Angels on earth...

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by Netti-Netti

Could be.

It seems the purpose of the stairs on the Mayan pyramids was to get the priest up little higher and, hence, closer to the gods to facilitate a spiritual schmooze. If that's all it is, the stairs have nothing to with angels ascending-descending.

There are quite a few different views on the symbolic meaning of Jacob's ladder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob's_Ladder

Kinda going off topic here, but you might find this article interesting.

[Alex P]

For every soul, there is a guardian watching it...

[Netti-Netti]

Originally Posted by Alex P

For every soul, there is a guardian watching it...

According to at least one religion, for every soul there is a dark angel who specifically works on that person to divert the soul from the path.

[Ciel]

Originally Posted by Alex P

For every soul, there is a guardian watching it...

Good to see you on board again Al,

Just keep on keeping on believing in the good guys.......

love - c -

[wil]

Originally Posted by Netti-Netti

According to at least one religion, for every soul there is a dark angel who specifically works on that person to divert the soul from the path.

Screwtape Letters is playing in DC, I plan to go see it Friday.

[Dream]

It can't possibly be a good movie if Alfred Hitchcock's not directing it.

[mee]

Originally Posted by Alex P

For every soul, there is a guardian watching it...

talking about guardian angels i have just finished reading this
Do You Have a Guardian Angel?

[YO-ELEVEN-11]

[mee]

the angel of Jehovah is camping all around those fearing him, and he rescues them.—Psalm 34:7; 91:11.

[Dawud]

People who love God with all their heart, they are angels, whether in this world or another.

[mee]

Originally Posted by Dawud

People who love God with all their heart, they are angels, whether in this world or another.

ANGEL

Both the Hebrew mal·’akh´ and the Greek ag´ge·los literally mean "messenger."

From the first book of the Bible to the last, these words occur nearly 400 times.

When spirit messengers are indicated, the words are translated "angels," but if the reference definitely is to human creatures, the rendering is "messengers." (Ge 16:7; 32:3; Jas 2:25; Re 22:8;

However, in the highly symbolic book of Revelation certain references to ‘angels’ may apply to human creatures.—Re 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14.

[Dawud]

Originally Posted by mee

ANGEL

Both the Hebrew mal·’akh´ and the Greek ag´ge·los literally mean "messenger."

From the first book of the Bible to the last, these words occur nearly 400 times.

When spirit messengers are indicated, the words are translated "angels," but if the reference definitely is to human creatures, the rendering is "messengers." (Ge 16:7; 32:3; Jas 2:25; Re 22:8;

However, in the highly symbolic book of Revelation certain references to ‘angels’ may apply to human creatures.—Re 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14.

Gabriel is certainly a Messenger

[mee]

Originally Posted by Dawud

Gabriel is certainly a Messenger

From the Bible record it is learned that Gabriel is a high-ranking angelic creature in close association with the heavenly court, one "who stands near before God"

he was one "sent forth" by God to deliver special messages to servants of Jehovah here on earth (Lu 1:19, 26)

that his personal envisioned or materialized form was, true to the meaning of his name, "like an able-bodied man."—Da 8:15.



(Ga´bri·el) [Able-Bodied One of God].

[Alex P]

Originally Posted by Dawud

People who love God with all their heart, they are angels, whether in this world or another.

People who love people with all their heart.... They are angels.


I'd humbly say, if you cannot even love your fellow man, then shut the book on loving your god, cause you ain't ready. (not directed at dawud by the way! lol... Just a statement!)

[seattlegal]

The Japanese tale of The Bamboo Cutter's Daughter, especially the first and last chapters seems to show some parallels.