Who Are The Five Angels? [1996 and 1998]

[JON]

Thanks for that, rocketsquirrel. I find it very eerie that Wee Tiong How went to the Island of Patmos, and had Apocalyptic visions. Like a 20th Century St John the Divine. Don't think I'll go there somehow! There are five Olympic Rings of the represented continents in sport. But, I gather, there are actually seven: North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia and Europe.

The First Angel

The trumpet suggests Gabriel, Messenger of God, and Angel of the Resurrection.

The Second Angel

Azrael? Death, after all, is called The Grim Reaper. But Michael was Guardian of Israel.

The Third Angel

Michael? He weighs sould on the Day of Judgement.

The Fourth Angel

Yet Michael also wields a sword to fight evil. He is synonymous with St George. Both slay the Devil as a dragon. But a 'flaming sword' is used by Uriel to guard Eden and Hell. Yet, it is said, Jophiel expelled Adam and Eve.

But the Nile part sounds a bit like that First Plague... .

The Fifth Angel

Uriel warned Noah of The Flood. But Michael warned Lot and his family about the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Maybe there are less than five? It could be that Wee Tiong How got some details confused?