angels

     

An angel is an inspire being found in many religions. Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition, in Christianity, Judaism and Islam, they typically act as messengers from God. Other roles in religious traditions include acting as warrior or guard; the concept of a "guardian angel" is popular in modern Western culture. Angels are usually viewed as emanations of a supreme divine being, sent to do the tasks of that being. Traditions vary as to whether angels have free will or are merely extensions of the supreme being's will. While the appearance of angels also varies, many views of angels give them a human shape.

Trivia about angels

  • Proverbially, you might find a host of these dancing on the head of a pin
  • Billy Graham called them "God's secret agents"
  • A red letter "A" with a halo
  • Raphael, Michael, Gabriel & Uriel
  • When morning arose, 2 of these beings warned Lot to leave Sodom quickly with his wife & daughters
  • Germans decorate Christmas trees with silvery strings & call it the "hair" of these heavenly beings
  • John says Mary Magdalene looked into the tomb & saw two of these where Jesus' body had been
  • An old debate asks how many of these beings could dance on the head of a pin
  • Shakespeare:"Good night sweet prince, and flights of ____ sing thee to thy rest"
  • In a Christopher Moore tale, Christmas is thrown into chaos by Raziel, "the stupidest" of these winged beings
  • "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained ____ unawares"
  • In Wim Wender's "Wings of Desire", these creatures saw the world in B&W
  • In Islam, Harut & Marut are a couple of fallen ones of these
  • Video of this Southern California baseball team's capuchin monkey is used to help rally the team to victory
  • "Fools rush in where" these beings "fear to tread"
  • Frank Tanana, who was drafted by this "heavenly" team in 1971, was said to throw 90 mph in the '70s & 70 mph in the '90s