User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"Devil's Bargain" Discussion/@comment-3216066-20180209024730/@comment-70.93.83.195-20180209034915

ThomasNealy is right, God did confirm Gabriel was dead in S11 episode "We Happy Few", saying it would take too long to resurrect both him and Michael because archangels are made up from the stuff of primordial creation. Also, unless we get an explanation on how Asmodeus was able to resurrect an archangel, I am going to have to agree to the possibility of a retcon.