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[[File:Fallen-Angels.jpg|300px|thumb|Illustration from John Milton’s “Paradise Lost“]] | [[File:Fallen-Angels.jpg|300px|thumb|Illustration from John Milton’s “Paradise Lost“]] | ||
'''Fallen angels''' are [[angel]]s who were expelled from heaven. The literal term "fallen angel" appears neither in the [[Bible]] nor in other [[Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic scriptures]], but is used to describe angels cast out of heaven or angels who sinned. Such angels often tempt humans to sin. | '''Fallen angels''' are [[angel]]s who were expelled from [[heaven]]. The literal term "fallen angel" appears neither in the [[Bible]] nor in other [[Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic scriptures]], but is used to describe angels cast out of heaven or angels who sinned. Such angels often tempt humans to sin. | ||
==Origin of the term== | ==Origin of the term== | ||
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==Book of Enoch== | ==Book of Enoch== | ||
According to [[Book of Enoch|1 Enoch 7.2]], the Watchers become enamoured with human women and have intercourse with them. The offspring of these unions, and the knowledge they were giving, corrupt human beings and the earth (1 Enoch 10.11–12). Eminent among these angels are Shemyaza, their leader, and [[Azazel]]. Like many other fallen angels mentioned in 1 Enoch 8.1–9, Azazel introduces men to "forbidden arts", and it is Azazel who is rebuked by Enoch himself for illicit instruction, as stated in 1 Enoch 13.1. According to 1 Enoch 10.6, God sends the [[Archangel Raphael]] to chain Azazel in the desert Dudael as punishment. Further, Azazel is blamed for the corruption of earth: 1 Enoch 10:12: "All the earth has been corrupted by the effects of the teaching of Azazyel. To him therefore ascribe the whole crime." | According to [[Book of Enoch|1 Enoch 7.2]], the Watchers become enamoured with human women and have intercourse with them. The offspring of these unions, and the knowledge they were giving, corrupt human beings and the earth (1 Enoch 10.11–12). Eminent among these angels are Shemyaza, their leader, and [[Azazel]]. Like many other fallen angels mentioned in 1 Enoch 8.1–9, Azazel introduces men to "forbidden arts", and it is Azazel who is rebuked by Enoch himself for illicit instruction, as stated in 1 Enoch 13.1. According to 1 Enoch 10.6, God sends the [[Archangel Raphael]] to chain Azazel in the desert Dudael as punishment. Further, Azazel is blamed for the corruption of [[earth]]: 1 Enoch 10:12: "All the earth has been corrupted by the effects of the teaching of Azazyel. To him therefore ascribe the whole crime." | ||
==New Testament== | ==New Testament== | ||
Luke 10:18 refers to "Satan falling from heaven" and Matthew 25:41 mentions "[[the Devil]] and his angels", who will be thrown into [[Hell]]. All Synoptic Gospels identify [[Satan]] as the leader of demons. Paul the Apostle (c. 5 – c. 64 or 67) states in 1 Corinthians 6:3 that there are angels who will be judged, implying the existence of wicked angels. 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 1:6 refer paraenetically to angels who have sinned against God and await punishment on Judgement Day. The [[Book of Revelation]], chapter 12, speaks of Satan as a great red dragon whose "tail swept a third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth." In verses 7–9, Satan is defeated in the War in Heaven against Michael and his angels: "the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the [[earth]] and his angels were thrown down with him." | Luke 10:18 refers to "Satan falling from heaven" and Matthew 25:41 mentions "[[the Devil]] and his angels", who will be thrown into [[Hell]]. All Synoptic Gospels identify [[Satan]] as the leader of demons. Paul the Apostle (c. 5 – c. 64 or 67) states in 1 Corinthians 6:3 that there are angels who will be judged, implying the existence of wicked angels. 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 1:6 refer paraenetically to angels who have sinned against God and await punishment on Judgement Day. The [[Book of Revelation]], chapter 12, speaks of Satan as a great red dragon whose "tail swept a third part of the stars of [[heaven]] and cast them to the earth." In verses 7–9, Satan is defeated in the War in Heaven against Michael and his angels: "the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the [[earth]] and his angels were thrown down with him." | ||
Origen and other Christian writers linked the fallen morning star of Isaiah 14:12 of the Old Testament to Jesus' statement in Luke 10:18 that he "saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven", as well as a passage about the fall of Satan in Revelation 12:8–9. The Latin word ''[[lucifer]]'', as introduced in the late 4th-century AD Vulgate, gave rise to the name for a fallen angel. | Origen and other Christian writers linked the fallen morning star of Isaiah 14:12 of the Old Testament to Jesus' statement in Luke 10:18 that he "saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven", as well as a passage about the fall of Satan in Revelation 12:8–9. The Latin word ''[[lucifer]]'', as introduced in the late 4th-century AD Vulgate, gave rise to the name for a fallen angel. | ||