Christian theology

====Demonology: Fallen angels====
[[File:AngelCaido.jpg|upright|thumb|Statue of the Fallen Angel, [[Retiro Park]] (Madrid, Spain).]]
{{Main|Christian demonology|Demon|Fallen angel}}
In most of [[Christianity]], a fallen angel is an [[angel]] who has been [[exile]]d or banished from [[Heaven]]. Often such banishment is a punishment for disobeying or rebelling against [[God]] (see [[War in Heaven]]). The best-known fallen angel is [[Lucifer]]. Lucifer is a name frequently given to [[Satan]] in [[Christianity|Christian]] belief. This usage stems from a particular interpretation, as a reference to a fallen angel, of a passage in the [[Bible]] ({{Bibleverse||Isaiah|14:3–20|ESV}}) that speaks of someone who is given the name of "Day Star" or "Morning Star" (in [[Latin]], ''Lucifer'') as fallen from heaven. The [[Greek Language|Greek]] etymological synonym of Lucifer, Φωσφόρος (''Phosphoros'', "light-bearer").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scripturetext.com/2_peter/1-19.htm |title=ScriptureText.com |publisher=ScriptureText.com |access-date=2010-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=phosphorous |title=Etymonline.com |publisher=Etymonline.com |access-date=2010-08-08}}</ref> is used of the morning star in {{Bibleverse|2|Peter|1:19|ESV}} and elsewhere with no reference to Satan. But Satan is called Lucifer in many writings later than the Bible, notably in Milton's ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (7.131–134, among others), because, according to Milton, Satan was "brighter once amidst the host of Angels, than that star the stars among."

Allegedly, fallen angels are those which have committed one of the seven deadly sins. Therefore, are banished from heaven and suffer in hell for all eternity. Demons from hell would punish the fallen angel by ripping out their wings as a sign of insignificance and low rank.
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