Angels are beings created by God to serve Him and carry out His will. There are many kinds of angels as well as numerous functions angels perform. These are just some of the things that angels do: Announce Birth of Jesus Matthew 1:20-21, "But when he had considered...
There are different kinds of angels with different characteristics and roles: cherubim, seraphim, and archangels. It may also be that there are "powers" and "principalities" which further describe rank in the angelic realm, but this is debated. Angels are created...
Angels cannot die according to the Bible. Luke 20:36, "for neither can they die anymore, for they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection." So again, we can see that angels do not die, at least not in the biological sense. Death can be...
Angels are referred to by different names, titles, and phrases in the Bible. They are created beings who are spirit, not flesh, though they can take physical form for a while. There is a structure, a hierarchy of angelic forces, some good and some bad. Following is a...
It is generally held by Christians that angels sinned before man though some have held that the fall of the angelic realm did not happen until the devil tempted Eve which would then make it simultaneous. But, this doesn't seem to be the case. Nevertheless, Adam had...
To be chosen is to be elected. People are chosen of God (Ephesians 1:4; 2 Thessalonians 2:13), and angels are also chosen. "I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing...
Some angels can be said to have a sinful nature where other ones do not because some angels have fallen into sin, and others have not. We are familiar with humans having a sin nature in that we are fallen and struggle with doing right and wrong. Sin has affected all...
God allowed Satan and angels to sin because it was within His sovereign plan to do so. Ephesians 1:11 says, "also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will." So, the fall of...
Yes, angels can sin. Satan is a fallen angel, and he sinned. Also, the Bible tells us that angels have sinned in 2 Peter. 2 Pet. 2:4, "For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, reserved for...
Angels who have not sinned from the beginning and are in heaven will not sin because they were elected by God not to fall into sin (1 Timothy 5:21). Heavenly angels are ministering spirits who carry out the will of God (Psalm 103:20; Matt. 6:10), and they work...