Archangels. Archangel Raphael Raphael supernatural

In the book of Enoch

Raphael buries the bound Azazel under the desert because he taught people various crafts and thereby corrupted them (En. 10: 4-6):

And the Lord said again to Raphael: “Bind Azazel hand and foot and put him in darkness; make a hole in the desert that is in Dudael, and lower him there. And put a rough and sharp stone on him, and cover him with darkness so that he remained there forever, and cover his face so that he does not look at the light! And on the great day of judgment he will be thrown into the heat.

Raphael and other angels guard the fallen angels and their mortal wives until the end of time; in the book he is described as “one of the holy angels, the angel of the spirits of people” (not all, since Michael was placed “over the best part of people, over the chosen people”).

Raphael told Enoch about the construction of four resting places for human souls, where they live awaiting the Last Judgment; When a man came to the Garden of Truth, Raphael designated the tree he saw as “the same tree of wisdom from which your ancestors, your old father and old mother, tasted and gained the knowledge of wisdom, and their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked and were expelled from the garden."

Standing at the Throne of the Lord, Raphael “glorifies the Chosen One and the elect, who are weighed by the Lord of spirits.” He and three other angels will go into battle against Azazel and his troops and throw them into hellfire:

And I asked the angel of peace, saying: “These chain-instruments, for whom are they prepared?” And he said to me: "They are prepared for the troops of Azazel to take them and throw them into the depths of hell: and their jaws will be covered with rough stones, as the Lord of spirits has commanded. Michael and Gabriel, Ruphael and Phanuel will seize them on that great day of judgment and throw them on this day into a furnace with a blazing fire, so that the Lord of spirits would take revenge on them for their unrighteousness - because they submitted to Satan and deceived those living on earth.

In Catholicism and Orthodoxy

The angel Raphael appears in the non-canonical/deuterocanonical book of Tobit, where he appears in human form and becomes a companion to Tobit's son Tobias (Greek: Τωβίας), calling himself "Azariah, of the lineage of Ananias the great" (Tob. 5:13). During the journey, the protective powers of the archangel are indicated, for example, the expulsion and binding in Upper Egypt of the demon who killed the seven husbands of Sarah, the daughter of Raguel, who later became the wife of Tobias (Tob. 8:3). After returning home and curing Tobit's blindness, Raphael reveals himself (Tob. 12:15):

I am Raphael, one of the seven holy Angels who offer the prayers of the saints and ascend before the glory of the Holy One.

Perhaps there is a connection here with the nameless angels from the Revelation of John the Theologian.

As for the healing powers attributed to Raphael, little more is known about them than from his statement to Tobit that he was called by God to cure the man of his blindness and free Sarah, the future wife of Tobias, from the evil spirit of Asmodeus. Among Catholics, Raphael is considered the patron saint of doctors and travelers, and also helps people in need of their services.

The day dedicated to Raphael was first included in the Roman liturgical year in 1921 and was celebrated on October 24. With the calendar reform of 1969, the holiday was moved to September 29 and merged with the day of the Archangel Michael and Archangel Gabriel, but the Catholic Church still allows the possibility of celebration according to the old calendar.

Archangel Raphael (Bartolome Romain)

Raphael is often depicted with a large fish in his hand. This is a reference to the Book of Tobit - the archangel ordered Tobiy to catch a fish, and then taught the young man how to use a fish gall bladder to cure his father’s blindness, and also to drive away the demon by burning the animal’s heart and liver.

Raphael is revered in Islam as one of the great archangels. According to the hadith, it is Raphael who will sound the trumpet as a sign of the arrival of the Day of Judgment. It is believed that the trumpet will sound twice: the first time as a sign of the onset of the Day of Judgment, the second - when all souls gather at the Last Judgment.

In the Islamic tradition, Raphael is known as Isrāfīl. According to the Qur'an, he holds his breath awaiting Allah's order to begin the Day of Judgment.

Archangel Raphael in Judaism and Christianity

It is believed that Raphael can be called on someone else's behalf. Raphael will come where he is invited, but he cannot intervene unless there is the good will of that person. If a suffering person refuses spiritual healing, he cannot be forced. Yet, according to believers, Raphael's presence itself has a calming effect, and this helps to naturally reduce stress and anxiety.

Archangels Raphael and Michael often work together. According to legend, it was Raphael who brought King Solomon a magic ring with a powerful six-pointed star carved on it, and Solomon used this ring and symbol to subdue demons.

Chairs rattle, the clink of glasses and bottles is heard everywhere. A man is singing on stage, sometimes howling. Two wendigos calmly drink vodka straight from bottles, sitting at a table and growling something to each other. Garth and the other werewolves sit near the stage and howl to the singer. Osiris and Isis have a romantic dinner by candlelight, but they still manage to quarrel. Cas and Meg are slow dancing nearby, and are soon joined by Kali and Baldur, Crowley and Abaddon, Azazel and Lilith, and Dick Roman and Eve. Benny was peacefully drinking blood from a box, and in the first moments one might think that it was juice, but in this bar everything is for a reason. Ruby, drunk, almost got into a fight with Alastor. And only the intervention of Hunger saved her from imminent death. War and Plague followed the example of the demons and also fought, using bottles and chairs. It seems they will then have to pay the owner for the broken furniture. Death, looking at them, only laughed boisterously with his mouth full, and next to him there were already several pizza packages and bags of fast food. Mercury was attracted to a waitress named Jo Harwell, but having caught a destructive glance from behind the bar from the girl’s mother, he quickly retreated to the restroom, just to avoid Ellen’s wrath. Zao Shen devoured sushi on both cheeks, washing it all down with sake. One was sipping beer from a large barrel-shaped mug and just grinned, looking at his “compatriots.” The angels preferred to stay away and just drink quietly and peacefully. Metatron was already finishing his fifth cake, and it seemed that because of him, there would soon be no more of these treats left. Anna and Balthazar were animatedly arguing about something, but then the angel began to flirt with her, and it became clear that this meeting would end at his home. Joshua looked at the potted flowers that decorated the windowsills. It was he who gave them to the establishment and now every time he came, he visited his “treasures”. Hannah, Samandriel and Naomi modestly sipped wine, looking at this whole farce with calm calm. Uriel and Gadreel, together with the pagans Baron Samdi and Ganesha, had a very interesting conversation about morals and the path of life, and everyone who listened to their conversation did not understand any of these drunken ravings. And suddenly Zachariah, calmly drinking scotch, shook all over when he saw one of those entering the room. The memory of his torn wings was fresh in his mind. He whined and crawled under the table, pointing his finger at the Winchester couple, or rather at Adam, who was already looking with a sly look for an angel to drink with him and pluck feathers again. And then glue them again with super glue. Sam tried to fight off Becky again, Dean sat down at the table and began chatting with Joe, smiling. John and Mary went behind the bar, opened an inconspicuous door on the side and went to the owner of the establishment. DJs Ash and Charlie turned on energetic music, and all the demons, and even most of the angels, Horsemen, monsters, hunters and pagan gods began to dance. And the DJs themselves did not miss the opportunity to dance at the consoles. In general, a complete idyll reigned in the Bobby's Ark bar. No one tried to kill anyone, except perhaps in a drunken shop, and even then, after a couple of minutes, the fighters laughed and remembered what had happened and drank. The meeting between the grieving demons and the leviathans turned out to be especially warm. This establishment had no place for ordinary people, it was intended only for supernatural creatures and hunters. Here only four archangels were missing. And suddenly the door opens and the music stops, everyone freezes as another person enters. The deathly silence is broken only by the crash of a lone fallen body, when Abaddon spread her arms, and Crowley again found himself shot down by the pilot. Only the newcomer looked at him sympathetically. The rest were in a daze and looked at God in surprise. Even the oldest Winchesters came out with Singer to see why it had suddenly become so quiet. “I welcome everyone,” the Creator smiled, and everyone who was here nodded in response, like Chinese dummies. - I came on business. – And what did God require from us? – Bobby crossed his arms over his chest. “Michael, Lucifer, Raphael and Gabriel,” said God, bending four fingers in turn. - Where are they? “We thought they were with you,” Mary said. “We haven’t seen them since the bar opened.” And what happened? “They are gone,” the Creator answered briefly. – God lost four archangel sons, that’s cool! – Abaddon spread her arms like a swan. Only with her wings she again knocked down guess-who. It seems that calm life is once again disrupted by an unforeseen emergency. And this time it's much worse. Now a loss has appeared in the form of four archangels.

Played by Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki, respectively. In season 5, another important character appears in the series - an angel named Castiel, played by Misha Collins.

About the series

The brothers' mother died under strange circumstances, after which their father, John, began to fight evil spirits. The brothers begin to do the same thing as they get older. At some point, John disappears, and his sons rush to find him.

Despite their common activities, Sam and Dean are completely different. Dean is the older brother, more cold-blooded and capable of killing if the situation demands it. Sam, being the younger brother, who was saved by his elder brother in childhood, is quite gentle and opposes aggression and, of course, murder.

Archangels in Supernatural

Archangels occupy a special place in the series. They represent messengers of God. They have their own characteristics, for example, each of them can find a vessel that a person serves. But their specificity lies in the fact that not all people can become the vessels the archangels need, because the body of an ordinary person is not able to withstand the full power of the archangels. This is why the elder angels are looking for the descendants of certain people, for example the descendants of the sons of Adam (Abel and Cain).

Another ability is invulnerability. It is known that only Death, God or Darkness can kill an archangel among living beings. In addition to them, there is a list of artifacts that can seriously injure or even kill an archangel, these include the Death Sickle, Holy Oil and the Archangel's Blade. It is worth considering that a messenger of God can only be killed by the same messenger.

Who is the archangel?

Due to the fact that the archangels in the Supernatural series are children of God, his first “creatures,” there are not many of them. They raised each other, loved their father and ordinary angels, their followers. It was precisely the love of God that they were taught. Archangels were created by God in order to fight his sister - Darkness. After he won, he handed the key to the place of imprisonment to his beloved archangel - Lucifer.

The eldest of all the archangels is Michael; he was the first creation of God. In addition, only Mikhail had the skills to use the vessel without killing it. It is worth considering that subsequently Michael and Lucifer, whom he loved very much, had conflicts, after which Michael expelled him from Heaven. Some time later, the eldest of the archangels was imprisoned in Lucifer's cage.

Lucifer is a fallen angel, he created demons. The first demon was Lilith - the first person. Lucifer seduced her to avenge his banishment from Heaven. He used Castiel as a vessel (but was cast out by Amara). Lucifer later died at the hands of Dean Winchester.

Another archangel in Supernatural is Raphael. After God left the archangels, Raphael and Michael took all power into their own hands. After Mikhail was imprisoned in a cage, Raphael "inherited" all power and became Mikhail's deputy. Raphael died at the hands of Castiel, who had previously mutated.

The last name of the archangel from Supernatural is Gabriel. He is the younger brother of two warring personalities - Lucifer and Michael. During the so-called civil war in Heaven, Gabriel fled to Earth so as not to choose the side of one of his older brothers. Everyone assumed that Lucifer killed Gabriel on Earth, but later it became known that the younger brother still survived. Gabriel died while fighting the alternate universe Michael.

Another archangel from the series is Michael, but he is from an alternate reality. An alternative universe is a reality in which the apocalypse occurred. “Alternate” Mikhail ruled his universe single-handedly, and later, having learned about the existence of another, he decided to seize it too. One of the main characters, Dean Winchester, helped him in this. Dean became Michael's temporary vessel and killed Lucifer, and Michael took a new "permanent" vessel for himself.

Archangel Blade in Supernatural

The blade is an object that is one of the most powerful things in the universe, but exclusively in the hands of an archangel. It is also called the archangel's sword. It first appears in episode 19 of season 5 - Gabriel dies from it. Throughout the series, not all swords are shown, but only a few of them: Raphael, Gabriel, Lucifer, as well as an alternate Michael.

Raphael is one of the few angels named by name in the biblical writings. His name is of Chaldean origin and means "God healed", or "the shining one who heals". His original name was Labbiel; In Hebrew, "rapha" means "physician", "doctor" or "surgeon". He rules over the angels of healing. It is often associated with the appearance of a snake.

Raphael first appears in the Book of Tobit, where he travels in disguise with Tobit's son. He shows Tobiah, who caught a huge fish, how best to use its organs: “the heart, bladder and liver... they are needed for medical purposes... the bladder is good for putting drops in the eyes, in which a thorn has appeared, and then the disease will go away.” At the end of the journey, Raphael reveals his identity and explains that he is “one of the seven holy angels” standing at the throne of God.

He is “one of the four who heal all the diseases and all the wounds of the children of men,” and at the same time one of the “observers.” Raphael - one of the three angels who visited Abraham (the other two are Gabriel and Michael). He is credited with healing Abraham from the pain of circumcision, which the patriarch was forced to do in old age because he had neglected this ritual in his youth. Additionally, Raphael was sent by God to heal Jacob's hip pain after his battle with the "dark adversary" at Penuel.

As ruler over the healing angels, Raphael is simultaneously the regent of the Sun, the head of the rank of powers, the ruler of the south, the protector of the west, the ruling prince of the second heaven, the overseer of the evening winds, the guardian of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden, one of the six angels of repentance, and also the angel of prayer, love, joy and light. Raphael is also the angel of science and knowledge and the mentor of Isaac.

Although Raphael is officially classified in the rank of powers, he is considered to have six wings like a seraph, and simultaneously belongs to the ranks of cherubim, dominions, and powers. He is considered the most sociable and funniest of all the angels, and is often depicted chatting nonchalantly with mere mortals.

According to the legend set forth in the Revelation of Solomon by Frederick Conybeare, when Solomon asked God for help in building the temple, God gave him a magic ring, which Raphael personally delivered to the king of the Jews. The ring had the power to suppress all demons, and Solomon managed to complete the construction of the temple, "enslaving" all the demons. A diagram from one of the Gnostic sects - the Ophites - depicts Raphael as an earthly demon in the guise of a beast and accompanied by three other angels - Michael, Suriel and Gabriel.

Raphael is often depicted in company with Tobias, the main character of the Book of Tobit. He especially favors pilgrims and other travelers; he himself is often depicted in the guise of a wanderer - with a pilgrim's staff and wearing sandals. Sometimes he has a flask of water or a knapsack slung over his shoulder. His facial expression is usually benevolent, as if he were a man and not a powerful angel. Raphael was portrayed in different ways: as a winged saint dining with Adam and Eve, as a “sociable archangel,” as a “six-winged seraphim,” as one of the seven angels of the presence.

To the question Who is Archangel Raphael? given by the author Νικος Θεμελης the best answer is Raphael said: “Soon you will see heavenly government.” This is a strong system, much better than your earthly one: computer, satellite and electronic...
- Believing in God and denying the angelic world is the same as not believing. If Lucifer has principalities, powers, rulers of the world and spirits of evil, then does God really have fewer armies of heaven? Read in the Holy Scripture: You are the only Lord, You created the heavens, the heavens of the heavens and all their hosts, the earth and everything in it, the sea and everything in them, and You live all these, and the heavenly hosts worship You (Neh. 9 :6).
John said: “And I saw and heard the voice of many angels around the throne... and their number was ten thousand thousand and thousands.” Do not think that the Angels fly randomly. They are organized into angelic hosts, which are divided into three hierarchies. The highest includes the Seraphim, Cherubim and the thrones that stand before God. The middle - the beginnings, Archangels and Angels. The lower - the dominance of power and authority. They all work on earth. There are seven main Archangels, because this is God's number. Now I will name them: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Saraphil, Yehudil and Barachel. They all have a special God's purpose and talents, just like you, people, and each one with his army was assigned to a specific task, and their names signify their deeds and purpose:
Michael - Means that there is no one greater than God. He is the prince of the heavenly host, so he fought with Lucifer (light-bringing, overshadowing), who wanted to raise his throne above God and was overthrown into the universe. Michael is Israel's chief strategist and protector (Dan. 10:13, Isa. 14:12-15, Rev. 12:7). ..
Gabriel - The power, omnipotence of God. He is the messenger of God's revelations, starting with Daniel, then Zechariah, Mary, Joseph, and finally his entire army working to implement God's plan of salvation. He and the Angels protected Christ on earth, and now - the converts and the elect.
Raphael - God's healing, close to all those who suffer. He gives hope for healing. Those who do alms and deeds of righteousness and eat plant foods will live long (Tobias 12:8-9,15). His Angel protects many from illness, supporting faith and hope, and fights for the dying soul with the angel of darkness, accompanying it to the gate of passage.
Uriel - Fire (light of God). He and his army go ahead of the messengers of God: Moses, Jesus the Nanny, judges, kings, prophets. Under Elijah, fire came upon the sacrifice. The same thing happened under Abraham and Gideon.
Salafil - Supreme minister of prayers. He, with his host of Angels, purifies your prayers from all impurities, using spiritual promptings and, purified, lifts them up through Christ as intercession to God (Rev. 5:8;8:3-4, Ps. 140:2, Rom. 8:26) .
Yehudil - Praise of God (glorification). Under the guidance of his Angels, the praise of God rises in heaven and on earth, divine singing and music. On earth, Satan subjugated many talents to himself, but the regent-composers, glorifying God, received a divine gift, inspiration and the desire to work selflessly. Yehudil gives them rewards in the presence of God, introduces and places crowns on those who have labored steadily for the kingdom of God, and brings reproach and punishment to the unbelievers.
Varahil - God's blessing on life. He is the patron of family happiness, protecting loyalty and trust. Protects the safe birth and life of children. Tell wives and husbands to turn away from abortion and demonic lusts and cleave to Barachil and his Angels. They will accompany you in life, and through them God's generous gifts for vocation and destiny are distributed. They protect crops from hail, floods, fires and drought. .."
Evgeny Boyko. There is a future behind the door of life (excerpt)
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Answer from Ivan Ivanov[guru]
Planet Earth is under the protection of seven Archangels. Here are their names: Chamuel, Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Jophiel, Uriel, Zadkiel. Each of the Archangels is subordinate to 12 Angels. Archangel Raphael is subordinate to the Angels of Healing (green). You can ask them for healing of body and soul in traditional and non-traditional medicine. http://

Answer from Leonid[guru]
No one. Not mentioned in the Bible.

Answer from Dawn is very close[guru]
The angel you mentioned is described in Traditions and apocryphal books. The name of this angel is not mentioned in the Bible. The Bible mentions the names of only two angels - Archangel Michael 5 times (Dan. 10:13, Dan. 10:21, Dan. 12:1, Jude 1:9, Rev. 12:7) and Angel Gabriel 4 times (Dan. 8:16, Dan 9:21, Luke 1:19, Luke 1:26).

Answer from Hello again![guru]
"Archangel Raphael is a healer of human ailments, a guide, a doctor of God." 1. “Whose heart is filled with passions, his tongue is also set in motion by them. If he begins to talk about spiritual things, he will reason under the influence of passion. The wise notice such a person at the first meeting, and the pure smells his stench.” St. Isaac the Syrian.2. “Ignorance of God is from the insensibility and madness of your soul.” St. Anthony the Great.3. “God opposes the proud...” Proverbs. 3:34.[b]Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

Answer from Assol[guru]
In Jewish tradition, the seven archangels include Gabriel, Jerahmiel, Michael, Raguel, Raphael, Sariel and Uriel. Catholicism believes that there are four archangels - Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel. What does the Bible say? Apart from Michael, the Bible does not speak of any other archangels, and nowhere in Scripture is the word “archangel” found in the plural. The use of the definite article before the word "archangel" in the original Greek of Jude 9 shows that the title refers only to Michael.

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