- Angels are spirit beings
~ Hebrews 1:14
- Angels possess intelligence
~ Matthew 8:29; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 1:12
- Angels show emotions
~ Luke 2:13; James 2:19; Revelation 12:17
- Angels have free will
~ Luke 8:28-31: 2 Timothy 2:26; Jude 6
- Angels have no true physical body, but they can take on physical form.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. ~ Hebrews 13:2
- Angels are created beings and are NOT omniscient.
God created the angels, just as He created humanity.
~ Matthew 24:36
- Angels have greater knowledge than humans.
- Angels were created as a higher order of creatures in the universe than humans are. Therefore, innately they possess greater knowledge.
What is man that you are mindful of him, … You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. ~ Psalm 8:4-5
- Angels study the Bible and the world more thoroughly than humans do and gain knowledge from it
~ James 2:19; Revelation 12:12.
- Angels gain knowledge through long observation of human activities. Unlike humans, angels do not have to study the past; they have experienced it. Therefore, they know how others have acted and reacted in situations and can predict with a greater degree of accuracy how we may act in similar circumstances.
- Angels are subject to the will of God
- Good angels are sent by God to help believers
"Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?"
~ Hebrews 1:14
- Angels
- Praise God ~ Psalm 148:1,2; Isaiah 6:3
- Worship God ~ Hebrews 1:6; Revelation 5:8-13
- Rejoice in what God does ~ Job 38:6-7
- Serve God ~ Psalm 103:20; Revelation 22:9
- Carry God's messages
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. ~ Luke 2:9-10
- Appear before God ~ Job 1:6; 2:1
- Are instruments of God's judgments ~ Revelation 7:1; 8:2
- Bring answers to prayer ~ Acts 12:5-10
- Aid in winning people to Christ ~ Acts 8:26; 10:3
- Observe Christian order, work, and suffering
~ 1 Corinthians 4:9; 11:10; Ephesians 3:10; 1 Peter 1:12
- Encourage in times of danger ~ Acts 27:23,24
- Care for the righteous at the time of death ~ Luke 16:22
- Are special guardians
Beware that you don't look down upon a single one of these little children. For I tell you that in heaven their angels have constant access to My Father. ~ Matthew 18:10
- Provide protection
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
~ Psalm 91:10-11
- Rescue from danger
For the angel of the Lord guards and rescues all who reverence Him. ~ Psalm 34:7
- Angels are NOT created in the image and likeness of God
~ Genesis 1:26
- Angels instantly and unquestioning obey God’s commands.
And now Christ is in heaven, sitting in the place of honor next to God the Father, with all the angels and powers of heaven bowing before Him and obeying Him. ~ I Peter 3:22
Bless the Lord, you mighty angels of His who carry out His orders, listening for each of His commands. Yes, bless the Lord, you armies of His angels who serve Him constantly. ~ Psalm 103:20-21
- Number of Angels
"Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand." ~ Revelation 5:11
- Angels Roles when Jesus comes the second time
For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with His angels . . And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. ~ Matthew 16:27 and 24:31
For more on this, read the Book of Revelation.