Abdiel is first mentioned in the Bible where
Abdiel is a mortal and resident of Gilead. In the Bible (I Chronicles),
Abdiel is not the name of an angel but of a mortal, a Gedite,
a resident of Gilead. This is doubtlessly the original source
for the name. figures as an angel in Anatole France's fictional
The Revolt of the Angels.
He is said to be the angel who remains faithful to God during
the rebel of the angels in heaven He forces out the rebel angels
and attacks Satan himself with a "mighty sword stroke."
Abdiel is a mythological angel from the epic poem Paradise Lost
by John
Milton. He is one of the angels in heaven under the command of
Lucifer, the archangel. Abdiel is the only angel of all assembled
before the archangel, that challenges Lucifer's statement (that
he is not a created being; that he is equal with God). After challenging
Lucifer, Abdiel flew away, refusing to have anything more to do
with the wicked archangel, thus becoming the only angel in Lucifer's
legions to leave. We all have our own devil or devils to face
at times in our life and we could certainly use
some of the strength of Abdiel; to stand up to our devils and
strike them with the sword of truth. Pray to this angel when you
are faced with devils that you cannot overcome by yourself. He
will come to your aid.
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