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->''"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."''
-->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfRevelation Revelation 14:5-6]]''', ''Literature/TheBible''

Tropes about the Biblical divine messengers, and beings based off them.

Contrast InfernalTropes.
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!!Tropes:
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'''Also see:'''
* AngelWorks
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* AlwaysLawfulGood: When their leader is a good deity, so are they.
* AngelUnaware: The story doesn't make it clear if a character is an angel.
* AngelicAbomination: Angels portrayed as [[EldritchAbomination eldritch abominations]].
* AngelicAliens: Extraterrestrials with angelic traits.
* AngelicBeauty: Angels with pretty faces.
* AngelDevilShipping: Sometimes the trope is literal.
* AngelicTransformation: Changing to or from an angel form.
* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: The angels Michael, Lucifer, and Cthulhu.
* AngelsInOvercoats: If angels appear on Earth, they're wearing overcoats.
* ArchangelAzrael: A sculptural figure often depicted as ushering the souls of the dead to God's judgement.
* ArchangelGabriel: A biblical figure often depicted as a divine herald and messenger.
* ArchangelMichael: A biblical figure often depicted as a sword-wielding avenger.
* ArchangelRaphael: A biblical figure often depicted as a patron of knowledge and medicine.
* ArchangelUriel: A biblical figure often depicted as guarding the gates of Eden.
* TheArmiesOfHeaven: Angels as a military force.
* AscendedDemon: A demon goes good, and becomes an angel.
* BargainWithHeaven: Making deals with angels.
* BornOfHeavenAndHell: Part angel or god and part demon.
* BrokenAngel: Angels who have forcibly become mundane.
* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: The top brass in Heaven, answerable only to one deity.
* CherubicChoir: Angels are often a part of these.
* Complete Angel aka IncorruptiblePurePureness: Not specific to angels but characters who have a good and incorruptible heart.
* CouncilOfAngels: A group of angels are running Heaven.
* CyberneticMythicalBeast: Sci-fi variants of angels fused with technology.
* DontFearTheReaper: Death can be a benevolent figure, especially when an angel is assigned that role.
* EnergyBeings: Angels are occasionally depicted as this.
* FallenAngel: Whether to Earth, or Hell, that angel is cast out from Heaven.
* FeatherMotif: Feathers symbols can also represent angels.
* FemaleAngelMaleDemon: When works assign gender roles to these sides.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Angels with gold and white color schemes to emphasize their divinity.
* GoodAngelBadAngel: When you have a moral conflict, they appear on your shoulders to argue each side.
* GoodWingsEvilWings: You can tell the angels from the demons by these.
* TheGrimReaper: The Archangel Azrael is the angel of death.
* GuardianAngel: A personal angel to help you in certain ways.
* HighTechHeaven: Angels or deities make use of modern or even sci-fi level technology.
* HolyBacklight: Angels are often depicted with these.
* HolyHalo: One of the most iconic aspects of modern angels is a floating circlet.
* InhumanlyBeautifulRace: Angels are commonly beautiful beyond human standards.
* ManyFacedDivinity: sometimes angels are shown with 4 faces.
* {{Metatron}}: An angel who serves as God's voice and scribe.
* {{Nephilim}}: Usually some sort of hybrid angel, often human/angel or angel/demon.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: People with halos and wings are just one of many ways to show an angel.
* OurArchonsAreDifferent: A type of angel or angel-like entity from UsefulNotes/{{Gnostic|ism}} belief.
* PerpetualMolt: In anime, an angel will shed lots of feathers, just because of RuleOfCool.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Powerful angels with wings.
* {{Putto}}: The modern idea of what a cherub looks like.
* {{Satan}}: Lucifer is the original fallen angel.
* UnusualHalo: Unique halo designs other than the basic yellow/white ring ones.
* {{Valkyries}}: Angel-like female divine warriors; the Myth/NorseMythology counterpart of angels.
* WingedHumanoid: Modern angels are usually depicted this way.
* WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath: When dying, a soul looks like an angel, ascending to heaven.
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