Angel
From X-Files Wiki
An angel was a messenger of God, a major entity in the Christian and Jewish faiths. They would warn of God's wrath, announce disaster, and alert the faithful of oncoming persecution. (MM: "Monster")
Belief, sightings, and the popularity of angels increases during times of war, persecution, and natural disaster. In the years leading up to 2000, belief in angels rose dramatically, more than any other time in history. (MM: "Monster")
Visions of angels were occasionally seen by Linda Black, Frank Black, Lara Means, Jordan Black, and the Old Man. They appeared to the Black family in their modern Egyptian-adapted form, but Lara Means and the Old Man had an overwhelming feeling of horror whenever she saw an angel, which was mostly obscured in darkness with radiant light behind them. (MM: "Midnight of the Century"; "Roosters") It also appeared to Means once covered in blood with a seven-orbed face. (MM: "The Time is Now")
The angel that appeared to Lara Means usually was a portent of some danger. Because of this, she had a fear of angelic images. (MM: "Monster")
During Christmas Eve 1997, Frank Black unknowingly came in contact with four angels, Caspar, Balthazar, Melchion, and Simon. (MM: "Midnight of the Century")
Contents |
[edit] List of Angels
[edit] Representation in the Bible and Apocrypha
There were differences between the representation of angels in the two testaments of the Holy Bible.
In the Old Testament, angels are the personification of God's messages. They are considered "everywhere" in that testament, and most of what is known of angels comes from the books of this testament.
In the New Testament, angels only had a few appearances. They announce the birth of Jesus Christ, and later announce his death at the Crucifixion. (MM: "Monster") An angel delivered a message to St. John who wrote the Revelation of Jesus Christ. (MM: "The Time is Now") In the last lines of the Revelation, Jesus refers to his knowledge of angels. (MM: "Anamnesis")
In the apocryphal book The Family, angels are said to build churches. (MM: "Anamnesis")
[edit] False Sightings
In 1996, Dolores Garry saw her three children as angels prior to killing them and herself. (MM: "Covenant")
In 2000, Jason McPeck believed he was cured of lymphatic cancer by angels. In actuality, they were government agents sent by the Cigarette Smoking Man. (TXF: "En Ami")
[edit] Angels in modern culture
The modern day image of a cute little winged angels was adapted by the Christian church from Egyptian mythology. (MM: "Midnight of the Century")
Many of those who celebrate Christmas would put a small figure shaped like an angel on top of a Christmas tree. The Scully family (specifically William Scully) were among those who insisted on doing this every year. (TXF: "Christmas Carol")
According to legend, whenever a bell rings, an angel earns its wings. (MM: "Midnight of the Century")
The religious Garry family had many images of angels around their household. They were a favorite of Dolores Garry. (MM: "Covenant") Linda Black also liked images of angels, possibly because she saw them in visions. (MM: "Midnight of the Century")
In 1997, Jordan Black was to narrate a Christmas pageant as an angel, however her mother Catherine made her go as a shepherd. (MM: "Midnight of the Century")
[edit] Use of the term "angel"
After World War II, Joseph Mengele was considered the "Nazi Angel of Death" for atrocities in the name of science on Jewish test subjects. (TXF: "Paper Clip")
The term "fallen angel" was used by the US Military for downed UFOs. (TXF: "Fallen Angel")
The Bright Angel Halfway House was a home and shelter to many in Seattle, Washington. (TXF: "Oubliette")
FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder noted that Augustus Cole's vendetta was equivalent to an "avenging angel." (TXF: "Sleepless")
Angel Haskel was born on July 14, 1996. (MM: "The Wild and the Innocent")
The term "angel of mercy" was used by Janet to the doctor before her assisted suicide. (TXF: "Terma")
The Cigarette Smoking Man considered himself the "angel" of Marjorie Butters, since he was responsible for extending her lifespan. (TXF: "En Ami")
Much to his dismay, Melvin Frohike was caught by Yves Harlow referring to the baby William Jefferson as a "sweet little angel." (TLG: "Three Men and a Smoking Diaper")
