How The Fallen Angels Are Organised In The Raging Spiritual Warfare of Our Times! By Rosario Lim
On October 13, 1884, 33 years before the Miracle of the Sun in Fatima, Pope Leo XIII had a terrifying vision of the future of the Church. He heard two voices which seemed to emanate from the tabernacle. One voice was of a kind and gentle nature, while the other voice was guttural and grating. It was satan, boasting to the Lord that he can destroy the Church. The challenge was accepted, and satan was given, along with his minions, 100 years of power. Pope Leo XIII immediately went from the Vatican Chapel to his private office and wrote the “Prayer to Saint Michael,” giving with it the instructions that it be prayed after all Low Masses. This prayer was recited for decades before it was suppressed after Vatican II. However, Pope John Paul II still promoted recitation of the prayer to obtain help in the battle against the forces of darkness and against the spirit of this world. Ephesians 6:12 states: “For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.”
There are 9 Angelic Choirs of Heaven. Jesus is the head of the heavenly hierarchy. The fallen angels also organized their opposing team of fallen angels from the abyss, with satan as their head. While the Angels of Heaven work for the salvation of souls, the choirs of demons work to generate rejection of God. Each choir of fallen angels does the exact opposite of what the Angels of Heaven do.
The 9 choirs are divided into 3 levels of hierarchy. The upper level is made up of the Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones. The intermediate level is composed of the Dominations, Virtues and Powers. The third level includes the Principalities, Archangels, and Guardian Angels.
While the Seraphim spreads the love of God on earth, the demon spreads hatred, such that wars, genocides, and massacres, are the result. The Cherubim spreads the wisdom of God and inspire true spirituality, while the demon spreads false wisdom, false beliefs or false doctrines. Thrones personify justice and divine authority, and the demon inspires iniquity and injustice, thus opposing God’s plan. The Dominations transmit the commandments of God and ensure that God’s Laws are understood and respected. The fallen angel causes depravity by making people believe that evil is good, and good is evil. The depravity of morals is one of the greatest attacks on man. The Virtues give strength and courage to man by making small miracles, while the demon performs false miracles through their minions, generating false visions. They instill pride and vanity in their victims, making them believe that they have a divine mission, or that only they have the truth. The Powers combat demonic attacks and place us correctly in spiritual combat. Their demonic counterparts cause disorder in the souls of their victims, giving them the illusion that everything is allowed and that man should live his life as he sees fit, without following the commandments of God. The Principalities regulate order in creation by directing the Archangels and Guardian Angels, while the demons create disorder by destroying the natural order of things, so that man destroys himself, which is satan’s goal. The Archangels guide and help man to awaken to God by bringing divine messages and instruct men on spiritual warfare. The angels of the abyss spread false messages and are active in divinatory practices and superstitions. The last choir are the Guardian Angels who are in charge of protecting and guiding us, leading us to salvation. Their demonic counterparts provoke spiritual attacks, destroy the shield of faith, promoting intellectual laziness and preventing spiritual awakening.
A central meditation in St. Ignatius’ of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises is the Two Standards, in which retreatants are to imagine two armies on a battlefield, each holding a flag (a “standard”), ready for battle. On one side is the army of Christ with the Angels of Heaven; on the other is the army of the devil and his minions. This is an exciting moment, when the forces of good will battle the forces of evil. We have to ask ourselves; when that day comes, “Which standard will I be fighting for?”
