Could Aziraphale be Archangel Raphael?
I have been thinking about Aziraphale possibly being Archangel Raphael for some time. I am not 100% sure if this is true or not. I'm 75% sure that it could be a possibility.
The following points will be discussed:
--Aziraphale has gone under various names throughout Season 1 and Season 2
--Archangel Raphael went under the name Azarias
--Aziraphale's favored meal is sushi (raw fish)
--Aziraphale heals people who are hurt or sick
--Archangel Raphael's inner circle was/is Archangel Gabriel, Archangel Michael, and Archangel Uriel.
--Archangels are the chiefs, rulers and/or princes (i.e. "Pincipality") of heaven
--Aziraphale tends to "overdo" his miracles
--Aziraphale and Crowley did a 25-Lazri miracle together
Point One: Aziraphale Has Gone Under Various Names Throughout Season 1 And Season 2:
The principality we've all come to know and love has gone by a few different names throughout Seasons 1 and 2 of "Good Omens". The main name that we know him as is "Aziraphale".
However, he has gone by "A.Z. Fell" (the name on his bookshop and written in his 600+ volumes of journals). He's also gone my "Mr. Mcfell" in the early 1800s when Elsbeth(the grave robber) asked his name. He's also gone by "Mr. Fell" in modern times.
The reason I bring this up is because Archangel Raphael is also known to go by different names. A noticeable name he's gone by is "Azarias" (Note the "AZ", the extra "A", and the "RIA" in the name because it will be important for the second point).
Now look at Aziraphale's name--"AZ" and "RIA" are also letters in "Azarias". Let's expand upon this in the second point, shall we?
Point Two: Archangel Raphael Went Under The Name Azarias:
In the biblical story of "Torbit" Archangel Raphael comes to Torbit using the name "Azarias" and helps heal his eyesight with a fish (keep this mind for later).
Let's Spell out our favorite angel's name:
Aziraphale--Note the "AZ", the extra "A", and the "IRA" in his name
Now let's spell out Raphael's chosen name in the story of Torbit--Azarias--Not the "AZ", The extra "A", and the "RIA" (also note that when you move the "I" behind the "R" it becomes "IRA)"
Could this be just a coincidence? Maybe. Like I said before I am only 75% sure of this theory.
A second thing to note is the fact the "Azarias" and "Aziraphale" BOTH start with "AZ". This could be another coincidence though.
It's still interesting to see the similarities between the names "Azarias" and "Aziraphale".
Onward toward the stream of more fishy coincidence of point three, Shall we?
Point Three: Aziraphale's Favored Meal Is Sushie (Raw Fish):
In Season 1 of "Good Omens" there is a scene in either episode 1 or episode 2 that shows Aziraphale getting sushi at a sushi restaurant.
The reason I bring this up is because of the story of Torbit. In the story, Raphael comes to Torbit using the name Azarias and heals his (Torbit's) blinded eyes with a fish.
Now I know seeing Aziraphale going to eat some sushi and aligning the symbolism of it being a fish to the story of Torbit may be a bit of a stretch. So I leave you with the thought that maybe the sushi, which is raw FISH, was in some way symbolic of Raphael healing Torbit's blinded eyes with a FISH.
Now time to splash over to Point Four.
Point Four: Aziraphale Heals The People Who Are Hurt Or Sick:
In the first season of "Good Omens," we see Aziraphale heal Anthema's broken arm after she crashed into the bently. I think this happens in Episode 4 or 5. This leads credence to the fact that Azirphale could be Archangel Raphael because one of the many things that Raphael does is HEAL people who need to be healed.
What strengthens this argument is the minisode about Elsbeth and the body snatching. Aziraphale wanted to prevent the body snatching from happening again so he talked to the Doctor to understand why he needed freshly buried corpses. When Aziraphale learned that the freshly buried corpses could used to help the humans learn how to HEAL themselves, he decided to help the Doctor by helping Elsbeth get another body.
It's also known that Archangel Raphael is the Patron Saint of Doctors and healers. So Aziraphale always having a knack for healing those who need it and helping out the doctor gives slightly more credence to Aziraphale being Raphael.
However, there's still more to discuss. Onwards my fellow readers to point five.
Point Five: Archangel Raphael's Inner Circle Is/Was Archangel Gabriel, Archangel Michael, and Archangel Uriel:
Archangel Raphael's inner circle sort to speak is/was Archangel Gabriel, Archangel Michael, and Archangel Uriel. Now let's take a moment to see which Angels are in near constant contact with Aziraphale throughout seasons one and two of "Good Omens".
The three main angels, who are also Archangels, that have near constant conact with Aziraphale (even though it's to yell at him or figure out what happen to Gabriel's memories) are Archangel Gabriel, Archangel Michael, and Archangel Uriel. These three angels are the ones who come down to Earth to talk to/reprimand Aziraphale.
The SAME angels in Raphael's inner circle. This too could be a coincidence because they are essentially the angels "In charge" of Heaven after the fall. Though it's curious enough to take note of.
Which brings me to the sixth point.
Point Six: Archangels Are The Chiefs, Rulers And/Or Princes (I.e "Principality") Of Heaven:
Archangels are the chiefs, rulers and/or princes of heaven. Aziraphale himself is a Principality. the word "prince" can be heard when pronouncing it. Yes, Princapilties are below The Archangels and The Cheriubum, so you may ask yourself, "Then why this being brought up as evidence of Azriaphale being Archangel Raphael?"
Well, to put it quite simply, I think Aziraphale just calls himself a Principality to hide the fact that he's actually an Archangel. This is especially important to keep in mind when you realize that only Archangels can be Supreme Archangels.
When leads me to Aziraphale being able to become a Supreme Archangel himself despite being a "traitor" to heaven. If Aziraphale has always been Raphael the whole time, then that would mean he's been an ARCHANGEL the whole time as well.
To help explain this let's turn our attention to point seven.
Point Seven: Aziraphale Tends To "Overdo" His Miracles:
If Aziraphale was an Archangel the whole time it would somewhat explain why he overdoes his miracles. Another factor in the overdoing of miracles is the fact Aziraphale gets easily over-excited.
However what if the main reason Aziraphale overdoes his miracles is because he's more powerful than we've been led to believe.
Maybe in his overexcited frame of mind, he forgets how powerful he really is and accidentally does a miracle that is stronger than he anticipated it to be.
An example of this is when Aziraphale accidentally adds gears to Anthema's bike even though there weren't any on the bike to begin with because he got "carried away" when fixing the bike.
This could mean he forgot how powerful he was for a split second and took the time to correct his mistake with the bike when dropping off Anthema at her cottage.
Now let's continue with Aziraphale being more powerful than we initially thought with point eight.
Point Eight: Aziraphale And Crowley did a 25-Lazri Miracle Together:
At the beginning of Season 2 of "Good Omens," Aziraphale and Crowley each perform a half-miracle to hide Gabriel from the angels and demons trying to find him.
The half-miracle they each performed together created a 25-Lazri miracle that set off alarm bells in heaven.
To understand how powerful the miracle was we have to recall that Lazri is just how many people the heavens brought back from the dead. Meaning a 25-Lazri miracle is equal to 25 people being brought back from the dead, which is very powerful indeed.
That said, let's think about the shared miracle power between Aziraphale and Crowley. It's safe to say that Crowley was once a very high-ranking and very powerful angel in heaven before the fall, which would make him a very high-ranking and powerful demon in hell after the fall.
Then we have Aziraphale, who to our knowledge, is a sweet, bumbling, fussy angel that couldn't possibly be that powerful. This begs the question, "Is Aziraphale more powerful than we've been led to believe?"
The answer is maybe. This is because it would take two highly powerful beings to create a 25 Lazri miracle out two HALF miracles. That's the key, Aziraphale did a half-miracle at the same time that Crowley did a half-miracle. A half-miracle isn't supposed to be noticeable or detected and the fact that Aziraphale's and Crowley's combined half-miracles were strong and powerful enough to alert heaven of suspicious activity in Aziraphale's bookshop is also important.
This leads me to believe that Aziraphale and Crowley are both highly powerful beings whose abilities and power are more equal in strength than we've been led to believe. This means that TWO archangels performed two half-miracles that combined to be one 25-Lazri miracle.
Aziraphale was reprimanded, shortly before being caught by the French Revolutionaries, for performing "too many frivolous miracles". which suggests that Aziraphale most likely frivolously miracled money out of his celestial wages for food, books, and tailored clothes, as well as, "intervening with human matters" by healing the sick and the dying. Now we don't know what those "frivolous" miracles were per se, however, we can educatedly guess that the above reasons were just a few of the "frivolous" things he did throughout his 6,000-year lifespan on Earth.
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