The fallen angel is a sad and dark, frightening image of Lucifer, popular with writers, filmmakers and screenwriters. Why and when the angels of light rebelled under the leadership of Lucifer's "son of Dawn" is for certain unknown, the legends speak only of the sense of superiority that is overcome by him.
The fallen angel in the Bible
What does the fallen angel in Christianity mean? The Sacred Source The Bible tells of angels as sinless and luminous beings surrounding God. Any fallen angel, being in the beginning a higher-order being, had free will and had the right to choose between good and evil. Some angels were fascinated by Satan, rebelled and betrayed the Lord, for which they were deposed.
Names of the fallen angels
The fallen angel Lucifer was the first among a host of others who fell after him. All these entities possessed mighty power in the heavenly kingdom, and were of high rank, but went over to the rebellious Lucifer:
- Asmodeus - causes in people lust, attacks of jealousy, lust and hatred;
- the fallen angel Lilith is a succubus who comes to men in dreams and inclines them to sexual intercourse;
- Samael is the angel of the Court of Hell;
- Beelzebub is the lord of demons;
- Satan is the accuser of man before God;
- Leviathan is a serpent-tempter.
Why do angels become fallen?
The legend of the fallen angel Lucifer tells where the kind of dark angels came from. Lucifer "light-bearing" was the most beloved and faithful light angel of God who brought him close to him so that Lucifer became proud and decided to become equal to his Creator, in the sky a battle broke out between the dragon, in which Lucifer turned and the archangel Michael with his army. Lucifer was defeated and God in anger cast the angel who turned to evil into the earth. Together with Lucifer, his allies also fell. The fallen son created hell.
How do the fallen angels look?
A fallen dark angel, it is believed that he can appear before a person in any guise: a woman, a man or a child, and also in the form of mythical characters, for example, a dragon. The flesh of the fallen angel is devoid of the usual rough matter, as in humans and woven from a subtle ethereal substance. In descriptive religious sources there are the following external characteristics:
- Black or dirty gray bird's wings or hard bone) is a sign that distinguishes fallen from light angels.
- In general, human features and only some of the parts of the body look like an animal (horns, hoofs, tail), which patronizes the fallen angel.
- They can appear in a hideous awesome appearance, as well as beautiful, seducing.
Abilities of the fallen angels
Fallen angels on earth have powers that exceed human many times, they consist of more subtle matter than man, but exert a powerful influence on material nature. Mind and will are developed in them to a large extent, knowledge of the laws of the universe and the universe help them to use their skills a thousand times more effective than people. The abilities of angels extend far beyond the limits of the human mind:
- teleportation - the ability to instantly move through space;
- are able to transfer from one place to another material substance and man;
- affect the weather change, can cause falling rainstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought;
- masterfully own different types of weapons;
- telepathy - read the thoughts of people and can instill the thought that a person perceives them as their own;
- are able to change the appearance and gender;
- can enter into sexual intercourse with earthly women - so the non-angelic fallen angels of a lower order are born.
Movies about the fallen angels
Especially popular with fans of the fantasy genre are films about creatures of a different order and world. Cinema about the fallen angels:
- "Fallen / Fallen" , 2016, Lucinda, the heroine of the film is seriously experiencing the loss of a loved one. At school for difficult teenagers, she meets a mysterious guy Daniel. A spark breaks out between them. Daniel is wrapped in mystery, and Lucinda tries to figure out his secret: who is he really? The film is based on the book of the same name.
- "Legion / Legion" , 2010. Archangel Michael, fallen on Earth, who is against the desires of God to destroy humanity intends to save him. Mikhail fell for a specific purpose to protect the future savior of the human race Charlie, who is still quite a child. In humans, demonic entities begin to settle in, and all have one goal - to get to Charlie.
- "Dogma" , 1999. A funny film about the two fallen angels Loki and Bartly are devoid of wings and sent to Earth for disobeying the Lord.
Books about the fallen angels
Modern fantasy novels abound with mythical characters, and the fallen angels are among the top popular characters among fans of mythology and fiction. Dark entities have always attracted people with their mystery. A series of books about fallen angels:
- "The Fallen" by Lauren Keith. Trilogy . Unlucky girl in life, Luce Price is involved in the case of a fire in which a person is killed mysteriously. Luce is sent to a correctional school, where she has a hard time and the only bright spot in this institution is a sudden flash of love for classmate Daniel. But why then, Luce is haunted by vague suspicions that they already know each other and not from this life.
- "Dark forces" Jennifer Armentraut . A dilogy consisting of books: "Hot Kiss" and "Cold Hugs" tells of Leila, coming from an ancient gargoyle family, demon hunters. The dark side of Leila is demonic, which she inherited from her mother Lilith, the fallen angel. Leila, like a mother can take away souls. Astaroth the ancient demon rescues Leila from death and tempts her, the girl can not resist him.
- "Thirst" JR Ward . The hero of Jim's book - a vindictive and sinful character becomes a fallen angel with a mission to save the souls of seven people from mortal sins, without the right to make a mistake.