Amenadiel: who was this character in the Bible?

The characters of the Bible have surely intrigued you, as have many other people and events throughout human history, but... for what reason? This probably has to do with the fact that we can only know about them from stories or stories. And, although many scholars have dedicated their professional lives to giving us a guide on them, so that we can have a minimum of knowledge, the mystery still remains.

It is also due to the mystical aspect that surrounds some of these characters. As is the case with angels. There are many theories, speculations, assumptions and hypotheses where you can find some exact information that tells us who really is Amenadiel.

And thinking about it, below we bring you everything related to this little-known character from the Bible.

How do we know Amenadiel?

If you are a lover of Netflix, surely you have walked through the chapters of the irreverent and funny series Lucifer and if you have paid attention, you will know that Amenadiel appears, who is the protagonist's brother. That's right, this character, in the plot of the series, is one of the angels closest to God and now he has the mission of entrusting Lucifer back to the job that was imposed on him.

But he not only appears in this series but is also named in ancient books such as Theurgia-Goetia and in the Book of Enoch or Book of Enoch, which is considered a book intertestamental (writing that arises between the old and new testaments) which is only recognized as part of the orthodox biblical canon and not as part of the Bible Christian.

The name of Amenadiel in the holy books

According to many religious studies and expert theologians, they consider that Amenadiel is one of the Cherubim of God, who are in charge of praising him and reminding humanity of divine glory. But after Lucifer rebelled against him and was expelled along with other angels, it is believed that among them was Amenadiel, for which he is considered a fallen angel.

Etymologically, the name Amenadiel has a very confusing origin, it is estimated that it may come from the ancient Hebrew or Aramaic and it is inferred that it means "Divine punishment" since he was responsible for punishing with the loss of the Father's blessing or with the condemnation to hell to all beings who oppose God.

But other theories say that his name is related to the rebellion of the angels and the loss of God's blessing. There is very little information about this character and experts have proposed several hypotheses to explain who this angel is.

There is a version that states that Amenadiel may not be the real name of this angel or it may also be a misinterpretation or bad transcription of his real name. Another theory based on an ancient magic book called 'Steganographia' written by Johannes Trithemius. There it is related that Amenadiel is an aerial spirit created by the combination of the roles exercised by the Archangels Michael and Gabriel since He has the function of being a leader in the army of God and is also his messenger, because he is a spirit he can be on earth as in the Darling.

What does the Amenadiel bible say?

It is believed that angels are good and protective celestial beings but according to various medieval texts, They consider our character a being who can do both good and evil, that is why he is between heaven and land. We can also find some versions that affirm that Amenadiel is Lucifer's brother and has powers similar to the prince of demons and that both reign in hell.

Contrary to what many believe, the name of Amenadiel does not appear reflected in The Holy Scriptures, only the Archangels Raphael, Michael and Gabriel are named. In the Bible, in the book of Revelation he tells of a battle that occurred in heaven between the angels of God and those who rebelled against him:

“Then a battle broke out in heaven: Michael and his Angels fought the Dragon. The dragon and his angels also fought but did not prevail and there was no longer a place for them in heaven. And the great Dragon, the ancient serpent, the so-called Devil and Satan, the seducer of the whole world was thrown "- Revelation 12,7-9 -

However, we can find another interesting text about the fallen angels in the book of Isaiah and its reference to them. How have you fallen from heaven, oh star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been overthrown to the ground, you who have weakened the nations. But you said in your heart: "I will ascend to heaven, above the stars of God I will raise my throne, and I will sit on the mount of the assembly, in the extreme north. "I will ascend on the heights of the clouds, I will make myself similar to the Most High. But in reality you have descended into the realm of death, into the depths of the abyss! " - Isaiah 14: 12-15 -

The origin of the fallen angels

Fallen angels are known to be those who accompanied Lucifer in his rebellion against God's command in heaven. but how did this conflict start?

God created the cherub Luzbel and granted him great perfection, beauty and intelligence to organize all the others angels, so Lucifer or ‘Luzbel’ had great power, but his vanity, believing himself more than his creator, led him to want to take away his can. For this reason God threw him out of Paradise along with the third part of the heavenly court that followed him.

Lucifer and his legion became fallen angels, which are those beings who were expelled from heaven for having rebelled against God and as punishment, they have to wander the earth until the day of final judgment when they are banished and sent to the hell. The Bible explains that some angels began to question God and turn away from him, some became human while those who totally strayed were thrown into the hell.

Amenadiel and the Theurgia-Goetia

The Theurgia-Goetia is the second book of the Lesser Key of Solomon, also known as ‘Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis’, a text that speaks about magic whose author is unknown and that belongs to the 18th century, this book talks about the most important demons that the Christianity. Here it is evidenced that Amenadiel is the Great King of the West and commands around 300 grand dukes, 500 minor dukes, 12 hierarchical dukes and a large number of minor spirits.

He also relates that Amenadiel is a demon whose presence can be invoked both during the day and during night, through a crystal ball or something where it can be reflected and thus know its true appearance.

Amenadiel in the Book of Enoch

As commented at the beginning, the Book of Enoch is not part of the Christian Bible, but only of the Orthodox Bible since during the Middle Ages, Ethiopia was a country that He professed Christianity but that as the years passed, his conviction of faith was separated from the rest of Europe for which there are some discordant aspects regarding the church catholic.

In this book Amenadiel is described as a fallen angel for rebelling against God and being defeated by him. Archangel Michael, was sent to the depths of hell along with other angels who participated in the revolt.

Amenadiel and the Encyclopedia of Angels

Richard Webster presents a collection of approximately five hundred names of angels in alphabetical form in the Encyclopedia of Los Angeles, with information from various cultures, beliefs and traditions that are around of the world. In this manual we can find the skills, specialties and characteristics of each of the angels.

In this, the name of Amenadiel appears which governs the mansions of the moon and gives the travelers happiness, friendship and love. Many believe that this is a way of referring to Amenadiel.

Amenadiel in the world of comics

In DC Comics strips based on Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" comics, Amenadiel appears as a violent, vengeful and authoritarian angel from the Celestial Kingdom. Who feels great hatred towards Lucifer and is always planning to attack him at all times. So he launches curses and confrontations against him and does not hesitate to sacrifice innocents to achieve his revenge, but Lucifer as he is more intelligent and always defeats Amenadiel.

Amenadiel on the big screen

Linking with the previous theme, the Neil Gaiman comic series for DC Comics hits the screens television series Lucifer (currently airing through Netflix) and which is created by Tom Kapinos.

It tells the story of Lucifer who, after being expelled from heaven, is sent to rule hell along with the angels who were his accomplices during the rebellion against Heavenly Father, receiving the name of Satan and proclaimed as the prince of darkness. Due to the intense heat that he makes in hell and the boredom that already takes effect on Lucifer, this decides to leave his kingdom and go to Earth to have a little fun and live his life without anyone being able control it.

This decision has the effect of the imbalance of hell, which needs to be controlled to bring order to all that disaster caused by the sudden departure of the prince of darkness and that is why Amenadiel descends to Earth with the purpose of convincing his brother Lucifer to return to the underworld since it is Amenadiel himself who had to take care of patrolling hell and chasing the souls that tried to escape from that place.

Upon his arrival on Earth, Amenadiel falls into some temptations and sins such as the liberation of a condemned soul and having sex intimate with a demon, he little by little loses his powers and his angelic being begins to disappear, becoming a mortal being and fragile.

As you can see, there is not much information about this character in the biblical writings, but it leaves us the teaching that we all have within us the power to be good and bad alike.