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|'''Angel''' (Hebrew: מלאך = Mal'ak, Greek: aggelos) means messenger.  In the Bible, a messenger can be a prophet (a man), or a heavenly being.  William Branham was of the view that there were no women angels, however [[Are There Women Angels?|scripture does not appear to agree with this view.]]

There are many angels identified in the scriptures:

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|''And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.'' (Revelation 21:17)

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Certain prophets are called "gods" and "angels" in the Bible.  In the book of Exodus, the LORD says to Moses ''I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.'' (Exodus 7:1)  The Hebrew word Mal'ak (angel) can be interpreted as either a prophetic or priestly messenger (Isaiah 42:19, Haggai 1:13, Malachi 2:7), or simply as a messenger (I Samuel 25:42) or ambassador (Isaiah 30:4).   

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|''The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.'' (Psalms 34:7)

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|''I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.  And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts:''  (Isaiah 6:1b-3a)

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|''So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. (Genesis 3:24)

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|''And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.'' (Revelation 4:8)

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===Gabriel===

|Yea, whiles I [was] speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. (Daniel 9:21)

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===Michael===

|''Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.'' (Jude 1:9)

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===Lucifer===

|''How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!'' (Isaiah 14:12)

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