The angel of the Lord is a messenger of God. But what is the messenger's nature? Is it a created being, like an angel, or is it a Christophany, a manifestation of the pre-incarnate Christ? Theologians have proposed both actions since there is evidence for both...
Angels were created by God. Therefore, they had a beginning. They are not eternal in the past tense. However, they will exist forever after their creation (Luke 20:36). There are no such things as eternal angels who have always existed (not from the biblical...
The word 'Michael' occurs 15 times in the Bible and refers to people ten times, with the remaining five referring to Michael the archangel: Daniel 10:13, 21; 12:1; Jude 9, Rev. 12:7. In the NASB, these five references, Michael is called the 'chief prince' in Dan....
Yes, angels have free will. But, to answer the question more fully, we must first define what free will is. Without getting too philosophical, free will is the ability to make choices that are not forced and that are consistent with one's nature. Some people think...
The term "sons of God" occurs 10 times in the NASB. In the context of each occurrence, it means either angelic beings or people. It first occurs in Genesis 6:2 when it refers to the sons of God who took the daughters of men for wives. Their offspring were the...
God does not tell us why angels appear as male in the Bible and not female. Angels do not have gender since gender is a biological function, and angels are not biological. The only angels that are named in the Bible include Michael, Gabriel, and Lucifer, who are...
No, people do not become angels after they die. Angels are a different order of creation than people. God made Adam after his own image (Genesis 1:26), but it is never said that angels are made after his image. Sometimes people will attempt to comfort others by saying...
There are only five angels that are named in the Bible: Abaddon, Beelzebul, Gabriel, Michael, and Satan. Three are fallen angels, and two serve God. Abaddon, Apollyon Abaddon is the Angel of the bottomless pit who appears to be a ruler of evil spirits as described...
The Bible does not tell us that we may pray to or worship angels. Both prayer and worship should be offered to God alone because only He is worthy of prayer and worship. Exodus 20:4-5, "You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven...
It would appear that angels do have languages since they are intelligent beings, self-aware, and communicate. We know they can speak in human languages, as was the case in biblical times with Abraham (Genesis 22:11), Gideon (Judges 6:12), Joseph (Matthew 1:20), etc. ...