ANGEL NAMES - R

Raguel
Angel of God
Raguel is an archangel who oversees the good behavior of other angels, his name
meaning "friend of God." He is also said to be an angel of earth, a guardian of
the second heaven and is the one who brought Enoch to the heavens.
Ramiel
Angel of Thunder
He is considered both a heavenly and fallen angel.This angel is in charge of the
souls that come up for judgment on the last day. Ramiel is regarded as the pres
ider over true visions and is the angel who interprets Baruch's vision. In the f
emale form she is also regarded as the angel of joy.
Rampel
Angel of Endurance
This heavenly being holds dominion over mountains. He inspires inner strength, s
tability and endurance.
Raphael
Angel of Healing
This celestial being is traditionally known to be extremely healing to all livin
g beings, his name meaning, "divine healer." Besides healing, this angel grants
mortals many gifts, among them joy, love, grace and creativity. He encourages se
lf-motivation in becoming who we are meant to be. Besides being ruler of the ang
els of healing, Raphael is considered regent of the sun, chief of the order of v
irtues, governor of the south, guardian of the west, ruling prince of the second
heaven, guardian of The Tree of Life in the garden of Eden and an angel of pray
er, love, joy, and light. He belongs to the order of cherubim, the dominions, an
d the powers. He is said to be the friendliest and funniest of all the angels.
Rashnu
Angel of Judgment
According to the ancient Persian religion, Rashnu is the angel who stands at the
bridge to heaven and passes judgment on those who may pass.
Raziel
Angel of Mysteries (Secret of God)
This archangel's name means "God is my pleasure" and inspires us to accept the m
ystery as a beautiful part of life, so that our minds can shine forth with new a
nd uplifting ideas. He is also known as the angel of knowledge. A Hebrew traditi
on tells that soon after Adam was driven from the Garden of Eden, he experienced
illness. Raziel gave Adam as book listing all the medicinal herbs for curing ev
ery possible illness.
This angel is the the legendary author of The Book of the Angel Raziel --"wherei
n all celestial and earthly knowledge is set down." The Book of the Angel Raziel
is reputed to contain the 1,500 keys to the mysteries of the universe. Unfortun
ately, they are written in a language so arcane and impossible to decifer (witho
ut presumably the aid of Raziel himself) that not even the greatest angels of he
aven are able to figure it out. Raziel is also ranked as the special patron to t
he first human.