Archangel Gabriel: Difference between revisions

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One of the best known angels (and one of three to be specifically named), Gabriel is the messenger of God. According to the Bible, it was he who foretold the births of Jesus and John the Baptist. Because he is explicitly mentioned as being the angel who comes to earth to inform the people, he will often be the main angel interacting with humans, in addition to the higher angels' role as warriors. Many also identify him as the angel of the Last Judgement. Gabriel, known as Jibril, plays a similar role in [[Islam]] (he appears to Muhammad, and the revelations so transmitted are [[The Quran]]) and the Baha'i Faith.

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* An important angel named Gabriel appears in ''[[Saint Beast]]'' but he's [[Zig-Zagging Trope|probably not]] modeled on the traditional Gabriel as the work's cosmology is a bit of a melting pot and this Gabriel actually allies himself with Lucifer and goes to Hell.

** Acqua of the Back, {{spoiler|William Orville}}, is the member of God's Right Seat who pulls his power from Gabriel. He's explicitly stated to be just as skilled as Gabriel [[No Biological Sex|itself]] at water magic.

** Also, it should be noted that every person stated to be aligned with the Archangel Gabriel have power over water.

* In an episode of the original 1959 ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', entitled "A Passage for Trumpet", trumpet player Joey Crown (played by Jack Klugman) makes a decision to live or die with the help of a trumpet player who later [[Angel Unaware|turns out to be the angel Gabriel.]]

* In a Season 5 episode of ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' it is revealed that {{spoiler|the recurring character the Trickster is actually the Archangel Gabriel. His role as messenger seems to be fulfilled in his modus operandi, teaching the conceited that there are powers above them. Interestingly, he is also the Norse God, Loki. Gabriel himself refers to this as his own personal "Witness Protection."}} It should be known that he and Castiel are perhaps the only angels who actually followed what God asked of them, which may include Anna. Dean and Castiel just weren't too fond of the way she did this since {{spoiler|her plan involved killing Sam.}} Gabriel's horn is referenced in season 6, though it is not seen or relevant to the plot, only assumed to be.

* Alluded to in an episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]''. McCoy jokes that he'd like to beam down to a planet and say "Behold, I am the archangel Gabriel."

{{quote|'''Spock:''' "I fail to see the humor in that situation, Doctor."