New age: Details about 'Remiel'
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Remiel or Ramiel is one of the archangels of the Judaic and Islamic traditions. His name is Hebrew for "Mercy of God." Remiel is the angel of hope, and he is credited with two tasks: he is responsible for divine visions, and he guides the souls of the faithful into Heaven. He is called Jeremiel or Uriel in various translations of IV Esdras, and is described as "one of the holy angels whom God has set over those who rise" from the dead. He is said to have been the archangel responsible for the destruction of the armies of Sennacherib, as well as being the bearer of the instructions of the seven archangels. Remiel in popular cultureRemiel is an angelic character in the comic book series The Sandman. He first appears in Season of Mists. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.Remiel, along with Duma, is sent to observe when Dream is given the key to Hell. Dream ends up offering the key to Remiel and Duma, making them the new rulers of Hell, but Remiel refuses it, wishing to return to the Silver City. In doing so, Remiel disobeys 'the Creator', and as a result can never return to the Silver City anyway. The unstated punchline for Remiel is "Damned if you do, damned if you don't". Duma accepts the key, however, and the two angels descend to Hell to rule over the countless sinners and demons there. Whether Remiel is a fallen angel or not (he is described as having tripped rather than fallen), and whether he truly has the free will to ultimately disobey the Creator's wishes, is left somewhat ambiguous. Following the end of the Sandman series, Remiel and Duma lose ownership of Hell in a complex sequence of events in the Lucifer spin-off series. Remiel is also one of the angels confronted by NERV in Neon Genesis Evangelion. Here, Remiel is depicted as a blue octahedron. Remiel is the name of the first angel met by Lloyd Irving's party in the game Tales of Symphonia. He is also the only plot-important angel in the game to have a more traditional look, with feathered wings. In British TV series Hex, Remiel is portrayed as a Grigori or Nephilim, evil and a servant of Azazel.
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