From medieval Christian manuscripts and Islamic paintings to Renaissance frescos and all the way up to contemporary pop culture, there is a long tradition of depicting angels more-or-less as humans (mostly men) with wings, dressed in robes. However, in the Hebrew Bible, there are passages that describe a very different kind of heavenly creatures. I • Read More »
I want to mention from the very beginning that the name of this holiday (Be An Angel Day) is to be understood metaphorically. According to Christian beliefs, humans and angels are two different species and humans cannot become angels (unless God wills it, which is an entirely different topic of discussion). Now that we’ve got • Read More »
It’s the year 3000 and technology has advanced at a rapid pace. After almost a century, the terraforming of Jupiter’s moon, Europa, by AI androids, has been completed and thousands of spacecrafts are ready to transport mankind there. Just when the first humans are about to embark, armies of angels appear in the sky over • Read More »