Angelology
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5. What is the difference between an angel and an archangel? |
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The difference
is that the archangel is an angel who belongs to a higher rank, for the book
of Revelation presents Michael the archangel (Jude 9 - archangel means ‘chief
angel’) as the head of the heavenly host, as it is written: “There was war in
heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon
fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any
more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called
the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into
the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Revelation 12:7-9). |