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MUSIC From ancient times music has brought us closer to the presence of God and the angels. Chanting, singing hmns, repeating mantras and even ryhthmical drumming has ways of getting God's attention. In every sect--ancient, modern, Eastern or Western--Christian, Jewish or Muslin--music is a part of religious services. Musicians through the ages have said they were touched by a divine voice. heavenly. captured them. while completing "The Messiah.: When finished, a servant found him in tears, "I think I did see all heaven open to me!: he exclaimed. POETRY Major poet and writers focus on angels. filled with images of angels both good and bad. masterpieces "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained", which explored the mystery of fallen angels and their impact on human history. abot celestial encounters that lasted until his death in 1772. His writing influences other thinkers of his time. by Swedenborg and produced some of history's greatest angel art. Both the angels he painted and those in his poetry were based on angels he had seen since boyhood. He wrote that he awoke one morning to a vision of innumerable angels chanting, "Holy, Holy, Holy is Lord God Almighty." saw angels and then painted these personal encounters. He is considered one of the greatest angel artist of all time. beautiful celing of the Sistine Chapel is perhaps history's greatest example of his angel art. MOVIES and TELEVISION Today angels are making their presence known through modern communications and are especially prominent in the entertainment industry. times is "It's A Wonderful Life", the Jimmy Stewart classic that is shown repeatedly at Christmas Time. refer to angels but audiences are left wondering if the disembodied voice that told Kevin Costner, "if you build it, he will come", might have been an angel sent to heal the father-son relationship between Costner's character and his deceased father. job it was to fix the untimely passing of star Warren Beatty. Michael Landon played an angel whose mission on Earth was to persuade people to love and help one another. "Touched By An Angel" in which three angels intervene in the loves of ordinary people, providing comfort, guidance and hope. Some others are: "A Guy Named Joe" Spencer Tracy 1943 "The Bishops Wife" Gary Grant 1947 "I Married An Angel" Jeanette McDonald & Nelson Eddy 1942 "The Horn Blows At Midnight" Jack Benny 1945 "One Magic Christmas" Harry Dean Stanton 1985 "Always" Audry Helburn 1989 "Michael" John Travolta 1996 "The Preachers Wife" Densel Washington & Whitney Houston 1996 "City of Angels" Meg Ryan & Nicolas Cage 1998 "What Dreams May Come" Robin Williams & Cuba Gooding 1998 |
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