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The Sword of Gilead & The Book of Angels

as Archangels. Notably, we find the Archangel
Raphael revealing at the end of the Book of Tobit
that he is one of the Seven Spirits, and although
from the Apocryphal books, he is an angel
accepted by the Church, and I think this is
significant in understanding who these seven
angels are.
The names/titles of the seven spirits,
Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Yehudiel,
Sealtiel, Baraquiel, even those from the
Apocrypha, express an attribute of God the
Father. The name Raphael, for example, gives us a
clue. - His title is a derivative of one of God’s
titles, Yahweh Rophe, meaning God is my Healing,
and so the name Raphael means, Healing of God,
Yahweh helps, God is merciful, Angel of Restoration.
Raphael also has great power over demons as we
see with the wicked demon Asmodeus (Lust) in
the book of Tobit.
Although I do not claim the following to
be dogma, but rather popular belief, it is never-
the-less interesting in the two hierarchies of good
and evil virtues/angels. - The seven spirits (virtues)
and the meaning of their names, and their
demonic (sin) counterparts are both important and
comforting in the battles in which we find
ourselves.
It is said that Michael, whose name means,
like (unto) God, opposes the demon Leviathan, the
spirit of pride (Envy - [Aquinas]). Pride and envy
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