What does "Arch" mean when someone is called an 'Arch' Angel or an 'Arch' Enemy?
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Main Entry: 1arch-\nFunction: prefix\nEtymology: Middle English arche-, arch-, from Old English & Old French; Old English arce-, from Late Latin arch- & Latin archi-; Old French arch-, from Late Latin arch- & Latin archi-, from Greek arch-, archi-, from archein to begin, rule; akin to Greek archE beginning, rule, archos ruler\n1 : chief : principal <archfiend>\n2 : extreme : most fully embodying the qualities of the kind
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Lol Ville Vallo as a devil worshipper that's hilarious. Ville has said that the symbol a heartagram is a symbol of love and hate and the balance of good and evil. Not many famous people belong to the Church Of Satan. Those who do, will willingly mention it. Also Ville did not change his infernal majesty to H.I.M. because people were getting upset they did it just so people wouldn't think they are apart of the occult. They change their name often at first it meant Hanson Is Murder then it changed to His Infernal Majesty Ville has said he may want it to stay him because of its simplicity.
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Lucifer...Satan...Devil... \n\nThey all mean the same thing.
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Satan was once an angel that wanted more power than God. There came evil.\nDemons do exsist and if you leave the door open they'll come in and take you over.\nStay armed with the armour God gave us all. The demons will not win. God loves you.
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At 2nd Corinthians  chapter 11, verses 14 and 15, the Bible reads,  "And no wonder, for Satan himself keeps transforming himself into an angel of light. It is therefore nothing great if his ministers also keep transforming themselves into ministers of righteousness. But their end shall be according to their works."\n\nHere, the Devil, who is also called Satan, is described as posing as something he is not - an angel of light.  In reality, he is an angel or messenger of darkness.  To deceive people, he disquises himself and his human agents as something good so that people will follow him.  \n\nOne way he does this is by using false religious organizations which appear to be good on the outside but that are evil in their practices.  You might have read about such religions whose priests molest children or encourage their members to kill people in warfare.\n\nOriginally, Satan was a righteous angel who turned bad by his own choice.(Ezekiel 28:14,15)  Back then, his name was not Satan or Devil.  These are terms by which he came to be described.  Satan means slanderer or opposer.  Devil means liar.  This angel gone bad is both of these things.
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RESPECTFULLY, YOUR DIRECT ANSWER IS "LUCIFER", Continue to read, and you will understand.\n\nThe SERAPHIM are the Highest order of Angels, serving as the caretakers of God's throne & continuously singing his praises.   Names of known Seraphim:\n*Seraphiel, *Metatron, *Michael, *Uriel, *Nathanael, *Jehoel, *Chamuel (Kemuel, Shemuel), *LUCIFER, *Abaddon, *Asmodeus, *Astaroth, *Leviathan, *Samael, *Semyazza, *Sephiroth\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy_of_angels \n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nAdditional Names Of Satan:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan  (Scroll down to "Satan in Christianity":)   In the Christian understanding of the holy Hebrew scriptures, the one named Satan (also the Devil) is shown to be an Angel who rebelled against God, the one who spoke through the serpent and seduced Eve into disobeying God's command.  Before his opposition against God, Satan was the "HIGHEST OF ALL ANGELS = ARCHANGEL, which is a superior or higher ranking Angel." Also known as The "BRIGHTEST IN THE SKY" = MORNING STAR", and "LUCIFER is a name for the MORNING STAR".  The best-known "FALLEN ANGEL is SATAN."   His pride is considered a reason why he would not bow to God as all other angels did, but sought to rule heaven himself. In Christianity he is called "THE RULER OF THE DEMONS" (Matt. 12:24).
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Archangel, an angel, or heavenly being, of higher rank than angels. In Jewish and Christian literature, the four best known are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. In Islam, it is believed that four archangels guard the throne of Allah. According to Christian tradition, archangels belong to the eighth of nine choirs of angels. Arranged according to their importance, in descending order, these choirs are seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and angels.\n\n\nThere ya go, happy now?
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in medieval angelology archangels were high ranking angels who belonged to the eighth of the nine ranks of the Celestial Hierarchy.  The word from Middle English and from Old French is 'archangele' and 'archangelus' from Late Latin. 'Arkhangelos' from Late Greek. \n\nPseudo-Dionysis, a scholar who gave us the possibly one of the best known forms of the Celestial Hierarchy, lists the following angels  as being among the highest ranking:  Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Chamuel, Jophiel and Zadkiel.  Although depending upon which scholar or listing is used variations and additions can occur.  Some listings give mention to Raguel, Remiel, Sariel, and Raziel among others. However, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel are nearly always given the post.\n^_^
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A common name for the Promoter of the Faith, it is from Catholicism and the process of canonizing someone.  See the Catholic Encyclopedia website link below.\n\nUsed in a 'typical way':  Someone is said to 'play the Devil's Advocate' when arguing the negative side of something for the sake of argument or when trying to help make sense of things.\n\n\nThomas Talboy, PhD, Director\nUbiquity International, LLC\nExperience. Explore. Embrace the World.(TM)\nhttp://www.ubiquityinternational.com
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god, arc-angels, cherabim, seraphim, angels, satan, demons, devils.
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guardian angels have all sorts of names, there are just certain ones dedicated to them
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While I don't ever recall hearing this in church, it appears that it's actually a part of Mormon scripture:\n\n"And the Lord appeared unto them, and they rose up and blessed Adam, and called him Michael, the prince, the archangel."\n(Doctrine & Covenants 107:54)\n\n\nWhat's interesting about this is that in the early church it was actually taught that Adam was *God*.  This doctrine has been abandoned and is no longer recognized by the church, however...
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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you." But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" The angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.\n\nLuke 1:26-38
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No. Lots of Hebrew names for people end in El or in Yah (which is God's name). The word El in a name simply recognizes God, or how the one with the name relates to God. Try looking up the WHOLE meaning of each of these names. For instance, Michael means "who is like God?", and Gabriel means "man of God" or "warrior of God". I don't see any way that this could be taken to mean that the angels themselves are gods.
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Whoooaa. I thought Lucifer was satans name.  Its hardly worshipping him by calling him that.  If you are correct..ok.  But again its not worshipping him.
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The Bible is silent on this topic.  We do know that 1/3 of the angels were tossed out of heaven after their rebellion, and that there are legions of fallen angels.  God could continue to create angels, there's no reason no to.  By the way, the word angel simply means messenger.
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They are different characters. \nIn the vulgata (NOT the bible) Lucifer is an archangel which fell from grace because of pride, becoming Satan. The name is derived from a Latin name (never existant in the original Hebrew versions) meaning "light bearer", the Romans used this name for Venus, the evening star. \nIn the original Hebrew version of the bible Lucifer is mentioned  in Isaiah 14:12, not as Lucifer but as Helal, son of Shahar which can be loosely translated as "Day star, son of the Dawn.". This is not a reference to the devil but to a Babylonian king who persecuted the Israelites. \nThe versions used to translate the King James version of the bible weren't the hebrew originals but an older latin translation from St. Jerome in the 4th century, who mis-translated the name to Lucifer. Over the centuries a lot of stories congealed to the idea of the fallen angel Lucifer - never mentioned in the bible. \nThere is a bit in the King James version that says: 'Lucifer is Satan: so says the Word of God'....". This however is to describe a evil worldly power:  Isaiah 14:4 says that when Israel is restored they will "take up this taunt against the king of Babylon . . ." . Lucifer/ Helal is the king that is Satan, to mean he is the one the Israelites will overcome. \nUntil St. Jerome's translation in the 4th century Lucifer and Satan were not considered the same, this only happened later.