What is The Angel Hierarchy?

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Not all angels are created equal. Also some have specific roles and designations. (Castro, 2017).

It was Zoroastrianism who provided the first system of faith that introduced angels in the manner in which we believe in them today.

Then Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite of the fifth century AD suggested the angel realm was divided into nine hierarchical ranks.

It was the Italian Dominican friar and priest Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) who classified the angels into three broad spheres, also referred to as hierarchies or triads. Within each sphere are three angelic choirs, also referred to as orders of angels, resulting in nine choirs altogether.

It is this hierarchical structure that we still use today.

According to their placement on this hierarchy, those angels above have more power than those further down. The angels at the top are closest to God, and so have the most power. Angels which are lower in the hierarchy, such as the archangels and the regular angels, are the ones to which we typically have access.


First Hierarchy: First Sphere (First Triad)

First Choir (Order)

Seraphim & Principal Archangels

Second Choir (Order)

Cherubim

Third Choir (Order)

Thrones (also called Orphanim or Galgallin or Wheels or Many Eyed Ones or God-bearing)


Middle Hierarchy: Second Sphere (Second Triad)

First Choir (Order)

Dominions (Dominations) (also called Lordships or Kuoriotes)

Second Choir (Order)

Virtues (also called Strongholds)

Third Choir (Order)

Powers (also called Authorities)


Third Hierarchy: Third Sphere (Third Triad)

First Choir (Order)

Principalities (Principals) (also called Rulers)

Second Choir (Order)

Lesser archangels

Third Choir (Order)

Angels (also called regular angels)


Hierarchy Summary

God

Seraphim & Principal Archangels

Cherubim

Thrones

Dominions

Virtues

Powers

Principalities

Lesser Archangels

Regular Angels & Guardian Angels

Man


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