What is the difference between Angels and Archangels?
Firstly, the word angel in both Hebrew and Greek actually means ‘messenger’ and is a description of their duties and not a name of their type, However Arch angel actually translates as chief messenger and denotes a higher rank of messenger. Many people belive there are nine ‘orders’ of angels. However, the bible only actually mentions three ‘types’ of angel. The angels themselves. The Chrubim (really Kerubim which are a form of palace guard stationed at the four corners of the throne of God) and the Seraphim – Seraph meaning fiery. The others ‘orders’ people refer to are actually descriptions of function such as dominions, rulerships etc. They denote authority of office and not forms or types of angel. As for names. There are only two angels actually named in the Bible. One is Michael who is the only one described as a chief angel. Michael (Mi’kael) actually translates as ‘Who is as God’ and is considered to be a battle cry or cry of victory. Gabriel (Ga’brael) means ‘God is mighty’ or
