Heavenly host (Hebrew Sabaoth "armies") refers to a large army (Luk.2:13; Rev.19:19) of good angels mentioned in the Bible and other Jewish and Christian texts.
It is led either by an unspecified Angel of the Lord, by the Archangel Michael, Jesus, or by God Himself. Most descriptions of angels in the Bible describe them in military terms, such as encampment (Gen.32:1-2), command structure (Ps.91:11-12; Matt.13:41; Rev.7:2), and combat (Jdg.5:20; Job 19:12; Rev.12:7). Its specific hierarchy differs slightly from the Hierarchy of Angels as it surrounds more military services, whereas the Hierarchy of angels is a division of angels into non-military services to God. The heavenly host participate in the War in Heaven and, according to some interpretations, will battle Satan and Satan's own army at the End of Days and be victorious.
Read more about Heavenly Host: Angelic Combat, In The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), Baha'i, In Literature
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“‘When the sun rises, do you not see a round disc of fire somewhat like a guinea?’ O no, no, I see an innumerable company of the heavenly host crying ‘Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty.’”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“‘What,’ it will be questioned, ‘When the sun rises, do you not see a round disc of fire somewhat like a guinea?’ O no, no, I see an innumerable company of the heavenly host crying ‘Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty.’”
—William Blake (1757–1827)