Angels, Demons and all the Hosts

ANGELS, DEMONS AND ALL THE HOSTS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
M. M. NINAN
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CHAPTER FOUR
THE ANGEL OF THE LORD
The Hebraic word for "angel" is malakh, simply meaning “messenger”. The messenger could
be human, terrestrial, alien, material or immaterial being in other dimensions. Names like Michael,
Gabriel and Raphael are familiar to us, but in most occasions they are simply referred
to as angels in the bible.
Yet there is one malakh who stands out from all the rest. The Bible calls him, "The Angel of
the Lord." In the Talmud he is called Metatarsus, which derives from two Greek words’ meta
and thronos, meaning "one who serves behind the throne of God." He is also known as the
"Prince of the Countenance" because of the close relation between this Angel and God Himself.
The Angel of the Lord is one who is sent by God, the one who represents God Himself.
The name of God is in him.
Throughout the Old Testament, the Angel of the Lord appeared in human form. We will take
them one by one and analyze them.
1. Hagar: The God who sees Gen 16
7 The Angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside
the road to Shur.8 And he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from,
and where are you going?" "I'm running away from my mistress Sarai," she answered.9 Then
the Angel of the LORD told her, "Go back to your mistress and submit to her."10 The angel
added, "I will so increase your descendants that they will be too numerous to count."11 The
Angel of the LORD also said to her: "You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall
name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of your misery.
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