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-:''[[The Revolt of the Angels]] by [[Anatole France]]''+ 
-# In [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]], an angel who [[rebelled]] against [[God]] and was exiled from [[heaven]].+'''Fallen angel''' is a concept developed in [[Jewish mythology]] from interpretation of the [[Book of Enoch]]. The actual term ''fallen angel'' is not found in either the [[Hebrew Bible]] or the [[New Testament]]. Christians adopted the concept of fallen angels mainly based on their interpretations of the [[Book of Revelation]] Chapter 12. Fallen angels are identified with ''[[Watcher (angel)|the Watchers]]'', as well as the angels who are cast down to the earth from the [[War in Heaven]], and ''[[HaSatan|ha-satan]]''.
-# ''economics'' A [[bond]] that has declined in value to become a [[junk bond]].+ 
 +==Influence==
 +In literature, [[John Milton]]'s ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (7.131-134, etc.), refers to Satan as being "brighter once amidst the host of Angels, than the sun amidst the stars."
==See also== ==See also==
*[[War in Heaven]] *[[War in Heaven]]
- +*Fallen angels in art[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fallen_angels]
 +** [[The Fall of the Rebellious Angels (Frans Floris)]]
 +**[[The Fall of the Rebel Angels (Pieter Bruegel the Elder)]]
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Fallen angel is a concept developed in Jewish mythology from interpretation of the Book of Enoch. The actual term fallen angel is not found in either the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament. Christians adopted the concept of fallen angels mainly based on their interpretations of the Book of Revelation Chapter 12. Fallen angels are identified with the Watchers, as well as the angels who are cast down to the earth from the War in Heaven, and ha-satan.

Influence

In literature, John Milton's Paradise Lost (7.131-134, etc.), refers to Satan as being "brighter once amidst the host of Angels, than the sun amidst the stars."

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