Angels.
They are: created, spiritual, have moral judgement, have high intelligence, but without physical bodies.
1. Created. All things except God himself were created.
2. Moral judgement. We know they have ability to choose, because some of them chose to rebel.
3. High intelligence. We can see through how they speak to people and sing praises to God.
4. Spirits. God can and has given them the ability to be seen, but they otherwise guard and protect us and worship God in a way that is invisible to us.
Three other types of heavenly beings include:
1. Cherubim,who guard the garden of Eden and work in God's "chariot" often in scripture
2. Seraphim, worship God.
3. and the Living creatures, lion, ox, man, eagle, etc, who worship God.
Michael is an archangel, in a higher rank.
Angels are not omnipresent, but can be in one place at a time. There is a large number of angels (scripture often says, "thousands of thousands."
Guardian angels may exist, but there is no convincing support that each and every person have their own specific angel for life.
Angels do not marry. They are very powerful. They were made sometime before the first 7 days of creation were done.
The "Angel of the Lord," in scripture, seems to be God himself revealing himself to people, especially in the old Testament.
Humans compared to angels.
We are created in the image of God, not necessarily angels.
We procreate and have families, not angels.
God shows a salvation plan for us but not the angels (who were rebellious).
When we compare God's mercy on mankind, that he would save some of us, even though ALL have sinned, while meanwhile he does not have that same mercy on the angels, should make us more and more thankful for God's graciousness.
Angels are an example to us, in their glad immediate obedience and joy in worshiping God as they do in heaven.
Angels are messengers for God, bring God's judgement on people, and will accompany Christ in his return. They also patrol the earth and fight the enemy. They glorify and worship God, and rejoice over new believers.
How does this apply to our daily lives? When we worship, a whole group of angels worships with us, they are watching our obedience or disobedience, and they are also cheering along in our service of God. Our hospitality to all could be some angel unaware, they guard us and bear us up so we don't fall.
The Bible also warns of false "angels." Any new insight or revelation contrary to Scripture should be suspect. (Moroni angel to Joseph Smith). We should not worship, pray to, or seek angels.
Angels may make appearances today, as they did throughout the Bible. If God could send a human being to warn us of danger or encourage us, there is no reason he could not send an angel, but we should be very careful to discern if this is from God and in accordance with scripture.
They are: created, spiritual, have moral judgement, have high intelligence, but without physical bodies.
1. Created. All things except God himself were created.
2. Moral judgement. We know they have ability to choose, because some of them chose to rebel.
3. High intelligence. We can see through how they speak to people and sing praises to God.
4. Spirits. God can and has given them the ability to be seen, but they otherwise guard and protect us and worship God in a way that is invisible to us.
Three other types of heavenly beings include:
1. Cherubim,who guard the garden of Eden and work in God's "chariot" often in scripture
2. Seraphim, worship God.
3. and the Living creatures, lion, ox, man, eagle, etc, who worship God.
Michael is an archangel, in a higher rank.
Angels are not omnipresent, but can be in one place at a time. There is a large number of angels (scripture often says, "thousands of thousands."
Guardian angels may exist, but there is no convincing support that each and every person have their own specific angel for life.
Angels do not marry. They are very powerful. They were made sometime before the first 7 days of creation were done.
The "Angel of the Lord," in scripture, seems to be God himself revealing himself to people, especially in the old Testament.
Humans compared to angels.
We are created in the image of God, not necessarily angels.
We procreate and have families, not angels.
God shows a salvation plan for us but not the angels (who were rebellious).
When we compare God's mercy on mankind, that he would save some of us, even though ALL have sinned, while meanwhile he does not have that same mercy on the angels, should make us more and more thankful for God's graciousness.
Angels are an example to us, in their glad immediate obedience and joy in worshiping God as they do in heaven.
Angels are messengers for God, bring God's judgement on people, and will accompany Christ in his return. They also patrol the earth and fight the enemy. They glorify and worship God, and rejoice over new believers.
How does this apply to our daily lives? When we worship, a whole group of angels worships with us, they are watching our obedience or disobedience, and they are also cheering along in our service of God. Our hospitality to all could be some angel unaware, they guard us and bear us up so we don't fall.
The Bible also warns of false "angels." Any new insight or revelation contrary to Scripture should be suspect. (Moroni angel to Joseph Smith). We should not worship, pray to, or seek angels.
Angels may make appearances today, as they did throughout the Bible. If God could send a human being to warn us of danger or encourage us, there is no reason he could not send an angel, but we should be very careful to discern if this is from God and in accordance with scripture.
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