BIBLE FACTS ABOUT ANGELS (7)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. What does the Bible say about angels? So what do angels look like and what names are they given?
a) The following passages of Scripture give us the best biblical look at angels.
c) If you read this description in Ezekiel 1:1-28, you will discover that these angels look nothing at all like cute, chubby babies with wings. In Ezekiel 10:20, we are told these angels are cherubim.
e) In Isaiah 6:1-8 we see a description of seraphim. These are tall angels, each with 6 wings, and they can fly.
Daniel 4:13 New International Version (NIV)
13 “In the visions I saw while lying in bed, I looked, and there before me was a holy one, a messenger, coming down from heaven.
4. Angels are "watchers" or supervisors for God.
Daniel 4:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
17 ‘This decision is by the decree of the watchers,
1 Samuel 17:45 New King James Version (NKJV)
45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
1. What does the Bible say about angels? So what do angels look like and what names are they given? a) The following passages of Scripture give us the best biblical look at angels.
b) Most angels have the appearance and form of a man. Most of them have wings, but not all. Some are larger than life. Others have multiple faces that appear like a man from one angle, and a lion, ox, or eagle from another angle. Some angels are bright, shining, and fiery while others look like ordinary humans. Some angels are invisible, yet their presence is felt and their voice is heard.
Some angels are called cherubim.
c) If you read this description in Ezekiel 1:1-28, you will discover that these angels look nothing at all like cute, chubby babies with wings. In Ezekiel 10:20, we are told these angels are cherubim.
d) Some angels are called seraphim.
e) In Isaiah 6:1-8 we see a description of seraphim. These are tall angels, each with 6 wings, and they can fly.
2. Angels are "ministers" in God's spiritual service.
Psalm 103:20-21 New King James Version (NKJV)
20 Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Psalm 103:20-21 New King James Version (NKJV)
20 Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
3. Angels are "messengers."
Heeding the voice of His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
3. Angels are "messengers."
Daniel 4:13 New International Version (NIV)
13 “In the visions I saw while lying in bed, I looked, and there before me was a holy one, a messenger, coming down from heaven.
4. Angels are "watchers" or supervisors for God.
Daniel 4:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
17 ‘This decision is by the decree of the watchers,
And the sentence by the word of the holy ones,
In order that the living may know
That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,
Gives it to whomever He will,
And sets over it the lowest of men.’
5. Angels are military "hosts."
In order that the living may know
That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,
Gives it to whomever He will,
And sets over it the lowest of men.’
5. Angels are military "hosts."
1 Samuel 17:45 New King James Version (NKJV)
45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
The End ...
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