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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. | ||
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==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. | ||