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The angel of death, the herald of the end

God worked alone until he delegated the dirty work to agents engaged in the worst seen tasks. One of these was Satan, the adversary, but I also mentioned the angel of death ( Māwet ) or destroyer ( Mashḥit ). This is a mysterious entity, for its details are sparse and it is confusing that an angel would abandon his role as protector to end a life. The development of angels Before starting with the angel of death, it is necessary to give a general introduction to angels. The following could also be added to the entries on Satan or any possible entry where I would talk about angels. It basically responds to how the conception of angels and their functions has developed over time, acquiring characteristics that we took for granted and grouping beings that belonged to other groups. Etymologically, divine angels are mere emissaries. In contemporary Middle Eastern cultures, the terms used to refer to equivalent entities were the same as for human mess

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