Christian theology

====Members of the heavenly host====
{{Main|Cherub}}
Cherubim are depicted as accompanying God's chariot-throne ([http://bible.org/netbible/psa80.htm Ps.80:1]). {{bibleverse||Exodus|25:18–22}} refers to two Cherub statues placed on top of the [[Ark of the Covenant]], the two cherubim are usually interpreted as guarding the throne of God. Other guard-like duties include being posted in locations such as the gates of Eden ([http://bible.org/netbible/gen3.htm Gen.3:24]). Cherubim were mythological winged bulls or other beasts that were part of ancient Near Eastern traditions.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P9sYIRXZZ2MC |encyclopedia=Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible |first1=David Noel |last1=Freedman |first2=Allen C. |last2=Myers |first3=Astrid B. |last3=Beck |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-8028-2400-4 |title=Cherubim}}</ref>

{{Main|Archangel}}
This angelic designation might be given to angels of various ranks. An example would be [[Raphael (archangel)|Raphael]] who is ranked variously as a Seraph, Cherub, and Archangel .<ref>{{Cite book|last = Davidson |first = Gustav | orig-year = 1967 | year = 1994 | title = A Dictionary of Fallen Angels, Including the Fallen Angels | publisher = Macmillan, Inc. | location = New York, NY | isbn = 978-0-02-907052-9 }}</ref> This is usually a result of conflicting schemes of hierarchies of angels.

{{Main|Angel}}
It is not known how many angels there are but one figure given in [http://bible.org/netbible/rev5.htm Revelation 5:11] for the number of "many angels in a circle around the throne, as well as the living creatures and the elders" was "ten thousand times ten thousand", which would be 100 million.