Interested in advertising on Derpibooru? Click here for information!
Techy Cutie Pony Collection!

Help fund the $15 daily operational cost of Derpibooru - support us financially!

Description

Re : Biblically accurate Angel bunny  
Can’t find a higher resolution one, sorry https://t.co/oTWTKWyLoa

Comments

Syntax quick reference: **bold** *italic* ||hide text|| `code` __underline__ ~~strike~~ ^sup^ %sub%

Detailed syntax guide

Barry Tone
My Little Pony - 1992 Edition
An Artist Who Rocks - 100+ images under their artist tag
Artist -

Needs to know Hebrew.
I have a few things to say here. Mind that I haven’t looked at all of these verses in Hebrew, and I’m mostly going off the KJV here:
 
——————  
PART 1: OPHANIM  

 
The “Angels” shown in the image above on the right, they are in the Bible (specifically, the book of Ezekiel, Chapter 10,) but they’re the Ophanim (as previously mentioned here, by Beth.) They do move in whatever direction, and IIRC, they have anti-gravity properties.
 
————————————  
PART 2: ON ANGELS AND WINGS?  

 
The well-known “Medieval Angel with Wings” does not seem like it’s always what a Angel person looks like in scripture, so far as I can tell. There are at least 3 occasions that seem to imply that the angels do not have wings, but that they just look like any other human.
 
––––––––  
1st occurrence:  

 
Genesis Chapters 18 and 19, when the Angels and God himself speak face to face with Abraham, and when the 2 Angels go to Sodom. The most specific and telling verse here, where the inhabitants of Sodom first inquire of the angels to (R7 ahead) have sex (possibly gang rape) with the angels shows a key phrase: Chapter 19, Verse 5: “And they (of Sodom) called unto Lot, and said unto him, where are the men which came in to thee this night? Bring them out unto us, that we may know them.”
 
I’d think the people of Sodom would have called the Angels something else, not “men,” if the two Angels had wings.
 
––––––––  
2nd occurrence (unless I skipped one or more:)  

 
In the book of Joshua (Chapter 5, verses 13 - 14,) Joshua sees a man with a sword, and Joshua asks him if he’s on their side or their enemy’s.
 
“13: And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and di worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?”’
 
OK, so you could suppose that perhaps Joshua just went up to the angel while seeing wings, but with confidence of God being on his side, feeling that he (Joshua) wouldn’t be struck down. But the verse does refer to this angel as “a man.”
 
––––––––  
3rd occurrence:  

 
In Judges 13, there’s a man who talks to the parents of Samson, before Samson is born. The Father actually asked the angel in verse 11, “Are you the man who spoke to the woman?” which seems ridiculous if the angel has wings.
 
—–  
End.  

 
To sum part 1 up, real angels do not seem to actually have wings, which is just something that showed up in the middle ages. Could the wings be seen as something not literal, but symbolic? Perhaps so, but I’m not supposing I’m the absolute best authority on this.
 
––––––––––––––––––––  
PART 3: HEBREW AND GREEK WORDS  

 
The word “Angel” is Greek. This is not the original word in Hebrew, and the original Hebraic word is Malak, which simply means “Messenger.”
 
The word “Malak” is sometimes translated to English as “Messenger,” and it’s sometimes translated to “Angel.” This can cause some confusion, and possibly some obscurity at times: particularly in Genesis 32, where Jacob (Israel) is trying to pacify his brother Esau, for having betrayed him.
 
32:1: “And Jacob went on his way, and the Angels (“Malak,” Messengers) of God met him.  
32:2: And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.  
32:3: And Jacob sent messengers (“Malak,” Messengers) before him to Esau his brother…”
 
So, what happened here? Did Jacob send the same messengers of God to meet his brother? They would be there with Jacob at that time, and they would want to do God’s will, and Jacob did need to be at peace with his brother Esau for God’s will to continue… Wouldn’t they be the same people? I’m not certain.
 
––––––––  
PART 4: SUMMARY  

 
Part 1: “Angels” in Ezekiel (and the image above, on the right) are Ophanim.
 
Part 2: Some Angels, in Bible Writing, are referred to as “Men,” and they’re not seen as different among men.
 
Part 3: “Angel” is Greek for “Messenger,” which might cause confusion and obscurity in some verses.
Beth
Silly Pony - Celebrated the 13th anniversary of MLP:FIM, and 40 years of MLP!
Shimmering Smile - Celebrated the 10th anniversary of Equestria Girls!
Solar Supporter - Fought against the New Lunar Republic rebellion on the side of the Solar Deity (April Fools 2023).
Elements of Harmony - Had an OC in the 2022 Community Collab
Tree of Harmony - Drew someone's OC for the 2022 Community Collab
Verified Pegasus - Show us your gorgeous wings!
Preenhub - We all know what you were up to this evening~
Philomena - For helping others attend the 2021 community collab
Twinkling Balloon - Took part in the 2021 community collab.
A Tale For The Ages - Celebrated MLP's 35th Anniversary and FiM's 8th Anniversary

In digital purgatory
The common western depiction of an angel is based on two actual species. Cherubim (human shaped angels) and Saraphim (they can appear however they want). They’re usually androgynous, having no strong sexual characteristics or organs.
 
The Ophanim there is also called Throne. It guards the horizon of god in the area of the cosmos where material begins to form.