Angels, Demons and all the Hosts

ANGELS, DEMONS AND ALL THE HOSTS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
M. M. NINAN
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Raphael, from the Hebrew “rapha” means to heal, and 'el: is the name of God, Thus Raphael
literally means "God heals," or the "Divine healer." The name does not appear in the canonical
scripture. It appears in the book of Tobias where Raphael appears as a young man named
Azarias. At the end of his long mission the Archangel revealed his own identity and his real
name,
"And now the Lord hath sent me to heal thee, and to deliver Sara thy son's wife from
the devil. For I am the angel Raphael, one of the seven, who stand before the Lord."
ANGELS
WATCHERS
The Watchers (from Greek egrēǵoroi (ἐγρήγοροι)) or Grigori’. In the Book of Daniel an
Aramaic term used to denote angels is "watchers" (`îrîn). The term "watcher" probably
derives from the verb "to be awake" or "to be vigilant," so that the implication of calling the
angels "watchers" is that they are constantly on watch as sentinels for Yahweh. In Jewish
folklore, wathers are described as looking like large human beings constantly watching over
the afairs of men and keeping a record of them. They never sleep and remain forever silent
reporting to Yhvh. In early Hebrew lore the Irin were a high order of angels that sat on the
supreme Judgment Council of the Heavenly Court as the book of Daniel indicates. Clement of
Alexandria attributed the movement of the Stars and the control of the four elements fire, air,
earth, and water to the watchers. The "watchers" are considered to be made of fire and air.
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