Raphael

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Name	Raphael
Actor	Demore Barnes
Dates	Before Humanity -
Location	Waterville, Maine; Raphael is currently bound to a Holy Fire circle.
Occupation	Archangel
Episode(s)	present in 4.22 Lucifer Rising although unseen in human form, 5.03 Free To Be You And Me

• Raphael is an Archangel - brother to Michael, Lucifer and Gabriel.

• Donnie Finnerman is the Vessel for Raphael.

• Raphael was the Archangel who killed Castiel at the end of Season 4.^{5.03 Free To Be You And Me}. It is uncertain as to whether Raphael was the Archangel who was also protecting the Prophet Chuck Shurley, but he found and destroyed Castiel while in Chuck's presence. Raphael stated that he could bring Dean to Michael.

• Castiel believed that Raphael knew the location of God.

• Rapahel was first referenced in Season Two. Father Reynolds while administering Last Rites to Father Gregory's spirit: "I call upon the archangel Raphael, master of the air, to make open the way. Let the fire of the Holy Spirit now descend, that this being might be awakened to the world beyond." ^{2.13 Houses of the Holy}

5.03 Free To Be You And Me

Raphael possesses his Vessel, Donnie Finnerman, during a skirmish with demons at a gas station called Pump 'n Go in Maine.

The Vessel, Donnie Finnerman, was left in a catatonic state after he returned to Heaven. However, Castiel is able to summon Raphael using an Enochian invocation, to interrogate him as to where God is, while trapping him behind a wall of holy flame (made by igniting some Holy Oil that Castiel obtained from Jerusalem).

Raphael tells Dean and Castiel that God is dead, and that the heavenly hosts are tired of waiting and want to bring forth paradise on Earth. Castiel did not believe Raphael and questioned who was it then who resurrected him after he was destroyed by Raphael. Raphael asked Castiel has he considered that it could be Lucifer. After all, Lucifer needed all the rebellious angels that he could get his hands on. Raphael tells Dean that he is more powerful than Zachariah and that he is more than capable of doing things that Zachariah could never dream of doing, this suggests that Zachariah is not an Archangel.

Castiel and Dean then leaves Raphael, but was warned not to leave him in that state. Raphael threatened to hunt down Castiel, to which he replied "Maybe one day. But today, you're my little bitch!".

For More Direct Info see the page Angel Lore

Raphael in Lore

The name Raphael means "God Heals". Raphael was the Archangel who bound Azazel according to the Book of Enoch. Raphael isn't mentioned in the canonical Bible but was mentioned in the Book of Tobit.

In the Book of Tobit, Raphael healed Tobit of his blindness and delivered Tobit's daughter, Sarah, from Asmodeus. To Catholics, Raphael (venerated as Saint Raphael) is the patron saint of doctors, medical workers and travelers.

In Islam, Raphael (or Israfil as he is called in the Arabic language) is the Archangel who signals the start of Judgment Day.

• Raphael on Wikipedia