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[[File:The Archangel Michael by Guido Reni. ca. 1636 .jpg|right|thumb|The [[Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]] by Guido Reni]]

[[File:The Archangel Michael by Guido Reni. ca. 1636 .jpg|right|thumb|The [[Michael (archangel)|Archangel Michael]] by Guido Reni]]

'''Angels''' are incredibly powerful servants of [[God]]. Angels announce the word of God,<ref>Luke 1:26-38</ref> protect God's people,<ref>Dan 6:22</ref> perform wonderful deeds,<ref>"And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it." {{bibleref|Matthew|28|2}}</ref> and enforce God's will.<ref>{{bibleref|Matthew|13|41-42}}</ref>  "[[Los Angeles]]" is Spanish for "The Angels."<ref>https://laalmanac.com/history/hi03a.php</ref>  Popular rock music references angels,<ref>"Angel of the Morning" mentions "angel" 14 times; ''see also'' https://www.learnreligions.com/top-popular-songs-about-angels-123888</ref> as do [[Christmas]] carols.<ref>https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/occasions/christmas/nations-top-30-christmas-carols/</ref> Polls show that "'''''55% of Americans believe not just in angels, but that angels directly influenced their lives by protecting them from harm'''''."<ref name="Modern">https://owlcation.com/humanities/AngelsinWesternCultureAShortHistoryofAngelsandAngelicBeings</ref>  Popular movies featuring angels include ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946) and ''[[Heaven Can Wait]]'' (1978). In literature: “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”<ref>''An Essay on Criticism'' (1711), by [[Alexander Pope]].</ref>

'''Angels''' are incredibly powerful servants of [[God]]. Angels announce the word of God,<ref>Luke 1:26-38</ref> protect God's people,<ref>Dan 6:22</ref> perform wonderful deeds,<ref>"And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it." {{bibleref|Matthew|28|2}}</ref> and enforce God's will.<ref>{{bibleref|Matthew|13|41-42}}</ref>  "[[Los Angeles]]" is Spanish for "The Angels."<ref>https://laalmanac.com/history/hi03a.php</ref>  Popular rock music references angels,<ref>"Angel of the Morning" mentions "angel" 14 times; ''see also'' https://www.learnreligions.com/top-popular-songs-about-angels-123888</ref> as do [[Christmas]] carols.<ref>https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/occasions/christmas/nations-top-30-christmas-carols/</ref> Polls show that "'''''55% of Americans believe not just in angels, but that angels directly influenced their lives by protecting them from harm'''''."<ref name="Modern">https://owlcation.com/humanities/AngelsinWesternCultureAShortHistoryofAngelsandAngelicBeings</ref>  Popular movies featuring angels include ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946) and ''[[Heaven Can Wait]]'' (1978). In literature: “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”<ref>''An Essay on Criticism'' (1711), by [[Alexander Pope]].</ref> The [[Bible]] mentions angels 350 times.<ref>Fully half of the books in the Bible -- 33 out of 66 -- mention angels. [https://devotionalstsf.org/2015/02/25/calling-all-angels-hebrews-114/ Serioiusly? The Goal-Oriented Christian Life, “Calling All Angels” (Hebrews 1:14)]</ref>

Angels take human form today and as described in the [[Bible]].  The mysterious carpenter who built the incredible [[Loretto spiral staircase]] was almost certainly an angel.  Baseball Hall-of-Famer [[Roberto Clemente]] talked and acted like an angel (he had a superhuman throwing arm), and Clemente reportedly perished on a humanitarian mission without his body ever found (his crashed airplane was discovered).  Other potential angels whose bodies were never found include [[Amelia Earhart]], [[Mozart]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Alexander the Great]], [[Glenn Miller]], Rep. [[Larry McDonald]], and [[Davy Crockett]].<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/historical-figures-whose-bodies-have-never-been-found/ss-BB1d6vHP#image=26</ref>  [[Shakespeare]] may have been an angel, in light of his [[Miracle|miraculous]] work and unexplained partial disappearance from his unmarked grave.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/what-happened-to-shakespeares-skull-4019536</ref>  [[Joan of Arc]] was guided by specific angels,<ref>https://angels-angelology.com/joan-of-arc-and-the-angels</ref> and fascinated [[Mark Twain]].

Angels take human form today and as described in the [[Bible]].  The mysterious carpenter who built the incredible [[Loretto spiral staircase]] was almost certainly an angel.  Baseball Hall-of-Famer [[Roberto Clemente]] talked and acted like an angel (he had a superhuman throwing arm), and Clemente reportedly perished on a humanitarian mission without his body ever found (his crashed airplane was discovered).  Other potential angels whose bodies were never found include [[Amelia Earhart]], [[Mozart]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Alexander the Great]], [[Glenn Miller]], Rep. [[Larry McDonald]], and [[Davy Crockett]].<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/historical-figures-whose-bodies-have-never-been-found/ss-BB1d6vHP#image=26</ref>  [[Shakespeare]] may have been an angel, in light of his [[Miracle|miraculous]] work and unexplained partial disappearance from his unmarked grave.<ref>https://www.thoughtco.com/what-happened-to-shakespeares-skull-4019536</ref>  [[Joan of Arc]] was guided by specific angels,<ref>https://angels-angelology.com/joan-of-arc-and-the-angels</ref> and fascinated [[Mark Twain]].