User blog comment:Guesswhatmeme/ArchAngel Hiarchy/@comment-3481504-20150518230040

That's what I used to think, but I don't anymore. I know it doesn't necessarily apply with everything, but I'd say, at this point, it's clear that age = power is a to be a rule when determining the abilities of angel compared to another. Take, for instance, when Gabriel feared of being trapped in the holy fire forever, but Raphael was very confident he'd get out. And just because Raphael didn't flaunt his abilities for all to see didn't mean he did't have those abilities.