Tumblr Thread: Angels Are Benevolent Lovecraftian Monsters

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mattstaff
May 2, 2020 12:00 PM EDT

The whole, "do not be afraid" greeting makes sense now. Ah, yes, Tumblr hits a home run yet again. This time, Tumblr users pile on with various imaginative suggestions for what angels could've looked like. The interpretations are unsettling, to say the least. 

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    Font - S the-mighty-birdy Anonymous asked: What do angels actually look like per the bible? revelation19 answered: Well, according to Ezekiel 1 they might look something like this...
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    Wing - According to Daniel 10 something like this... According to Isaiah 6... In Ezekiel 10...
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    Art - Again in Ezekiel 10...
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    Text - Basically, when the people writing Scripture tried to describe what they saw when they saw an angel... they run into the end of their imagination... they can never quite seem to fully explain it because they had trouble even comprehending what they saw, let alone being able to describe it to someone else. musiqchild007 ŘEAL revelation19 Yeah, that's usually how people responded to seeing them in the Bible... the-unreadable-book There's a good reason why angels' standard greeting is 'Do no
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    Text - glitterbomb-goblinking I used to listen to this radio show and one thing I remember because it was so funny was a Christmas special where an angel showed up to tell the shepherds about the birth of Christ. The conversations went: Angel: "FEAR NOT." Shepherds: "screaming* Angel: "I SAID FEAR NOT." Shepherds: "screaming LOUDER* Angel: "WHAT PART OF FEAR NOT ARE YOU NOT UNDERSTANDING?" cameoamalthea So demons are fallen angels but they don't look scary because they're fallen, that's just wha
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    Text - mathblr I'M GONNA JUST SEND MOM veronica-rich God: The humans are scared. Mary: Fine. I'm on it. upallnightogetloki Jesus: It's either Mom or the thousand eyed flaming wheel, Dad, do you really think the humans are gonna be chill with that when they're terrified of spiders already? God: Hey now, some of those spiders eat birds. Jesus: ...Dad.... God: ...To be fair, Australian wildlife was my dark creation phase. fawningparadox Australian wildlife was my dark creation phase
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    Text - ryandevon This is my new favorite post ohmygad-icantevans I love this 100% religious educational post ashfreesky This is absolutely beautiful. And every single one of those angelic descriptions is spot on in the bible. I guess we'll see when we get there. writteninsomnia @friendly-neighborhood-patriarch friendly-neighborhood-patriarch Excellent aven-rave Angels are literally just benevolent Lovecraftian abominations with wings. Source: revelation19 331,211 notes Jan 27th, 2018
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