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Michael · Archangel — Captain of the Heavenly Host, Vanquisher of Satan

Michael (Hebrew Mikha'el, Greek Mikhael, Latin Michael, Arabic Mikail) is the decisive canonical archangel chief of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam — three decisive canonical religions. The etymology is the decisive canonical vocabulary of the Hebrew 'mi-ka-El' — 'who is like God (quis ut Deus)'. The decisive textual canon is the Old Testament Book of Daniel (Daniel) 10:13, 10:21, and 12:1 of c. 2nd century BCE — 167-164 BCE — the decisive canon in which Michael is 'one of the chief princes' and 'the protector of the children of Israel' — and the New Testament Revelation (Revelation) 12:7-9 of c. 1st century CE — the decisive canon in which Michael had 'war in heaven' and defeated the great dragon (dragon), namely the 'ancient serpent' Satan (Satan), and his minion angels, and threw them out of heaven. The Mikail (Mikail) of the c. 7th century Islamic Qur'an (Qur'an) 2:98 — the angel of rain and plants — is the decisive canonical iconography. The decisive canonical iconography of the warrior angel in armor and helmet, trampling Satan (dragon) with a flaming sword or spear, and holding scales (scales) for weighing souls in one hand.

Raphael · Archangel — Angel of Healing and Guide of Travelers

Raphael (Hebrew Rafa'el, Greek Rhaphael, Latin Raphael, 'healing of God') is the decisive canonical archangel of Judaism and Christianity — two decisive canonical religions. The etymology is the decisive canonical vocabulary of the Hebrew compound of 'rapha (healing)' and 'El (God)' — 'healing of God'. The decisive textual canon is the apocryphal Book of Tobit (Tobit) 3:17, 5:4-22, 6:1-18, 7:9-17, 8:1-9, 11:1-15, and 12:1-22 of c. 3rd-2nd century BCE — c. 225-175 BCE — the decisive canon in which Raphael, under the alias 'Azariah (Azariah)', accompanied the young Tobiah (Tobiah) on his journey, drove out the demon Asmodeus (Asmodeus), and healed Tobit's (Tobit) blindness with fish gall (gall) — and the apocryphal 1 Enoch (1 Enoch) 9:1, 10:4, 20:3, 40:9, and 71 of c. 3rd-1st century BCE — the decisive canon establishing Raphael as one of the seven archangels or four archangels (along with Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel). The decisive canonical iconography of the angel in travel attire with a walking staff, a fish (Tobit episode) and a vial of medicinal herbs, the accompanying young Tobiah iconography, and green or teal robes.

Uriel · Archangel — Light of God, Angel of Wisdom and Repentance

Uriel (Hebrew Uri'el, Greek Ouriel, Latin Uriel, 'light of God') is the decisive canonical archangel of Jewish apocalyptic literature — apocrypha. The etymology is the decisive canonical vocabulary of the Hebrew compound of 'ur (light or flame)' and 'El (God)' — 'light of God' or 'fire of God'. The decisive textual canon is the apocryphal 1 Enoch (1 Enoch) 9:1, 10:1-8, 20:2, 21-22, and 33-36 of c. 3rd-1st century BCE — the decisive canon in which Uriel is one of the seven archangels or four archangels (Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel) — and the apocryphal 2 Esdras (2 Esdras, 4 Ezra) 4, 5, and 10 of c. 70-100 CE — the decisive canon in which Uriel taught Ezra (Ezra) the providence of God and the mysteries of the end of times. The decisive canonical iconography in which it was excluded from the Catholic canon at the Council of Rome (Council of Rome) of 745 but is considered the decisive canon in the Eastern Orthodox (Eastern Orthodox), Gnostic (Gnostic), and Christian-comparative traditions. The decisive canonical iconography of the angel holding a flaming sword or torch, the scroll of wisdom (scroll of wisdom), gold or crimson robes, and a shining flame on the forehead or hand.

Metatron · Scribe of Heaven — Voice of God and Recorder of Divine Acts

Metatron (Hebrew Mēṭāṭrōn, Greek Metatrōn) is one of the highest-ranking angels of the Jewish Kabbalah and apocryphal tradition — the decisive canonical iconographic figure called 'the one who stands closest to God', 'Lesser YHVH', 'Prince of the Presence (Sar ha-Panim)', and 'heavenly scribe'. The etymology derives from Greek meta (beyond, near) + thronos (throne) — 'the one who stands beside the throne' — or Greek metator (messenger, guide). Aliases Yahoel, Sar ha-Panim, Sar ha-Olam ('Prince of the World'), Mitatron, and Lesser YHVH are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive textual canon is 3 Enoch (Sefer Hekhalot) chapters 4-16 of c. 5th-6th century CE in which the human Enoch ascended to heaven and was transformed into Metatron, and Babylonian Talmud Hagigah 15a of the 4th-6th century in which Elisha ben Abuyah (Aher) saw Metatron sitting in heaven and was misled into the 'two powers in heaven' heresy. The decisive Zohar by Moses de Leon of the 1280s — Kabbalah — in which Metatron is the angel of Kether of the Tree of Life (Sephirot), and Metatron (the voice of God) played by Alan Rickman of the film Dogma (directed by Kevin Smith) released in the USA on 12 November 1999 is the 21st-century decisive video canon.

Azrael· Angel of Death Reaper of Souls

Azrael (Hebrew Azra'el, Arabic Azra'il) is the angel of death in Jewish and Islamic traditions — the decisive canon — derived from the Hebrew azra ('help') + el ('God') meaning 'God helps (God helps)' — the decisive canonical vocabulary. Aliases — Malak al-Mawt (Malak al-Mawt, Arabic 'angel of death'), Izra'il, Azra'il, and the reaper-angel — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive textual canon is the decisive origin canon of Azrael in 3 Enoch (3 Enoch, Sefer Hekhalot) of c. 5th-6th century CE, and the decisive canon of Qur'an (Qur'an) 32:11 of the 7th century CE — 'Say: the angel of death (Malak al-Mawt) put in charge of you will surely take your souls; then to your Lord shall you be returned'. The decisive canon as one of the four archangels of Islam (Mikail, Jibril, Israfil, Azrael), and the decisive canon of Muslim tradition that he appears veiled in 70,000 veils when taking souls. The decisive 20th-century comics canon of the black cat Azrael (Azrael) of the wizard Gargamel (Gargamel) in the comic Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs) by the Belgian Peyo (Peyo, real name Pierre Culliford) from 1958.

Seraphim · Highest Order of the Nine Angelic Choirs — The Burning Ones Around God

Seraphim (Hebrew Səraphim, singular Saraph) is the highest rank of the 9 angelic hierarchies of Judeo-Christian angelology — the decisive canon — the decisive canonical iconographic figure of 'the burning ones' derived from the Hebrew saraph meaning 'to burn'. Aliases — burning ones, fiery angels, guardians of the throne, and together with the Cherubim the two closest ranks to God — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive textual canon is the decisive origin canon of the vision Isaiah saw in Isaiah (Isaiah) 6:1-7 of c. 8th century BCE in which 6-winged beings flew around God's throne crying 'Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory', and the decisive canon of the first rank of the 9-rank angelic hierarchy in The Celestial Hierarchy (De Coelesti Hierarchia) chapter 7 of Pseudo-Dionysius (Pseudo-Dionysius) of c. 5th-6th century CE. The decisive canon of the Summa Theologica (Summa Theologica) Part I question 108 article 5 of Thomas Aquinas (Thomas Aquinas) of the 13th century, and the decisive canon of the 6-winged Seraph vision and the stigmata (stigmata) of St. Francis of Assisi (St. Francis of Assisi) on Mount La Verna on 14 September 1224.

Cherubim · Second of the Nine Angelic Choirs — Guardians of Divine Wisdom and the Throne

Cherubim (Hebrew kerubim, singular kerub, Greek cheroubin, Latin cherubim) is the 2nd-rank angel after Seraphim (Seraphim) of the 9 ranks of Jewish-Christian angelology — the decisive canon, the decisive canonical iconographic figure who supports the throne of God and transmits divine wisdom. The etymology is the decisive canonical vocabulary derived from the Akkadian karibu (intercessor) or Aramaic kerub (close), and the influence of the composite iconography of the Assyrian lamassu (lamassu) and shedu (shedu) of bull, human, and eagle is the decisive canon. The decisive textual canon is the Genesis (Bereshit) chapter 3 verse 24 of c. 6th century BCE — the decisive canon of 'the cherubim and the flaming sword that turned every way (lahat ha-herev ha-mithapeketh)' that guarded the way to the Garden of Eden — and Exodus (Shemot) chapter 25 verses 18-22 and chapter 26 verse 31 — the decisive canon of the two gold cherubim on the mercy seat (kapporet) of the Ark of the Covenant (Ark of the Covenant) — and 1 Kings chapter 6 verses 23-28 — the decisive canon of the 10-cubit (about 4.5 m) cherubim of Solomon's temple. The Ezekiel (Yehezkel) chapter 1 verses 5-14 of 593-571 BCE — the decisive canon of the 'four living creatures (chayot, faces of human, lion, ox, and eagle, four wings)' — and chapter 10 — the decisive canon of the cherubim and wheels (ophanim) — and the Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite)'s Celestial Hierarchy (De Coelesti Hierarchia) chapter 7 of c. 5th-6th century CE — the decisive canon as the 2nd rank of the 9 ranks.

Ophanim · Third of the Nine Angelic Choirs — Wheels of God, Throne of Justice

Ophanim (Hebrew Ofannim, singular Ofan) is the third-rank angel of the 9-rank angelic hierarchy of Judeo-Christian angelology — the decisive canon — the decisive canonical iconographic figure derived from the Hebrew 'ofan' meaning 'wheel' in plural form. Aliases — Galgalim ('wheels'), Thrones (Latin Throni), wheels of God's chariot (Merkabah, Merkabah) — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive textual canon is the decisive origin canon of Ezekiel (Ezekiel) 1:15-21 and 10:9-13 of c. 6th century BCE in which beside the Cherubim are giant wheels with a wheel within a wheel (Wheel within a wheel) whose rims are full of eyes, and the decisive canon of Daniel (Daniel) 7:9 of c. 2nd century BCE — the 'wheels of burning fire' throne of the 'Ancient of Days'. The decisive theological canon of the third rank Thrones (Thrones) of the 9-rank angelic hierarchy in The Celestial Hierarchy (De Coelesti Hierarchia) chapter 7 of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite of c. 5th-6th century CE, and the decisive canon of the Thrones in the Summa Theologica (Summa Theologica) Part I question 108 of Thomas Aquinas (Thomas Aquinas) of the 13th century. The decisive 14th-century canon is the decisive canon of the third rank Thrones of the 9-rank angelic hierarchy in Dante Alighieri's (Dante Alighieri) Divine Comedy (Divina Commedia) Paradiso (Paradiso) Canto 28 lines 103-105 of c. 1320.

Gabriel · Archangel — Messenger of God, Bearer of the Annunciation

Gabriel (Hebrew Gavri'el, Greek Gabriel, Latin Gabriel, Arabic Jibril) is the decisive canonical archangel of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam — three decisive canonical religions. The etymology is the decisive canonical vocabulary of the Hebrew 'God's strength' (geber + El) or 'man of God'. The decisive textual canon is the Old Testament Book of Daniel (Daniel) 8:15-26 of c. 2nd century BCE — 167-164 BCE — the decisive canon in which Gabriel interprets Daniel's vision — and 9:21-27 — the decisive canon of the 70-weeks prophecy. The Gospel of Luke (Luke) 1:11-20 of the c. 1st-century-CE New Testament — the decisive canon in which Gabriel announces the conception of John the Baptist to the priest Zechariah (Zechariah) — and 1:26-38 — the decisive canon of the Annunciation, the announcement of Jesus's conception to Mary — are the decisive canon. The Qur'an (Qur'an) 2:97-98 of c. 7th century — 610-632 CE — the decisive canon in which Jibril (Jibril) revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad over 23 years — is the decisive canonical iconography. The decisive canonical iconography of the graceful angel holding a lily, the golden trumpet, white silk robes, and large white feathered wings.

Sandalphon · Angel of Prayer — Bearer of Mortal Prayers to God

Sandalphon (Hebrew Sandalphon, Greek Sandalphōn) is the highest-ranking angel paired with Metatron in the Jewish Kabbalah tradition — the decisive canon — the decisive canonical iconographic figure of the 'angel of prayer (angel of prayer)' who receives human prayers and weaves them into garlands (wreath) to offer to God. The etymology derives from Greek synadelphos — 'co-brother (co-brother)' — the decisive canonical vocabulary meaning Metatron's twin brother. Aliases — Sanadalphon, angel of Malkuth, angel of prayer, angel of music, and foot of the Tree of Life — are the decisive canonical vocabulary. The decisive textual canon is the decisive origin canon of Babylonian Talmud Hagigah 13b of the 4th-6th century in which Sandalphon stands 500 years' worth of height above the other angels, and the decisive canon of Sandalphon in 3 Enoch (3 Enoch, Sefer Hekhalot) of c. 5th-6th century CE. The decisive canon of the angel of Malkuth (Malkuth, Kingdom) of the Kabbalah Tree of Life (Sephirot) in the Zohar (Zohar) by Moses de Leon of the 1280s, and the decisive 19th-century English and German literary canon of Heinrich Heine's (Heinrich Heine) poem Sandalphon of 1851 and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) poem Sandalphon (Sandalphon) of 1858.