Could someone give me some information about the Arch Angel Gabriel?

Question

I'm just curious because my name is Gabrielle, so, why not learn about the Angel I was named after, right? Ironically, I'm Pagan. Oh well. :3

Answer 1

I'm not really knowledgeable about Gabriel but i know a bit.....

according to Islam, Gabriel is the largest and strongest among all angels. He is the head of all the angels. He got 600 wings and the length of one of his wings is the distance from East to West. Gabriel's duty is to deliver God's words to the Prophets. He will take a human form while delivering God's words to the Prophet.

Answer 2

Hi, I don't have loads of historical background for you (unfortunately) as my own knowledge is still growing but I will say::
I am a communer of Angels, which means I have spoken with, seen, or otherwise communicated with those of the Angelic Realms. The Angel Gabriel, with whom I know I have become very close, is Angel of the Moon, the feminine side of nature, monday, and dreams and aspirations. You would turn to him when seeking an ingenious idea, inspiration at work, or if you do not know what you would like to do in the very far future. He is also the herald and leader of the angels, and will call them with a long golden trumpet/horn.

Gabriel is a particularly active person who will also call to us or implant ideas in us when we are asleep. He is also the Angel of serene waters so you may find you feel close to him when you are near a clear and still lake, especially by moonlight! He is also the only Archangel to dress in white.

In love and light, Tasha x

p.s. it does not matter your religion! if you are pagan, then so be! I happen to be methodist christian, and although we won't condone either peoples' practices, we can have mutual respect for our religious choices. hat's what I believe ^_^

Answer 3

Note that Gabriel has brought a message from God to Daniel (9:20-21). Daniel 9:24 says, "Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy place."

The religion of Islam was begun early in the 7th century by a man named Muhammad who claimed to have been visited by the angel Gabriel. During these angelic visitations, which continued for about 23 years until Muhammad's death, the angel Gabriel revealed to Muhammad the words of God (which is Allah in Arabic) in Arabic. These dictated revelations comprise what is collectively known as the Qur'an, Islam's holy book.

The doctrine of the virgin birth is crucially important (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:27,34). First, let’s look at how scripture describes the blessed event. In response to Mary’s query, “how?,” Gabriel says, “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee” (Luke 1:35). The angel encourages Joseph to marry Mary with these words: “that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 1:20). Matthew states that the virgin “was found with child of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 1:18). Galatians 4:4 also teaches the Virgin Birth: “God sent forth His Son, made of a woman.”

Answer 4

In the New Testament, Gabriel is the angel who reveals to Zechariah that John the Baptist will be born to Elizabeth, and who visits Mary to reveal that she will give birth to Jesus. Gabriel's visit to Mary in the Gospel of Luke is often called "The Annunciation" (Luke 1:26-38), an event that is celebrated on March 25 in the Roman Catholic church. It is also commemorated as the "First Joyful Mystery" of the rosary.

Gabriel may also be the angel that visited Joseph. After learning about Mary's pregnancy, Joseph considered calling off the marriage, but "an angel of the Lord" appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him that the conception was caused by the Holy Spirit. (Matt 1:18-25)

According to later legend, he is also the unidentified angel in the Book of Revelation (the Apocalypse of John) who blows the horn announcing the Judgment Day. To both Catholics and the Orthodox, he is St. Gabriel the Archangel, known to some as the patron saint of communications workers. With Michael and Raphael, his feast day is September 29.

Angelology and the occult
Gabriel is sometimes associated with the color Blue, the direction West (or North), or the element Water; his horse is named Haizum. Gabriel is also variously identified as the angel of annunciation, resurrection, mercy, vengeance, death, and revelation. Furthermore, the archangel has also been identified in various sources to be one of the "Seven Archangels who stand in the presence of God"; he is also claimed variously to be a tafsarim (chief angelic prince) of the cherub, virtue, power, archangel, and angel celestial orders. The governor of the Moon and Monday also are ascribed to Gabriel; finally, the archangel is also the ruler of Shamayim, the First Heaven.

The Book of Enoch places the archangel Gabriel as The Left Hand of God, or seated on the left side of God's throne with Metatron. Gabriel in Enoch is the ruler of the Cherubim surrounding the throne of the Almighty.

Some Christian sects in South America also consider him to be the patron of writers.

Answer 5

There are only 2 verses in the NT that mention Gabriel.
Both depict him as a messenger from God.

In the OT, if there is mention of a messenger from God, we can assume then, that it is Gabriel. There isn't much else to go on.

Luke 1:19
The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.


Luke 1:26
[ The Birth of Jesus Foretold ] In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,

blessings :)

Answer 6

In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel (גַּבְרִיאֵל, Standard Hebrew Gavriʼel, Latin Gabrielus, Greek Γαβριήλ, Tiberian Hebrew Gaḇrîʼēl, Arabic جبريل Jibrīl or Jibrail, literally "Master, of God", i.e., a Master, who is "of God") is an archangel who is thought to serve as a messenger from God ("angel" literally translates to "messenger" from the Koine Greek; an "arch" angel is a "primary" or "chief" messenger). He first appears in the Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible. He was also referred to as the "Left Hand of God".[citation needed] Christians believe him to have foretold the births of John the Baptist and Jesus, and Muslims believe he was the medium through which God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad.

In Biblical tradition, he is sometimes regarded as the angel of death or one of God's messengers; also, as the angel of fire and snow who rides the sword[citation needed]. The Talmud described him as the only angel that can speak Syriac and Chaldee. In Islam, Gabriel is one of God's chief messengers but other above mentioned titles are not given to him (for example the angel of death is Azrael).

In the Catholic Tradition, he is known as one of the archangels. In Islam, he is called the chief of the four favoured angels and the spirit of truth, and in some views Gabriel is the same person as the Holy Spirit. Gabriel also finds mention in the writings of the Bahá'í Faith, most notably in Bahá'u'lláh's metaphysical work The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_(archangel)

Answer 7

The Strength of Divinity. Gabriel is a Divine messenger and teacher. He (sometimes a she) is the benign Angel of Death, as well as the Arch Angel of Water. He is lord of the Ashim. One of the Seven.

Answer 8

He's the main messenger.

Luk 1:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

Dan 8:15 And it came to pass, when I, [even] I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
Dan 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between [the banks of] Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this [man] to understand the vision.
Dan 8:17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end [shall be] the vision.
Dan 8:18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
Dan 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end [shall be].

Answer 9

- 605 BC: Appeared to a man called Daniel to whom he showed some mysteries and taught the art of dreams interpretation. This was long long time before Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. From that moment, dreams became as a "official" communication gateway (X-400 ?) between men and divinities.

- 460 BC: In the Talmud, Gabriel prevented Queen Vashti from stripping nude before King Ahasuerus of Persia and his court. Not because the Angel is a bigot or prude, but to help Esther to be elected in her place. I think that it was also to prevent the King from having a heart attack, as Vashti had a beautiful body...

- ?? BC: According to a jewish legend, Gabriel has been fired from his position as God's messenger Who hired Dobiel to replace him. But after a couple of hunderd years, God and Gabriel came together again and Dobiel was given a new assignment.

- 1 BC: Announciation of pregnancy to a young virgin called Mary in a remote village of Israel. The consequences of his apparition are still measurable today. Gabriel didn't talk very much. He just said (according to the Scriptures) "Hail Mary full of Grace, you are blessed among womens.." And vanished.
One of the two highest ranking angels. He is the leading angel who stands in the presence of the God/Goddess as a co-ordinator. He is the Archangel of annunciation, humanity, resurrection, heavenly mercy, vengeance, death, revelation, truth, and hope. Bringer of news and heralds the revealing of answers. Maker of changes. He is the Patron Saint of Communications Workers.
The name Gabriel means "Man of God" or "God Has Shown Himself Mightily." It appears first in the prophecies of Daniel in the Old Testament. This Angel announced to Daniel the prophecy of the seventy weeks, (Daniel 9, 21-27). His name also occurs in the apocryphal book of Henoch. He was the Angel who appeared to Zechariah to announce the birth of St. John the Baptizer, (Luke 1, 11), the messenger Angel who announced to Mary that she would bear a Son who would be conceived of the Holy Spirit, Son of the Most High, and the Saviour of the world, (Luke 1, 26), and the angel who buried Moses.

Answer 10

During the Ritual of the Pentagram, he's invoked behind the operator [West]. He's supposed to be a messenger Arch-Angel. The Muslims say he's the Angel Muhammed saw, and the Christians say it was him who told Mary.