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Phanuel means "the face of God.

" Other spellings include Paniel, Peniel, Penuel,


Fanuel, and Orfiel. Archangel Phanuel is known as the angel of repentance and
hope. He encourages people to repent of their sins and pursue eternal
relationships with God that can give them the hope they need to overcome guilt
and regret.

Phanuel's Symbols

In art, Phanuel is sometimes depicted with an emphasis on his eyes, which


represents his work watching over God’s throne, as well as his duties watching
over people who away turn from their sins and toward God. His light energy color
is blue.

Role in Religious Texts

The First Book of Enoch (part of the Jewish and Christian Apocrypha) describes
Phanuel at work fighting evil in his role offering hope to people who repent of
their sins and inherit eternal life. When the prophet Enoch hears the voices of
four archangels standing in the presence of God, he identifies the first three
as Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel, and then says: “And the fourth, who is in
charge of repentance, and hope of those who will inherit eternal life, is Phanuel”
(Enoch 40:9). A few verses earlier, Enoch records what he heard the fourth voice
(Phanuel) saying: “And the fourth voice I heard driving away the Satans and not
allowing them to come in front of the Lord of Spirits to accuse those who dwell on
earth” (Enoch 40:7). The non-canonical Jewish and Christian manuscripts—
called the Sibylline Oracles—mention Phanuel among five angels who know all
the evils that humans have ever committed. The Christian apocryphal book—The
Shepherd of Hermas—names Phanuel as the archangel of penance.

Although Phanuel is not mentioned by name in the Bible, Christians traditionally


consider Phanuel to be the angel who, in a vision of the end of the world, sounds
a trumpet and leads other angels calling out in Revelation 11:15, saying: “The
kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,
and he will reign forever and ever.”

Other Religious Roles

Phanuel is considered to be the leader of the Ophanim group of angels—the


angels who guard God’s throne in heaven. Since Phanuel is also traditionally the
archangel of exorcisms, ancient Hebrews made amulets of Phanuel to use when
invoking him against evil spirits. Christian tradition says that Phanuel will battle
the Antichrist (Belial, the demon of lies) during the Battle of Armageddon and
win victory through Jesus Christ’s power. Ethiopian Christians celebrate Phanuel
by dedicating an annual holy day to him. Some members of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormon church), believe that the archangel
Phanuel once lived on Earth as the prophet Joseph Smith, who founded
Mormonism.

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