n elect to disobey God and ignore His will.
             The Angels may also be the proverbial "sons of God," referred to in Biblical passages such as Job 2:1, "And it came to pass, when on a certain day the sons of God came, and stood before the Lord." Moreover, the Old Testament Cherubim and Seraphim may in fact be Angelic beings, two of the seven ranks of the Angelic Order that includes the following: Angels, Archangels, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Dominations, Throne, Cherubim and Seraphim (Pope). The latter two orders, Cherubim and Seraphim, are mentioned exclusively in the Old Testament ("Angel Pages").
             In any case, the Angels serve by God's side, administering to the Holy throne as ministers as well as messengers to mankind. Their intermediary position between God and mankind is a central tenet of Catholic Angel theology: Angels reside cosmologically between the divine and human realms, closer to God than humans. Psalm 8:6 states "Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honor." Similarly, Angels can communicate between God and humanity because their duty reflects their hierarchical position. Angels occupy various positions along Jacob's ladder, which "stretches from earth to heaven," (Pope).
             Primitive conceptions of Angels as nature spirits influenced early Semitic scriptures differ somewhat from the Catholic definition of Angels as divine messengers. However, even when Angels seem to carry out mundane tasks like rustling the trees, they still serve God's will and act as intermediaries between God and humanity. "And when thou shalt hear the sound of one going in the tops of the pear trees, then shalt thou join battle: for then will the Lord go out before thy face to strike the army of the Philistines," (2 Samuel 5:24). Similarly, in I Chronicles 14:15, "And when thou shalt hear the sound of one going in the...