atddta 32:angel of death

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Thanks to Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> Subject: ATDTDA 752 Date: Thu, 21
Feb 2008 03:54
we have a nice paragraph to review

earthly projections of the angel of death 
In the Holy Bible, the fourth horseman of Revelation 6 is called Death, and
is pictured with the Jews and Hades following with him. The "Angel of the
Lord" smites 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp (II Kings xix. 35). When the
Angel of Death passes through to smite the Egyptian first-born, God
prevents "the destroyer" (shâchath) from entering houses with blood on the
lintel and side posts (Ex. xii. 23). The "destroying angel" ("mal'ak
ha-mashḥit") rages among the people in Jerusalem (II Sam. xxiv. 16).
In I Chronicle xxi. 15 the "angel of the Lord" is seen by King David
standing "between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his
hand stretched out over Jerusalem." The biblical Book of Job (xxxiii. 22)
uses the general term "destroyer" ("memitim"), which tradition has
identified with "destroying angels" ("mal'ake Khabbalah") and Prov. xvi. 14
uses the term the "angels of death" ("mal'ake ha-mavet"). Uriel is
sometimes referred as the angel of death, as well. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(personification) 

Azrael (angel of death) is the archangel of death. It is an English form of
the Arabic name Azra'il or Azra'eil (ÚÒÑÇیá), the name traditionally
attributed to the angel of death in Islam and some Hebrew lore.[1] The
Qur'an never uses this name, refering instead to Malak al-Maut (which
translates directly as angel of death). It is also spelled Izrail, Izrael,
Azrail, Azraille, or Ozryel. Chambers English dictionary uses the spelling
Azrael. The name literally means Whom God Helps.[1] 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izra%27il 

• Izra'il (or Azrael). Izra'il is the Angel of Death who along with his
helpers is responsible for parting the soul of the human from the body. The
actual process of separating the soul from the body depends on the person's
history or record of good or bad deeds. If the human was a bad person in
life, the soul is ripped out very painfully. But if the human was a
righteous person, then the soul is separated like a 'drop of water dripping
from glass'. It is also noted that The Angel of Death will look like a
terrifying beast or demon for the souls of bad people and will look like
'the most pleasant sight' when he comes for the souls of good people. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_in_Islam 


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