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The Sword of Gilead & The Book of Angels

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ANGELIC KNOWLEDGE;
WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT’S NOT

I
wonder if the idea of angelic knowledge and
intelligence ever enters our minds when
thinking of angels - do they actually think
considering their knowledge comes directly from
God. The best indicator of angels thinking for
themselves is Satan, a scheming spirit that always
plans our destruction, and looks for ways to
deceive us, but what of the good angels, and what
is their knowledge like.
Again, referring to St Thomas, he explains
that angelic knowledge is everything ours is not;
perfect, accurate, complete, and first hand coming
directly from God. As it would be by a special gift
from God for us, angelic knowledge is not from a
special Gift of the Holy Spirit because their proper
way of knowing is by ideas infused into their
minds by God.
We of course, whilst possessing
intelligence use it to gain and apply knowledge
with great effort and make many mistakes along
the way, the labour of which might make us
happy or sad as we progress. It is never without
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