9 Levels Of Angels
We may be able to speak directly to God through prayer, but according to the Bible, he reaches us through a variety of angels, each with distinct duties. There are nine types of angels within three major groups known as choirs. Regardless of where they are on the hierarchy, like us, they are individuals.
Unlike us, because they are able to see far beyond a mortal timeline, they are extremely patient and forgiving. They are aware of our personal life goals and are assigned to assist us, but never interfere with our free will. The first choir, in its celestial form, is represented by wavelengths of light and force fields and frequencies of sound. These entities emanate vibrations, or waves, of devotional love into the universe.
1. Seraphim
These are the angels who are closest to God. They encircle his throne and emit an intense fiery light representing his love. Seraphim are considered “fiery serpents” and not even the other divine beings may look at them. There are only four of them and each has four faces and six wings. When they come to Earth, they leave their serpent appearance behind, preferring tall, thin, clean-cut human embodiments.
2. Cherubim (Plural of Cherub)
These angels are the keepers of celestial records and hold the knowledge of God. They are sent to Earth with great tasks, such as expelling humankind from the Garden of Eden. Ancient art depicts cherubim as sphinx-like, winged creatures with human faces, not the fat babies with wings that now grace greeting cards and book covers. Ophaniel, Rikbiel, and Zophiel are cherubim, as was Satan before his fall to evil.
3. Thrones
Thrones’ appearance is perhaps the most bizarre of the first grouping. They are said to look like great glowing wheels covered with many eyes. They serve as God’s chariot and dispense his judgment in order to carry out his desires for us. The angels in the second choir can exist in a state of transition between the celestial and human worlds. They are considered heavenly governors, attempting to strike a balance between matter and spirit, good and bad.
Under the highest angelic forms lay the ‘middle’ angels. Read on to find out more about the virtues, archangels and guardian angels.
4. Dominions or Dominations
Think of dominions as middle management. They receive orders from seraphim and cherubim, then dish out duties to the “worker bee” angels of the lower orders. Their main purpose is to make sure that the cosmos remains in order by sending down power to heads of government and other authority figures. Zadkiel (sometimes called Hashmal) is the chief of this order.
5. Virtues
Shaped like sparks of light, virtues are in charge of maintaining the natural world, and they inspire living things in areas such as science. They also take orders from the angels above and convert them into miracles for the deserving. When they make themselves known to us in their earthly form, they are musicians, artists, healers, and scientists who work with the power of love, as well as physics. The two angels at the ascension of Jesus are believed to have been virtues.
6. Powers
In their celestial form, powers appear like brightly colored, hazy fumes. Powers are border patrol agents between heaven and Earth. They are the angels of birth and death. Some believe that they also preside over demons who wish to overthrow the world, while others, namely St. Paul, thought the powers themselves were the evil ones. In any case, powers are a group of experts who serve as advisers in terms of religion, theology, and ideology.
The third choir is best known to us because they are most like us with their vulnerability to the act of sinning.
7. Principalities
These angelic beings are shaped like rays of light. Just like a principal in school, it’s the principalities who oversee everything. They guide our entire world — nations, cities, and towns. What’s more, they are in charge of religion and politics. As if their plate isn’t full enough, they are also in charge of managing the earthly duties of the angels below them.
8. Archangels
They, along with the angels, are guardians of people and all things physical. But don’t call on them to help you personally; archangels respond best when dealing with matters involving all humankind. They are the first order of angels that appear only in human form. As such, they function among us as pioneers for change in the form of explorers, philosophers, and human rights leaders. This order is most commonly known because they are mentioned by name in the Bible — Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.
9. Angels
Angels are the true intermediaries between God and individual people. Angels don’t watch over nations; they safeguard households and individuals who believe in God and keep them safe from demons. They nurture, counsel, and heal. We all have a “personal angel,” better known as our guardian angel, with us daily.

Have you ever wondered whether you are on the right path; if you are on the right job or career or if you have found your soul mate? Life can often feel like a puzzle where the missing pieces are hard to find. The angels can help you find the answers.
Let me communicate with your Angels, Spirit Guides and Loved Ones in Heaven to receive the guidance that can lead you to a peaceful and more purposeful life.
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Angel Blessings, Alison Kelly
Angel Communicator, Spiritual Medium, and Intuitive Counselor

I’ll love to have a reading. I guess it will have to be by phone. Can you send me an e-mail to let me know you received this one?
I would like to know about my kids, relationships, past life, basically to know what’s my purpose in this life.
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Judy
I love this article. As an altar server, it caught my attention. It taught me stuff i didnt know. Like satan being a cherubim and that there are nine levels of angels. The only thing i want to know is, “Whats the name of my gaurdian angel?” I really want to know who it is. please reply if you recieve this.
THANK YOU.
Johnri.
Like to know as much as I can about the nine order’s of Angles and were to get more reserch. thank you Patrick
love this
There is only one mistake in the article; you can call on any Archangel at any time of need, but not for frivolous things. They are loving being and are here to help us, in fact, you can invite to live with you, like Archangel Michael.
Fernando
i’ll love to know more about angels. i want to see and communicate with my guardian angel and others. tel me more about my career, job, marriage, spiritual life, what to do, etc. i can differentiate god’ angels from of darkness
i want to know more about angel. i want 2 see and communicate wth them. tel me about my job, career, spiritual life, soul mate or marriage.
This is a very interesting article, up until know I only knew of serephim, ArchAngels, and Gaurdian Angels. thank you for posting this article. But I was wondering if you could post and article comparing the Angels in the Christian religion to the Angels of other Religions, such as the angels in the islamic and jewish religions, possibly more?
The concept of the Angel is not only confined to christianity, but to many religions. and it would be very interesting to see a comparative list of them all. possibly one free of personal or religious opinion?
who knows you might even find some similarities.
but again, thanks for posting this eye opening article, I’ll be reading more from you
-M
Umm.. this helped me a lot for my religion homework. Thank you.
Can you list the names of the arch angels. You dont have to but it would help.
I would love to have a reading and find out what my angels name is.
Hi,
I am 18 and i would love to know what’s my angel’s name and how do i communicate with it more often. I have a deep need of increasing spiritual awareness. please help me connect with my angel.
Alison@knowingangels.com
I would love to tap into my spiritual abilities and up to this point, I haven’t the slightest idea of how to do this. Does your guardian angel communicate with you more profoundly than God does? Because sometimes I feel that God doesn’t hear me and my life seems to be full of turmoil and I know that’s NOT from God. I would love to hear more on what I need to do, and my prayer life is soooo uncomfortable, meaning I don’t feel that God hears me, so I need to at least know if I’m not doing something I should be doing.
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