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Angels
are not some new age fad. The
stories of unexplained rescues by
spirit beings who appear in time of
need have been well documented
throughout recorded history. Such
miracle happenings are a part of
every culture on Earth. In Judaism,
the Torah uses the Hebrew terms
translated "malak elohim" (messenger
of God), "malak YHWH" (messenger of
the Lord), "bene elohim" (sons of
God) and "haqqodesim" (the holy
ones) to refer to beings
traditionally interpreted as angels.
Later texts use other terms, such
"haelyonim" (the upper ones). Daniel
is the first biblical figure to
refer to individual angels by name,
mentioning Gabriel (God's primary
messenger) in
Daniel 9:21 and Michael (the
holy fighter) in
Daniel 10:13. A recent
Time magazine poll revealed that
approximately 69% of Americans
believe in angels and 46% believe
they have their own guardian angel
or angels. In a Gallup poll 13% of
Americans polled indicated they
believe they have encountered an
angel or a supernatural being.
Near-death experiences, such as
those
of
Ned
Dougherty
and
Lou Famoso,
include encounters with
archangels such as Michael. The first angelic
experience I profile on this web
page was the result of an NDE which
is documented in the video series
entitled "Angel Stories." The next
experience profiled is an angel
encounter which is documented in the
excellent book by
Dr. Melvin Morse and
Paul Perry entitled
Parting
Visions.
The final experience comes from the
booklet
Angel
Voices
from Globe Digest.
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