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The Sword of Gilead & The Book of Angels

considered them as intercessors or helpers of God
and closely linked in God's glory. They are
manlike in appearance and double-winged and
were guardians of God's glory.
They symbolized then, God's power and
mobility. In the New Testament, they are celestial
attendants in the Apocalypse. Revelations 4-6

describes it thus, “Before the throne, there was a sea of
glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and
around the throne, were four living creatures full of
eyes in front and in back.”
Catholic tradition describes them as angels
who have an intimate knowledge of God and
continually praise Him. We can see that contrary
to popular imagery, the Cherubim are not
overweight babies with tiny wings. The Cherubim
have four faces: one of each a man, an ox, a lion,
and an eagle. They have four conjoined wings
covered with eyes, a lion's body figure, and they
have ox's feet. Cherubim guard the way to the tree
of life in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:24) and the
throne of God (Ezekiel 28:14-16). The cherubim are
in Genesis 3:24; Exodus 25:17-22; 2 Chronicles 3:7-14;
Ezekiel 10:12–14, 28:14-16; 1 Kings 6:23-28; and
Revelation 4:6-8.
The images described here is the best
description I have of what the Sword of Gilead
might look like, and so it is a lot for me to ponder
regarding his mission with me. Considering St
Thomas imagining that Satan could be a fallen
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