This concise, entertaining overview of angels according to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam will appeal to readers who are interested in ancient, medieval, and Renaissance history and theology, as well as those who are intrigued by the unusual or hidden in traditional religion. A short encyclopedia of terms and names is included that will enhance the study of angelic beings in the religions of the world.

Angel stories from the Bible — for kids

Modern believers may be tempted to look upon angels as one of the more fanciful elements of Scripture, but this illuminating and entertaining collection of angel stories from the Bible shows that there are just too many angels for them to be metaphorical, allegorical, or unimportant.

So that children will come to know and learn to revere angels, Marigold Hunt explains what angels are (and are not!) and gathers here in one volume most of the stories of angels in the Bible, including exciting tales of:

Children will be charmed by these exciting tales.

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The belief in angels cuts across all religions, nationalities and creeds, and is as common in non-religious as in people who follow a particular faith. This book comprises an introduction looking at the ways in which angels have been represented in religion, history, art and literature, followed by a comprehensive A-Z of angels.

In Angels All Around Us (previously titled The Invisible World in hardcover), the international bestselling author of A Travel Guide to Heaven and Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To explains the awesome and mysterious reality of the spiritual dimension that surrounds and permeates our very existence. All aspects of the spiritual realm are discussed, including the existence of angels and demons, the whereabouts of loved ones who have passed, the gift of grace, heaven, hell, and even the presence and activity of God in our lives. Completely consistent with traditional Christian teaching, Angels All Around Us will help readers embrace a certitude that makes it easier to act according to their moral beliefs, give them a greater sense of the richness of life, and show them that no amount of suffering-physical, mental, or emotional-will ever be able to destroy the profound sense of inner peace that they can experience on a daily basis.

A gorgeously illustrated co-publication with Christine Burgin by “one of the world’s great essayists” (The New York Times). With a guide to the illustrations by Mary Wellesley. Angels have soared through Western culture and consciousness from Biblical to contemporary times. But what do we really know about these celestial beings? Where do they come from, what are they made of, how do they communicate and perceive? The celebrated essayist Eliot Weinberger has mined and deconstructed, resurrected and distilled centuries of theology into an awe-inspiring exploration of the heavenly host. From a litany of angelic voices, Weinberger’s lyrical meditation then turns to the earthly counterparts, the saints, their lives retold in a series of vibrant and playful capsule biographies, followed by a glimpse of the afterlife. Threaded throughout Angels & Saints are the glorious illuminated grid poems by the eighteenth-century Benedictine monk Hrabanus Maurus. These astonishingly complex, proto-“concrete” poems are untangled in a lucid afterword by the medieval scholar and historian Mary Wellesley.

This little book reveals one of God\'s greatest \"secrets\"--how He governs the world by assigning an Angel to watch over each person, diocese, town, parish, etc. It explains how these blessed spirits protect souls and bodies in ways both miraculous and ordinary. Impr. 64 pgs, PB

"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?" Hebrews 1:14. This 226 page republished volume has the original artwork and all eighteen chapters.In an interesting and informative manner, the author presents the information revealed to man regarding the origin, number, glory, labor, and power of the angelic host. Their thrilling, and important ministry to mankind, from Eden lost to Eden restored is recounted in a faith-strengthening mannerMinistry of Angels was published in 1915 while its author was president of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. From 1897 -1899 he had been president of the General Conference. He retired in 1941 after 53 years of distinguished service to the church.The Table of Contents is as follows: ANGELS EXISTED BEFORE MAN; ANGELS REAL CREATED BEINGS; THE FALL OF HEAVENLY ANGELS; A HIGHER ORDER THAN MAN; NUMBER OF THE ANGELS; GLORY OF THE ANGELS; POWER OF THE ANGELS; RAPIDITY OF ANGELS' MOVEMENTS; THE GUARDIAN ANGELS; THE RECORDING ANGELS; AGENTS IN DIVINE REVELATION; ANGEL MINISTRY TO ABRAHAM: Abraham Entertains Angels; Lot and the Angels; Hagar and the Angel; "Lay Not Thine Hand Upon the Lad;" ANGEL MINISTRY TO JACOB; Bethel; A Guard of Angels; The Angel of the Covenant; ANGEL MINISTRY TO ISRAEL; The Angel With Israel from Egypt; Balaam and the Angel; Elijah and the Angel; The Three Worthies and the Angel; JESUS AND THE ANGELS; After the Temptation; In Gethsemane; ANGEL MINISTRY IN THE GOSPEL; Philip and the Angel; Cornelius and the Angel; Herod and the Angel; Paul and the Angel; John and the Angel; ANGELS AND THE SECOND ADVENT; ANGELS AND THE REDEEMED IN GLORY;