Angels - Just Who Or What Are They? Series

Defining words:

Angels – both good and bad

Authorities and Powers – Rulers and functionaries in the angelic world. (see 1 Cor 15:24 and Eph 6:12)

Questions and answers

1. Do angels exist?

A. Yes! Acts 23:8 Read – 291 verses the word “angel” appears in the Bible

2. What is the origin of angels?

A. God created all angels – Gen 1&2 Psalm 148:2-5

3. When did this happen?

A. The Bible implies that they were created before the world – Job 38:4-7

4. What does the Bible teach concerning about angels?

A. 1. Angels enjoy the real presence of the Lord – Matthew 18:10

2. Angels move in and out of the spiritual and physical worlds – Job 1:6

3. Angels are spiritual beings – Hebrews 1:14

4. Angels execute God’s will – Colossians 1:16

5. Angels can touch/speak with humans – Acts 12:7

6. Angels have great strength – 2 Peter 2:11

7. Angels can act/talk/walk/look like men, we may not even know we have seen an Angel – Hebrews 13:2

8. Angels can appear as a heavenly host – Luke 24:4

9. Angels have their own language 1 Corinthians 13:1

10. Angels do have feelings – they can rejoice – Luke 15:10

11. Angels do not have all knowledge – Ephesians 3:9-11

12. Angels do not die – Luke 20:36

13. Angels do have a will – Jude 6

14. Angels no one can count the number – Hebrew 12:22

15. Angels always appear as men, not as animals

16. Men do not evolved into angels

17. Angels are not to be worshiped – Exodus 20:3-6

5. What is the ministry of angels?

A. To believers

1. God’s messenger

2. General ministry of aiding – Hebrews 1:14

3. Used of God to answer prayer – Acts 12:5-7

4. To encourage believers – Acts 27:23-24

5. To protect believers – Genesis 19

B. To unbelievers

1. Inflict punishment – Acts 12:23

2. Announce impending judgment – Genesis 19

6. What about Satan?

A. Satan is taught in seven Old Testament books and every New Testament book

B. Pick this up when we October 23 when we look at 1 Peter 5:8-9

So what?