Most people are familiar with angels through religeous art where they are depicted as perfect beings, with flowing robes, long hair, halos and wings, but angels are pure spirit and therefore have no gross physical form. So where did the notion that angels have wings come from?
Several religeous sources list certain angels as having wings, Archangel Gabriel who dictated the Koran to Mohammed was described as having 140 pairs of wings. In the mystical Jewish texts 1 Enoch and 2 Enoch, there are also descriptions of angels with wings. Many cultures have depicted winged beings, while many myths, legends, statues and even cave paintings still exist of these miraculous creatures. Visionary accounts of heavenly messengers usually describe them as winged or appearing in a heavenly light. an Angel came down her eyes radiated innocence her smile so sweet and kind her beauty captivated mortals her mind so pure and divine Read more
Several religeous sources list certain angels as having wings, Archangel Gabriel who dictated the Koran to Mohammed was described as having 140 pairs of wings. In the mystical Jewish texts 1 Enoch and 2 Enoch, there are also descriptions of angels with wings. Many cultures have depicted winged beings, while many myths, legends, statues and even cave paintings still exist of these miraculous creatures. Visionary accounts of heavenly messengers usually describe them as winged or appearing in a heavenly light. an Angel came down her eyes radiated innocence her smile so sweet and kind her beauty captivated mortals her mind so pure and divine Read more
