Posted on 08/14/2012 7:14:46 PM PDT by Phinneous
The Jewish belief in angels goes as far back as the Book of Genesis, where we read about angels calling out to Abraham at the binding of Isaac, angels appearing in Jacob's dream, Jacob fighting with an angel, and many more accounts of angelic activity.
(Excerpt) Read more at chabad.org ...
SARAH PALIN’S A LIVING ANGEL...I WILL SAY THAT....
Thank you for posting this article. I read the other article you referred to, just yesterday, I believe.
Both were very interesting, but this one seemed more informative and specific.
I might mention that Gabriel and Michael are also mentioned in the Koran.
Angels are created beings. God spoke them into being.
What is man?
God took the soil into His hands, shaped it into His image and breathed His breath into man.
Man was tied to creation and was filled with the breath of the Creator. That’s why creation fell with man.
That’s why God had to reconcile man to Him on the cross.
Angels...As told to me (more or less) by a modern youth.
Not a Jewish opinion. Wanna hear a Jewish opinion? G-d created and challenges man to do His commandments to infuse the world with holiness and to prepare it for the coming of Moshiach (the Messiah.) Cool? We can do it! (oh, your commandments, if you choose to accept: http://www.noahide.org/) Yup, I went there again!
I will even grant you that (in some fashion) “creation fell with man...” but the point is man can connect to G-d (commandments) and elevate creation.
Likey?
That’s what I think too.
That’s right, they don’t. God knew we needed them, whatever form, imo and gut.
Moslem angels have a special name.... DEMONS.
You cannot get people to obey GOD unless you help them find GOD....
You cannot believe in GOD without Faith...
GOD does not want robots, he wants people to come to him all on their own...That is the Free Will he gave to human flesh.
The Noahide Laws are common sense laws that everyone needs to do, if they want to live in a Civilized Society.
I hope that nobody thinks I’m trying to hijack this thread, and if you do, please hit the “abuse” and pull this message.
Often, angels and demons are tied together (I believe that many Christians believe that demons are “fallen angels” who sided with Lucifer during the rebellion against The Lord.)
The reason I bring this up is that it seems most horror movies regarding demons have a Catholic background, like “The Exorcist,” “The Prophecy,” or “The Omen.” Other than “The Seventh Seal,” I don’t recall a single movie that has any Jewish references in it...
It seems that a movie coming out is (produced) by Sam Raimi (Evil Dead movies, Spiderman) is called “The Possession,” supposedly based on a true story, that directly involves Jewish mysticism (Kabalah), and I was completely unaware that there was any belief in Judaism in things like possessions and exorcisms. The story involves an ornamental box that was sold on eBay that it seems held some sort of demonic spirit.
Will anyone here go to see that movie? What are your beliefs on the subject. From my upbringing as a Jew, I’ve always believed in angels as The Lord’s messengers, but I never heard of, nor had I connected any sort of angel with evil that I know certainly exists.
Thanks!
Mark
Doesn’t God already know who and when, someone is going to have faith and find Him?
The Christian belief (well, some Christians, others are somewhat vague or even dismissive, erroneously imho) regarding demons comes from a source that should be familiar to Jewish people. We know it as the Old Testament. You know it as Torah. Demons in the world today would not be fallen angels but rather the spirits of their progeny who were physically destroyed in the flood.
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Angels ate with Abraham
Genesis 18:8
When the food was ready, Abraham took some yogurt and milk and the roasted meat, and he served it to the men. As they ate, Abraham waited on them in the shade of the trees...
Angels can transform into a Physical Being...
No one is born having *Faith*
Life is a Journey of finding GOD, Faith and maturing with your walk daily with GOD....
Angels ARE physical beings ... but their ‘where/when’ is different from our yet accessible to them. Read Daniel Chptr5
Angels ARE physical beings ... but their ‘where/when’ is different from ours yet accessible to them. Read Daniel Chptr5
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