Every time I see a drawing of an angel, they always have wings. Why? I know there are several religious texts that speaks of Angeles, but they are generally spoken of as God's messengers; but I don't know of any that describes them as actually having wings. Did I miss something here? Where did this idea come from? Does anybody know?
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Angels with wings?
- Thread starter Kfox
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I don't know Abrahamic scriptures that well, but I thought some were described as being somewhat hideous...
Angels are depicted with wings to distinguish angels from humans, and their wings represent their direct link between Heaven and Earth...as liaisons, so to speak.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
One read of said scriptures is all it takes.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Those wings that are generally depicted sure look cumbersome and inefficient!
Sorry. I wasn't consulted on the design.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Me either. :0)
I read through the Qur'an, but don't remember any angel descriptions.
I have a bad memory, though. So its possible it was in there and I don't recall.
Isaiah 6:2
Audie
Veteran Member
Tinkerpeach
Active Member
Some types of angels have wings like the Seraphim, some don’t and some can depending on the task.
It’s pretty well described in the Bible.
There are different types of angels.
The artistic impressions of angels with wings and harps came out of the Renaissance period initially then in modern times it was films and other media that reinforced it into culture.
It’s pretty well described in the Bible.
There are different types of angels.
The artistic impressions of angels with wings and harps came out of the Renaissance period initially then in modern times it was films and other media that reinforced it into culture.
PearlSeeker
Well-Known Member
Ezekiel 1
5 And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness,
6 but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings.
Guitar's Cry
Disciple of Pan
According to Jim Steinman, "The angels had guitars even before they had wings."
genius.com
Meat Loaf – Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
First recorded by the writer Jim Steinman himself for his solo album “Bad for Good”, it was most famously put on Meat Loaf’s 1993 sequel to “Bat out of Hell” – “Bat out of Hell II
genius.com
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
To cover their heads with one set, their feet with another set, and fly with the third set.
For displays of courtship during mating season and to appear larger when encountering predators.