e: of all thecountless beings that God created, Gabriel got the honor of doingall the above things; additionally, tradition has it that Gabrielwill have the honor of calling the dead to life, on judgement day,according to 1 Thess- alonians 4:16. It goes to show that eventhough Archangel Gabriel belongs to a relatively low order ofangels, God still chose him to be one of the greatest angels thatwas ever created. And then there is Archangel Raphael. His storyis extensive, if you would give credence to the Catholic Bible,check out Tobit, starting with the third chapter. Folklore also hasit that Michael was the one that busted Peter from Jail, which Imentioned in the second paragraph; likewise, folklore has it thatMichael and Gabriel appeared together to the prophet Muhammad. The lowest of the angelic realm is simply called "Angels", andtruly are messengers of God. That is because their primary duty isto be more in direct contact with visible and earthly things. Theyare also known as "Guardian Angels". They protect us when the Lordwills it, such as in Psalms 91:11-13. I also mentioned in the fifthparagraph that they act as intercessories to God. Some people alsobelieve that if you say a prayer to your guardian angel, asking areconcilliation with another person, your Guardian Angel willintercede to the other person's Guardian Angel, thereby improvingyour chances at the reconcilliation. There are many tales of peoplenarrowly escaping death, and many people believe that GuardianAngels are responsible for those favors, rather than God himself(see fourth paragraph). That is because in the many Biblereferences I indicated, the passages say that angels were SENT to doa specific task, rather than God effecting the task himself. Theseangels are not disheartened that they are of the lowest rank,because they know that to serve God in ANY capacity is a greathonor. They are referenced in 1 Peter 3:22. Once again: the nine choirs of ange...
