Fictional Influence

Fictional Influence

Film & TV

The Prophecy: Taking Angels Seriously

They're not our friends

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Kristin McTiernan
Dec 12, 2025
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Did you ever notice how in the Bible, whenever God needed to punish someone, or needed a killing, he sent an angel? Did you ever wonder what a creature like that must be like? A whole existence spent praising your God, but always with one wing dipped in blood. Would you ever really want to see an angel? - Thomas Daggett, The Prophecy

Angels have been a part of fiction for as long as humans have been telling stories, though they’ve taken many different forms, been given different kinds of motivations and personalities, even loyalties. Maybe you remember in the 2010s, angels were a popular staple of the paranormal romance genre, with series like Fallen and Angelfall lighting up the bestseller lists.

That was (not coincidentally) around the time the tv show Supernatural was having its high point, featuring angels starting with Castiel in season 4, played by the handsome Mischa Collins.

From cherubs to Guardian Angels to being “Touched by an Angel” to the downright romantic leading man as av…

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