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Goddesses - Ancient Icons Goddesses is the generic term for the many deities of ancient and modern polytheistic religions. Goddesses may be deities of earthly and celestial phenomena as well as deities related to human values, pastimes, and institutions, including love, marriage, hunting, war, and the arts. They may be capable of being killed but are often immortal and always more powerful than humans, though goddesses are often described in human terms, with all the flaws, thoughts, and emotions of humans. -- Encyclopedia Britannca
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Angels - Our Guardians Angels are spiritual beings created by God to serve Him, though created higher than man. Some, the good angels, have remained obedient to Him and carry out His will, while others, fallen angels, disobeyed, fell from their holy position, and now stand in active opposition to the work and plan of God. Perhaps no aspect of their ministry to man is more talked about than the idea of a guardian angel. Does everyone have a guardian angel? While no passage specifically states that every person has a guardian angel, the Bible does teach that angels do guard or protect as Psalm 91:11 declares. |
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Goddesses - From One Culture to Another It's important to note that many of the goddesses are related. Some seem to have been "transported" to new times or locations, renamed and slightly modified to fit their new environment. In the earliest times there seem to have been Great Goddesses, such as the Earth Goddesses, who were all encompassing in their roles and pretty "generic" in personality. Next came goddesses, like the Triple Goddess, who were rather "all encompassing" but beginning to show some different sides to themselves, portrayed as different aspects or stages of their identity, such as maiden/mother/crone. Eventually even they diversified, creating a tremendous pantheon of major and minor goddesses with very specific areas of responsibility and with widely differentiated, rather "human", personality traits. . . which is how they came to be archetypes. To the extent that the goddess archetypes represent images of women that are universal, present from the beginning of recorded history and throughout all cultures, we shouldn't be surprised at the considerable overlap we find. The characteristics and stories of the Roman Minerva parallel those of the Greek goddess Athena, and both show great similarity to that of the earlier Egyptian goddess, Maat, for example. |
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Angels - What are They!?! Are Angels ambassadors sent from God to guide us, protect us or bring messages from heaven? The word angel comes from the Greek word "angelos" which means messenger. The Bible says that God has appointed many angels to those who love God and call to Him, "Psalms 91:11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways." The bible refers to different types of angels, with varying duties such as guides, protectors, messengers and angels of the Lord, or as Cherubim, Seraphim, or Archangels, and not to be worshipped for they are "creatures" Col. 2:18; Rev. 19:10; 22:9. The meanings of angels, their appearance and purposes vary throughout history and the world. Artists have given us their visions of angels as winged creatures, usually beautiful figures that are glowing, shining, floating, in human form or as a voice. Saints as well as everyday people tell about being visited by or helped by angels. |
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