Facts About Angels

1. The Bible makes it clear that angels were created by God Himself. Genesis 2:1

2. Angels are subject to God alone, reporting directly to Him in all that they do. Job 1:6

3. Angels were created before man and were present at man's creation and the creation of the world. Job 38:1,4,7

4. We can depend on the word of the angels, for they are God's announcers of His greatest deeds to save our souls and deliver our Jesus. Luke 2:10-14

 5. Angels are eternal beings and will live forever. Luke 20:36

6. God did not create the angels to reproduce as He did man. 2King 6:16, Luke 20:35-36

7. The very purpose of God in "sending" angels is to minister unto and help people, especially those who desire to trust in Him. Hebrew 1:13-14

8. Angels are not human; they are spirit beings. Psalm 104:4, Hebrew 1:7,14

9. Angels cannot be seen by the human eye; they are invisible to physical eyesight. Colossians 2:18 

10. Angels are of superior intelligence, able to carry out God's directions flawlessly. Daniel 9:21-22, 10:14

11. Angels possess the joy of the Lord, living directly in His presence and worshiping Him day and night. Job 38:7, Luke 2:13

12. Angels have a great desire to see the things God has reserved for His saints. 1Peter 1:12 

13. Angels are vastly stronger than men. Psalm 103:20, 2 Thessalonians 1:7 

14. The swiftness of angels far exceeds that of the fastest humans. Daniel 9:21 

15. Angels, unlike God, are not omnipotent or all-powerful within themselves; neither are they omniscient nor everywhere present as God is. Daniel 10:13, Jude 9 

16. Angels will join and commingle with all the saints in the New Jerusalem. Hebrews 12:22, 23

17. Angels go by different names, each of which usually denotes the purpose God has for them as individual spirit beings or as groups. Psalm 103:20, 21, Genesis 32:1,2, II Kings 6:16,17, Daniel 4:13,17