophet Ezekiel. The fourth
reference to angels, known to angelology and
thought to describe the angelic, is the words
ben elohim, translated as "sons of god."
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Angels make their first appearance in the Old Testament in Genesis Chapter 3, where it
reads that cherubims were used to guard the way to the Tree of Life. In angelology,
however, it is Genesis 6:1-4 that is important. This is where the "sons of God" make their
first appearance:
"When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of
them they chose. Then the LORD said, 'My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for
he is mortal; his days will be a hundred and twenty years.' The Nephilim were on the
earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God went to the daughters of
men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown."
Could the angelic sons of God possibly had relations with human women, producing
nephilim? (This word is often translated as "giants.") Angelology remains shrouded in
mystery, as theories abound concerning angels, their possible half-human, half-angel
offspring, and their potentially nefarious interactions with mankind.
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Suggested Reading:
It is from this idea that author Danielle Trussoni has spun a fantastic
adventure novel entitled, Angelology. She has woven Western
theology in with mystic interpretations of angels, creating a
thought-provoking read that is a pleasure to explore with an
open-mind.
Having taken these ideas further, in order to spin a fictional tale,
Trussoni's description of Nephilim are intriguing:
"Known for their beauty, the Nephilim are descendants of angels
and humans who have perpetuated war and subverted the good in
humanity for centuries."
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In Angelology, "Angelologists are humans who have devoted their lives to fighting the
Nephilim."
Angelology went on sale March 9th, 2010. For more information, visit Angelologist.com
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Angelology Copyright 2010 Angels & Ghosts, LLC
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