I have wonder and watch people dying some do struggle some
just seemed to be at peace and happy, if that is a word for dying. Because,
deep down no one really wants to die and why because, we as human being we
don’t know what is dying and most of all is really another side or dimension or
place that we are in waiting to cleanse us from our sins from a lifetime. As a
true devote Catholic, I have been taught that there is a place called purgatory
which is where all the souls good and bad go to be cleanse and when ready they
will be taken up to heaven or paradise and we will meet our maker GOD. Well,
that is all good and I believe in purgatory, the only thing is that we people
here on earth don’t pray for the dead how long will it take to leave purgatory,
also what angel is responsible to take us to this place.
In my research physically, I have encounter that there is
such angel or identity which aren’t able to see while the act of dying take
place. Only, our soul is able to see and hear this angel but, there is another
angel or identity which is also there to struggle for our soul. But, what I
have research the only souls that really are taken by the fallen angel or
demons whatever name you want to call it, are the souls that really want to go
with them, and even so the soul has to account to GOD’s will at the end of
time. GOD’s angel takes the souls comfort it and release a sense of peace which
is when the dead person appears serene.
Many people struggle with fear when they approach death, or
even when they simply think about dying. The fear of death is so common, in
fact, that it has a name: thanataphobia. A variety of research studies have
shown that the fear of death is universal among human beings worldwide. People
are afraid of the suffering they may have to endure when they die, and they
fear what will happen to them after death, wondering if they may go to hell or
even not exist at all anymore.
But what if there’s nothing to fear about death after all?
What if there is one or even a group of angels who comfort people when they’re
dying and escort their souls into an afterlife?
Throughout recorded
history, people from various religious perspectives have spoken of an “Angel of
Death” who does just that. Many people from all walks of life who have had near
death experiences have reported that they’ve encountered angels who helped
them, and people who have witnessed loved ones die have also reported
encountering angels who gave their dying loved ones peace. Sometimes dying
people’s last words describe the visions they’re experiencing. For example,
just before famous inventor Thomas Edison died in 1931, he remarked: "It
is very beautiful over there."
The Angel of Death’s personification as an evil creature
wearing a black hood and carrying a scythe (the Grim Reaper of popular culture)
originated from the Jewish Talmud’s descriptions of an evil Angel of Death
(Mal'akh ha-mavet) who represents the demons associated with the fall of
mankind (one consequence of which was death). However, the Midrash explains
that God does not allow the Angel of Death to bring evil to righteous people.
Also, all people are bound to encounter the Angel of Death when it’s their
appointed time to die, says the Targum (the Aramaic translation of the Tankah),
which translates Psalm 89:48 as: "There is no man who lives and, seeing
the angel of death, can deliver his soul from his hand."
The Muslim Qur’an also mentions an Angel of Death: "The
Angel of Death who is charged with taking your souls will take your souls; then
you will be returned to your Lord." The Hadith tells a story that
illustrates how reluctant people can be to see the Angel of Death when he comes
for them: The Angel of Death was sent to Moses and when he went to him, Moses
slapped him severely, spoiling one of his eyes. The angel went back to his
Lord, and said, you sent me to a slave who does not want to die.
The Christian Bible doesn’t name one specific angel as the
Angel of Death. But it does say that angels are "all ministering spirits
sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation"
(Hebrews 1:14) and makes it clear that death is a holy event for Christians
("Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints,"
Psalm 116:15), so in the Christian view it’s reasonable to expect that one or
more angels will be present with people when they die.
The Buddhist Tibetan Book of the Dead (also known as the
Bardo Thodol) describes how people who aren’t yet ready to enter God's presence
when they die may find themselves in the presences of bodhisattvas (angelic
beings) after death. Such bodhisattvas may help and guide the deceased souls in
their new state of existence.
Accounts of angels comforting dying people abound from those
who have watched loved ones die. When their loved ones are about to pass away,
some people report seeing angels, hearing heavenly music, or even smelling
strong and pleasant scents while sensing angels around them. Those who care for
the dying (such as hospice nurses) say that some of their patients report
deathbed encounters with angels.
Caregivers, family
members, and friends also report witnessing dying loved ones talk about or
reach out for angels. For instance, in his book Angels: God’s Secret Agents,
Christian leader Billy Graham writes that immediately before his maternal
grandmother died, "the room seemed to fill with a heavenly light. She sat
up in bed and almost laughingly said, 'I see Jesus. He has his arms
outstretched toward me. I see Ben [her husband who had died some years earlier]
and I see the angels.”
When people die, angels may accompany their souls into
another dimension, where they'll live on. It may be just one angel who escorts
a particular soul, or it may be a large group of angels who make the journey
alongside a person’s soul.
Muslim tradition says
that the angel Azrael separates the soul from the body at the moment of death,
and Azrael and other angels who help him accompany it to the afterlife.
Jewish tradition says that there are many different angels
(including Gabriel, Samael, Sariel, and Jeremiel) who may help dying people
make the transition from life on Earth to the afterlife.
Jesus Christ told a
story in Luke chapter 16 of the Bible about two men who died: a rich man who
didn’t trust God, and a poor man who did. The rich man went to hell, but the
poor man got the honor of angels carrying him into an eternity of joy (Luke
16:22). The Catholic Church teaches that the archangel Michael escorts the
souls of those who have died to the afterlife, where God judges their earthly
lives. Catholic tradition also says that Michael may communicate with dying
people near the end of their lives on Earth, helping them find redemption
before they pass away.
As per the bible our souls in Matthew 10:28 “And do not fear
those who kill the body cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy
both soul and body in hell. Ecclesiastes 12:7, and the dust returns to the
earth as it was, and the spirit returns to GOD who gave it. Ezekiel 18:4,
behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the
son is mine: the soul who sins shall die. There are words which are also,
fearful and hard. GOD is merciful and does allow us to repent even in death.
As, I read and search in genesis 2:7 it reads then the Lord GOD formed the man
of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and
the man became a living creature. Very last in Corinthians 15:51-58, behold!
Tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a
moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will
sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
In my experience, life takes us in all different aspect from
being happy to despair, from being a good person to someone that does not understand
how in this world so many bad things happen to good people. However, I am not
the best person to answer this question. However, I do know that there is a
GOD, and I had the privilege to have seen and talk to a good, spiritual being
called Uriel. I thought for years that I was going insane and I blurt him out
of my life. But, indeed there are angels and archangels that are sent by GOD to
oversee us and to help us in time of turmoil or despair. In those times, is
when you know that I am not alone and there is someone watching me and whispering
in my ear or a simple thought of what to do or say? When my dad passed away a
year and half ago, I was there and I tried physically to revive him but, when
those 30 minutes pass and my dad was not responding, I knew that he was gone
and there in the room was a serene calm.
Something, did whisper tell your father to go towards GOD,
tell him now. Such horrible to say but, I did struggle to say those words because;
I did not want my father dead. But, the urgency was so great that I did tell my
father “Dad, go to GOD, go to GOD.” His face that was in pain, and almost blue,
became calm, peaceful somewhat happy, hard to say but the truth be told. I did
not see angel nor did I hear music or a high pitch noise, all I heard was just
that constant thing telling me to tell my dad to go to GOD that it was okay.
One thing I have to say about my dad he was deeply afraid of dying and he
battle death in several occasion since, 2005 and I have manage to save his life
by means of my medical knowledge and from my colleagues from the hospital that
they are the true earth angel saving my dad from the death.
I have witness death before in my line of work and it has
not been a pleasant experience and for that I did stay away for a long time and
focused myself in human services and being a psychologist. Which took me to a
different route in life, dealing with the mental mind and its behaviors and
feelings which that too were a challenge itself, the mental ill don’t think of
death and most of the time they wish death upon themselves of others. I have
seen evil in some which inside of the depth of their soul was dark and only
evil spoke to them and that for me was the angel of evil not death the angel of
death comes only when the time I or you have set with GOD, when we decide to
come to this earth. We choose are family, friends, enemies, and countless
people that cross our life. As a devote Catholic
I believe that Saint Michael has four main roles or offices. One of his roles
is that he is the Christian angel of death.
In this short summary of the angel of the death, I write
that I have experience of hand when death comes, and also how we are able to
receive it as the human being alive, seeing death knocking at our doors. We may
not want to see it or even talk about it but, the fact of the matter that there
is a GOD, and he always sends his angels to watch, prepare us, for the brunt
brief moment of our lives and help those that are living us for good. When that happens please, seek immediately your
spiritual senses, because GOD is always there to help us.
Thank you, for your review and time.
Dulce M. Matamoros, MS, PhD
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