An Introduction to the Angelic Hierarchy:

God is the only omnipotent power in the universe. No matter what religious faith you may follow, each has its own god and through my study of religions, I have never found one that has appointed angels above their god. Still, each has their own hierarchy within which, it is God whom appoints angels and creates miracles through them. Angels are given their ability to perform miracles through the powers that God gives them. It is by his will that such gifts are bestowed upon us.

However, before we can understand the miracles that happen on earth, we must first understand the hierarchy of the angels. Often called the Angelic Triad or Orders of the Angels, scriptures such as those found in the Bible, The Qua’aran, The Book of Mormon, and the Book of Enoch, tell us that the angelica regime, like most societies are structured by duties and responsibilities. There are nine orders of the angels which are broken into triads based the duties and responsibilities appointed to them.

In the first triad you will find the Seraphim, Cherubim and Thrones. These are often believed to be the closest angels to God as they have the least contact with humans and are often charged with responsibilities pertaining to the kingdom of heaven and the Holy Ghost. Although the second triad of angels is more likely to appear before humans on earth, their responsibilities are also specific in nature as protectors and servants. In this triad you will find Dominions, Virtues, and Powers. The final triad of the angels is the one that most believers are familiar with. This triad includes Principles, Archangels and Angels.

For many believers it is these angels that guide us through our everyday lives and guard us from evil. Just as each of us plays a role in out communities here on earth, each of these orders plays a significant role in the angelica regime.

We find the first acknowledge of the Angelica Regime as a hierarchy in Colossians, where it is said, "Whether Thrones, or Dominations, or Principalities, or Powers, all things were created by Him and in Him." Here he places the "Principalities" between "Dominations" and "Powers."

Although this biblical reference was the first notation into the order of the angels, it was Dionysus, who said, “the highest hierarchy contemplates the ideas of things in God Himself; the second in the universal causes; and third in their application to particular effects. And because God is the end not only of the angelic ministrations, but also of the whole creation, it belongs to the first hierarchy to consider the end; to the middle one belongs the universal disposition of what is to be done; and to the last belongs the application of this disposition to the effect, which is the carrying out of the work; for it is clear that these three things exist in every kind of operation.” So Dionysus, considering the properties of the orders as derived from their names, places in the first hierarchy those orders the names of which are taken from their relation to God, the "Seraphim," "Cherubim," and "Thrones"; and he places in the middle hierarchy those orders whose names denote a certain kind of common government or disposition--the "Dominations," "Virtues," and "Powers"; and he places in the third hierarchy the orders whose names denote the execution of the work, the "Principalities," "Angels," and "Archangels."

As the most widely known and accepted hierarchy of angels, the theologian has been since proclaimed with as giving the first acknowledgment to the meaning behind the orders and how they serve in relation to God. By examining these orders we can then understand the duties of the angels and the miracles, which they assist in bringing to earth.