A Watcher (Aramaic עִיר ʿiyr, plural עִירִין ʿiyrin, Greek: ἐιρ or ἐγρήγορος, egrḗgoros [a]) is a type of biblical angel. The word is related to the root meaning to be awake.

2024年12月10日 · Watcher angels provide an example of the broader biblical teaching about how angels represent God with humanity and serve God’s will in situations. These “holy ones” act with God’s authority and declare his compassion and judgment, whichever God decides is best.

2022年1月4日 · These watcher angels are supernatural, celestial beings or “holy ones” who come down from heaven with authority to speak for God. The Hebrew word translated “watcher” in Daniel 4 comes from a root word meaning “wakeful one” and …

2019年3月27日 · The term for watcher is from the Aramaic phrase “`iyr” and means “wakeful one, watcher,” or “angel” therefore a watcher was meant as an angel bestowed from God. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream involved watchers, stating, “I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven ...

In Jewish mythology the Grigori were originally a superior order of angels who dwelt in the highest heaven with God and resembled human beings in their appearance. 1 The title ‘Watcher’ simply means ‘one who watches’, ‘those who watch’, ‘those who are awake’ or ‘those who do not sleep’.

2024年2月4日 · The watcher angels, also known as the Grigori or Irin, are a group of fallen angels mentioned in the Book of Enoch and other ancient Jewish writings. Though not directly mentioned in the Bible, they have become an important part of …

Ancient Jewish and Christian narratives relate the story of the Watchers, primordial fallen angels who mated with mortal human women, brought conflict to the world, and then introduced illicit knowledge to humanity.

In 'A Dictionary of Angels' by Gustav Davidson, the Watchers are portrayed as a high order of Angels, (Archangels), also known as Grigori or Irin. Not all the Watchers descended: those that remained are the holy Watchers, and they reside in the 5th Heaven.

2024年7月15日 · The origins of the Watchers trace back to ancient Jewish and Christian apocryphal literature, where they are often depicted as a distinct group of angels. These celestial beings are believed to have descended to Earth during the antediluvian period, a time shrouded in mystery and myth.

2024年2月2日 · Watcher angels, also known as “Grigori” or “Nephilim,” are celestial beings mentioned in various religious and mythological texts. In biblical apocrypha, such as the Book of Enoch, these angels are described in great detail.