Chapter 20: The Archangels and Their Duties
Book of the Watchers
And the angel Uriel said unto me: 'These are the names of the holy angels who watch over the division of the seasons, the courses of the stars, and the transformations of the moon.'
'Uriel is set over Tartarus and the torments of the spirits.'
Parallels with Canonical Texts
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side... between us and you a great chasm has been set in place.
Connection: Tartarus
'Raphael is set over the spirits of men.'
'Michael is set over the repentance and the holy hope of those who inherit eternal life.'
Parallels with Canonical Texts
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Connection: Ministering spirits
'Gabriel is set over the spirits of all power, and over the garden of Eden, and over the cherubim.'
'And these are the four most holy angels, who stand before the throne of the Holy One, and carry out His commandments.'
'They are clothed with the light of the Holy One, and their faces shine with the glory of the Lord.'
'And they praise the Holy One without ceasing, and they do His will in all things.'
'Therefore, O Enoch, honor the Holy One, and keep His commandments, that thou mayest be exalted like unto these holy angels.'
'And the righteous shall be exalted in the last days, and the wicked shall be cast down into Sheol.'