The angels sanctuary

Demon - Armies of hell vs she-fighter (charlie-bowater)

2013-10-05T03:09:00.003-07:00

The end of the world ?

[charlie-bowater]

Angel - Artifact Angel with sword and crown (El-Grimlock)

2013-09-15T22:23:00.002-07:00

powerful image of a tech looking angel over a pool of lava

[el-grimlock]

Angel - Gates of heaven

2013-04-21T02:25:00.000-07:00

Angels entering paradise

It remembers me of a videogame I used to play some time ago: Aion

Angel - Heaven armies against dragon lord (westalbott)

2013-03-30T13:10:00.000-07:00

Angels army against fire dragons (westalbott)

This awesome image remembers me of a great game I loved to play some time ago Might & Magic: Heroes VI

[westalbott]

Angel - Justice (sakimichan)

2012-08-30T09:06:00.000-07:00

The angel of justice (sakimichan)

[sakimichan]

Diablo III cosplay

2012-07-02T06:27:00.003-07:00

The best Diablo cosplay ever

WOW, this one is incredible... best Diablo cosplay ever

Note:Diablo III is a great videogame RPG (role playing game).

Angel - Snow lady (vinegar)

2012-04-16T22:52:00.001-07:00

Beautiful female angel on moonlight background by vinegar

[vinegar]

Angel - Restoration (algenpfleger)

2012-04-10T23:12:00.001-07:00

Restoration Angel - illustration for Magic The Gathering card game (algenpfleger)

[algenpfleger]

Fallen Angel - born of the lord of Hell

2012-03-13T07:28:00.001-07:00

Beautiful image of the falling of an angel

Angel - Water lady (CamerART)

2012-02-28T07:18:00.004-08:00

A beautiful angelic water lady (camerART)

[camerArt]

Angel - Armored guardian (ChristinZakh)

2012-01-16T15:16:00.000-08:00

Beautiful amored angel with sword (ChristinZakh)

[ChristinZakh]

Fallen angel - The Nephilim (liliflane)

2012-01-12T23:13:00.000-08:00

A female looking Nephilim by (liliflane)

The Nephilim (plural) are the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" in Genesis 6:4, or giants who inhabit Canaan in Numbers 13:33. A similar word with different vowel-sounds is used in Ezekiel 32:27 to refer to dead Philistine warriors.

There are effectively two views regarding the identity of the Nephilim, which follow on from alternative views about the identity of the sons of God:

Offspring of Seth — The Qumran (Dead Sea Scroll) fragment 4Q417 (4QInstruction) contains the earliest known reference to the phrase "children of Seth", stating that God has condemned them for their rebellion. (Nonetheless, a few commentators dispute the interpretation of this reference.) Other early references to the offspring of Seth rebelling from God and mingling with the daughters of Cain, are found in rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Augustine of Hippo, Julius Africanus, and the Letters attributed to St. Clement. It is also the view expressed in the modern canonical Amharic Ethiopian Orthodox Bible.

Offspring of angels — A number of early sources refer to the "sons of heaven" as "Angels". The earliest such references seem to be in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Greek, and Aramaic Enochic literature, and in certain Ge'ez manuscripts of 1 Enoch (mss A-Q) and Jubilees used by western scholars in modern editions of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha.However, "Angels" in this context has sometimes been considered to be a sarcastic epithet for the offspring of Seth who rebelled (see above). The earliest statement in a secondary commentary explicitly interpreting this to mean that angelic beings mated with humans, can be traced to the rabbinical Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, and it has since become especially commonplace in modern-day Christian commentaries.

Others do not take either view, and believe that they are not historical figures but are ancient imagery with questionable meaning.

The fallen angels interpretation

The New American Bible commentary draws a parallel to the Epistle of Jude and the statements set forth in Genesis, suggesting that the Epistle refers implicitly to the paternity of Nephilim as heavenly beings who came to earth and had sexual intercourse with women. The footnotes of the Jerusalem Bible suggest that the Biblical author intended the Nephilim to be an "anecdote of a superhuman race".Genesis 6:4 implies that the Nephilim have inhabited the earth in at least two different time periods—in antediluvian times "and afterward." If the Nephilim were supernatural beings themselves, or at least the progeny of supernatural beings, there is a theory that the "giants of Canaan" in Book of Numbers 13:33 were the direct descendants of the antediluvian Nephilim, or were fathered by the same supernatural parents.

Evidence in favour of the "fallen angels" interpretation includes the fact that the phrase "the sons of God" (Hebrew, בְּנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים; literally "sons of the god") is used just two times outside of Genesis chapter 6. In both instances (namely, Job 1:6 and Job 2:1) the phrase explicitly references angels. This is supported by the Septuagint version of the Codex Alexandrinus, which, in Genesis 6:2, renders the phrase "angels of God". (more on wikipedia)

[liliflane]

Demon - Infernal mage with staff (Lyon)

2011-12-31T06:05:00.000-08:00

Good image of a demonic magic user being by Lyon

Angel - The angel and the crow

2011-12-27T00:23:00.000-08:00

Beautiful white feathers angel holding a sword and a black crow over
his shirtless chest (takayamatoshiaki)

[takayamatoshiaki]

Demon - Diablo III wallpaper

2011-12-23T03:24:00.000-08:00

Demon horde Diablo III game wallpaper

Angel - A prayer to the Almighty

2011-12-18T10:16:00.000-08:00

A beautiful image of a male angel praying. I'm not sure about the
meaning of the dragon behind him but I like it!
nice piece of art

Fallen angel - Harbringer of Death with fire sword (el-grimlock)

2011-12-07T04:57:00.000-08:00

Harbringer of Death with fire sword (el-grimlock)

[el-grimlock]

Demon - Fire demon vs armored warrior (ertacaltinoz)

2011-11-21T10:10:00.000-08:00

Armored warrior fighting a demon protecting it's babies... you shall not pass! (ertacaltinoz)

[ertacaltinoz]

Fallen angel - There's no redemption (el-grimlock)

2011-11-11T01:25:00.000-08:00

There's no redemption (el-grimlock)

Really an interesting concept for this fallen angel. Half angel - half demon. The two halves reminds me of Full Metal Alchemist brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric. Sad but beautiful isn't he ?

[el-grimlock]

Fallen angel - Stunning beautiful male angel with fiery wings in hell (Imaliea)

2011-11-07T14:24:00.000-08:00

Angel with fiery wings (Imaliea)

[Imaliea]

Angel - Chained young looking angel

2011-11-05T15:22:00.000-07:00

Modern looking young male angel bonded in golden chains.
Judging by the number of wings he looks like high in heaven hierarchy

Demon - World of Warcraft - Illidan Stormrage (sandara)

2011-10-30T01:37:00.000-07:00

World of Warcraft mmorpg (multiplayer role playing game online)
Illidan Stormrage (former demon hunter, now demon) by sandara

[sandara]

Fallen angel - Flying angel with oriental swords

2011-10-28T12:15:00.000-07:00

A dark fallen angel with oriental swords.
Don't know the author but the image is really good!

Fallen Angel - Rahab The angel of the deep (One-Vox)

2011-10-24T23:23:00.000-07:00

Rahab The angel of the deep (One-Vox)

"Fallen from grace, once the angel of death, now he is little more than a banished soul chained to the depths of the ocean.
He is a tortured soul indeed. Unfavored, unloved, unwanted and but still the faithful lamb.
Lost to the light of day and the kingdom of Adam, he is still the master of the abyss and must be respected.

-A Prayer to Rahab, Angel of the Deep"

[One-Vox]

Demon - Demoness by Syrion

2011-10-21T12:06:00.000-07:00

Nice she-demon by Syrion

[syrion]