Archangel Gabriel Sculpture - Gabriel means God is my strength. Gabriel is the Angel of annunciation, resurrection, mercy, vengeance, death and revelation. Gabriel is the ruler of heaven and ruler of the Cherubim. Gabriel is said to sit on the left hand side of God. In Jewish legend it was Gabriel who dealt death and destruction to Sodom and Gomorrah. Gabriel appeared to Daniel to tell him of the coming of a Messiah was a message which later he repeats to Mary in the annunciation. This statue of Gabriel is made of a durable resin and hand painted in this powerful bronze patina.