Collection of Sacred Hymns (1835): "The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning":
The visions and blessings of old are returning;/The angels are coming to visit the earth./We'll sing and we'll shout with the armies of heaven...
Collection of Sacred Hymns (1835): "Now Let Us Rejoice":
Then all that was promised the saints will be given,/And they will be crowned as the angels of heaven
Millennial Star (vol. 1) #1 (May 1840): "The Morning Breaks; the Shadows Flee":
Angels from heaven and truth from earth/Have met, and both have record borne...
The Punisher (vol. 5) #1 (Apr. 2000): "Welcome Back, Frank":
Punisher: "I caught a glimpse of heaven once. The angels showed me. The idea was I'd kill for them. Clean up their mistakes on Earth. Eventually redeem myself. Tried it. Didn't like it. Told them where to stick it."
The Songs of Zion (1908): "Israel, Israel, God Is Calling":
Israel, angels are descending/From celestial worlds on high,/And to man their pow'r extending,/That the Saints may homeward fly./Come to Zion, come to Zion,/For your coming Lord is nigh./Come to Zion, come to Zion,/For your coming Lord is nigh.
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #431 (Nov. 2003): "The Draco, Part Three", pages 6-7:
(pg. 6) Yidrazel (upon seeing Warren Worthington): "Azazel! Look! a Cheyarafim!"
(pg. 7) Azazel: "No, Yidrazel. He is a recent born. No more than three decades. I told you about this one, remember?"
Yidrazel: "But he wears the tunic of the Angels!"
Azazel: "A disturbing coincidence, yes..."
Note: Multiple references to angels. The demonic mutant Neyaphem believe Warren Worthington (the mutant Angel) is an actual heavenly angel. Also: Warren's blood burns Kurt's wound, another reference.
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #432 (Dec. 2003): "The Draco, Part Four", page 5, panel 1:
Yidrazil: But the angel yet lives, my lord...
Note: Yidrazil (and other followers of Azazel) think Warren Worthington is an angel.
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #433 (Jan. 2004): "The Draco, Part Five", pages 11, 12, 21, 23:
(pg. 11) Azazel: "I challenged 'God' by imposing rule and dominion and enslaving or removing the toxicity of humans. By those acts I 'fell from grace' and was cast out of the 'kingdom of heaven'-- the remnants of the archaeological site you call 'Isla Des Demonas' --cast out by 'angels'----another group of mutated humans..."
Note: There are other references to angels. Azazel claims that the angels referenced by the Bible are actually a race of mutants.
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #434 (Late Jan. 2004): "The Draco, Part Six", page 23, panel 1:
Azazel [to Nightcrawler]: "How could I have birthed a son who LOOKS like me -- yet harbors the foolish notions of the angels!"
Note: On pg. 24, Nightcrawler talks to Prof. Xavier, and quotes Azazel's statement about angels.
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