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The destroying angel passes through Egypt. [1]In the Hebrew Bible, the destroying angel (Hebrew: מַלְאָך הַמַשְׁחִית, malʾāḵ hamašḥīṯ), also known as mashḥit (מַשְׁחִית mašḥīṯ, 'destroyer'; plural: מַשְׁחִיתִים, mašḥīṯīm, 'spoilers, ravagers'), is an entity sent out by God on several occasions to deal with numerous peoples.
The symbol of a serpent or snake played important roles in the religious traditions and cultural life of ancient Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Canaan. [1] The serpent was a symbol of evil power and chaos from the underworld as well as a symbol of fertility, life, healing, and rebirth. [2]
Apollyon (top) battling Christian in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.. The Hebrew term Abaddon (Hebrew: אֲבַדּוֹן ’Ăḇaddōn, meaning "destruction", "doom") and its Greek equivalent Apollyon (Koinē Greek: Ἀπολλύων, Apollúōn meaning "Destroyer") appear in the Bible as both a place of destruction and an angel of the abyss.
Yaldabaoth, otherwise known as Jaldabaoth or Ialdabaoth [a] (/ ˌ j ɑː l d ə ˈ b eɪ ɒ θ /; Koinē Greek: Ιαλδαβαώθ, romanized: Ialdabaóth; Latin: Ialdabaoth; [1] Coptic: ⲒⲀⲖⲦⲀⲂⲀⲰⲐ Ialtabaôth), is a malevolent God and demiurge (creator of the material world) according to various Gnostic sects, represented sometimes as a theriomorphic, lion-headed serpent.
In the biblical story, following their Exodus from Egypt, the Israelites set out from Mount Hor to go to the Red Sea. However they had to detour around the land of Edom ( Numbers 20 :21 , 25). Impatient, they complained against Yahweh and Moses ( Numbers 21:4–5 ), and in response God sent " fiery serpents " among them and many died.
In the Gospel of Matthew, part of the New Testament, it is said in Matthew 2:13-23 that Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus of Nazareth, is visited by an angel in a dream, who tells him to take Mary and Jesus and go to Egypt, to avoid Jesus being slain by King Herod I, called the Flight into Egypt. After Herod's death, they return to Nazareth ...
The Legend of Isis and the Name of Re: 12–14: The God and His Unknown Name of Power: Astarte and the Insatiable Sea: 1.23: The Legend of Astarte and the Tribute of the Sea: 17–18: Astarte and the Tribute of the Sea: Book of the Heavenly Cow: 1.24: The Destruction of Mankind: 10: Deliverance of Mankind from Destruction: Great Hymn to the ...
Spells death for one-fourth of the earth's inhabitants. The war started by the Antichrist, will reach the finale with the seven bowls of judgments. [19] Idealist view. This fourth rider symbolizes death that results from war and famine when men turn against men. [19] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints view