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Phanuel's Symbols
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.