There is much interest in angels, today. There has always been many different ideas and teachings about angels, including complex doctrines concerning angels, and even the worship of angels. We are not interested in the testimonials and teachings of men, but what the Bible says about angels. The Bible does not cater to our curiosity answering every question we might have about angels, but does give us a great deal of information concerning them in hundreds of passages in both the Old and New Testament.

BIBLE TERMS USED TO REFER TO ANGELS

Angels (Messengers)
Ps 103:20 Bless the LORD, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word.
Lu 1:11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Lu 1:19 And the angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.
Lu 1:26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!"
Lu 2:8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
 10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
 11 "For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
 12 "And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger."
 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
 14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"
Re 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants--things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,

Ministers (Servants)
Ps 103:20 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.
Ps 104:4 Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.
Heb 1:7 And of the angels He says: "Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire.“
Heb 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?
 
Hosts (Armies)
1Sa 17:45 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.
1Ki 22:19 Then Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by, on His right hand and on His left.
Ne 9:6 You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.
Ps 103:20 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.
Zec 8:1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying,…
Lu 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
 14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"
 15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us."
 
Chariots
2Ki 6:16 So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Ps 68:17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, Even thousands of thousands; The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.
Zec 6:1 Then I turned and raised my eyes and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
 2 With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses,
 3 with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot dappled horses-strong steeds.
 4 Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
 5 And the angel answered and said to me, "These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their station before the Lord of all the earth.
 
Gods (Elohim)
Ps 8:5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels [Hb. Elohiym], And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
Heb 2:7 You have made him a little lower than the angels [Gk. Aggelos]; You have crowned him with glory and honor,
 
Sons Of God
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
Job 2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
 
Sons Of The Mighty
Ps 29:1 Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones, Give unto the LORD glory and strength.
Ps 89:6 For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?
 
Saints (Holy Ones)
De 33:2 And he said: "The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them.
Job 5:1 "Call out now; Is there anyone who will answer you? And to which of the holy ones will you turn?
Job 15:15 If God puts no trust in His saints, And the heavens are not pure in His sight,
Ps 89:6 For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?
 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, And to be held in reverence by all those around Him.
Da 4:13 "I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
Da 8:13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, "How long will the vision be, concerning the daily  sacrifices and the transgression of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled under foot?"
Zec 14:5 Thus the LORD my God will come, And all the saints with You.
 
Watchers
Da 4:13 "I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
 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.'
 23 And inasmuch as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven
Lu 15:10 "Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
1Co 4:9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.
1Co 11:10 For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
Eph 3:10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,
1Ti 5:21 I charge you before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing with partiality.
1Pe 1:10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
 11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
 12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things which angels desire to look into.
Re 14:9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand,
 10 "he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
 
Stars (Symbolically)
Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Isa 14:12 "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!
 13 For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north;
 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.'
Re 1:20 "The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches.
Re 9:1 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.
 11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
Re 12:3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.
 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth.
 7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
 9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
 
Spirits
1Ki 22:19 Then Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by, on His right hand and on His left.
 20 "And the LORD said, 'Who will persuade Ahab to go up, that he may fall at Ramoth Gilead?' So one spoke in this manner, and another spoke in that manner.
 21 "Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will persuade him.'
 22 "The LORD said to him, 'In what way?' So he said, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And the LORD said, 'You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so.'
 23 "Therefore look! The LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has declared disaster against you."
Ps 104:4 Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.
Zec 6:1 Then I turned and raised my eyes and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
 2 With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses,
 3 with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot dappled horses-strong steeds.
 4 Then I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
 5 And the angel answered and said to me, "These are four spirits of heaven, who go out from their station before the Lord of all the earth.
Heb 1:7 And of the angels He says: "Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire."
 13 But to which of the angels has He ever said: "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"?
 14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?

Note: “Cherubim”, “seraphim” and “living creatures” are used to refer to different orders of angels (See below.).

THE NATURE OF ANGELS
 
Angels already existed when God created the universe.
Job 38:4 "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
 5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?
 6 To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone,
 7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
 
Angels were created by God.
Ne 9:6 You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.
Ps 148:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights!
 2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!
 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light!
 4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens!
 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created.
Col 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
 
Angels are innumerable.
Da 7:10 A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, And the books were opened.
Mt 26:53 "Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?
Lu 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
Heb 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,
Re 5:11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands,
 
Angels are spirits.
Heb 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?
 
Angels do not marry nor die.
Lu 20:34 And Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
 35 "But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
 36 "nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
 
Angels are above man.
Ps 8:4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
 5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
 
Angels are powerful.
Ge 19:10 But the men [angels, v. 1] reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.
 11 And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door.
Ps 103:20 Bless the LORD, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word.
Mt 28:2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.
Ac 12:7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, "Arise quickly!" And his chains fell off his hands.
 8 Then the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and tie on your sandals"; and so he did. And he said to him, "Put on your garment and follow me."
 9 So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
 10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
 11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people."
Ac 12:21 So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.
 22 And the people kept shouting, "The voice of a god and not of a man!"
 23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.
2Th 1:7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,
2Pe 2:11 whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord.
 
Angels fly.
Da 9:21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering.
 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.
 23 "At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision:
Re 8:13 And I looked, and I heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!“
Re 14:6 Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth--to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people--
 
Angels are intellectual.
2Sa 14:17 "Your maidservant said, 'The word of my lord the king will now be comforting; for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king in discerning good and evil. And may the LORD your God be with you.'"
 20 "To bring about this change of affairs your servant Joab has done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that is in the earth."
Mt 24:36 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
1Pe 1:10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
 11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow.
 12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things which angels desire to look into.
 
Angels are emotional.
Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Lu 15:10 "Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
 
Angels have freewill.
Ps 103:20 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.
2Pe 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
Jude 1:6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;
 
Angels are not to be worshipped.
Col 2:18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Re 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him [an angel, 17:1]. But he said to me, "See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
Re 22:8 Now I, John, saw and heard these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
 9 Then he said to me, "See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."

Angels are subject to Christ.
Heb 1:4 having become so much better than the angels, as He [Christ, the Son of God, v. 2] has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
 6 But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: "Let all the angels of God worship Him [Christ, the Son of God, v. 2]."
1Pe 3:21 There is also an antitype which now saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
 22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

THE ANGEL OF THE LORD
The Bible may mention "the angel of the LORD" to speak of an angel sent by God, but most of the time it speaks of the second person of the Godhead, Jesus Christ, appearing as an angel. The Angel of the LORD is identified as:

LORD (Yahweh), The God Who Sees
Ge 16:10 Then the Angel of the LORD said to her, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude."
 11 And the Angel of the LORD said to her: "Behold, you are with child, And you shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, Because the LORD has heard your affliction.
 12 He shall be a wild man; His hand shall be against every man, And every man's hand against him. And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren."
 13 Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, "Have I also here seen Him who sees me?"

LORD (Yahweh)
Ge 18:1 Then the LORD appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.
 2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him;
 13 And the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?‘
 22 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD.
 33 So the LORD went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.
Ge 19:1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom.
 24 Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the LORD out of the heavens.
Ge 22:11 But the Angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" So he said, "Here I am."
 12 And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me."
 15 Then the Angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,
 16 and said: "By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son -
 18 "In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."

​The LORD (Yahweh) God
Ge 28:12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: "I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.
 16 Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, "Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it."
 17 And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!"
 19 And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city had been Luz previously.

The God Of Bethel
Ge 31:11 "Then the Angel of God spoke to me in a dream, saying, 'Jacob.' And I said, 'Here I am.'
 12 "And He said, …
 13 'I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and where you made a vow to Me. Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family.'"

Jesus, The Son Of Man
Joh 1:51 And He said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

God
Ge 32:24 Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.
 25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him.
 26 And He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks." But he said, "I will not let You go unless You bless me!"
 27 So He said to him, "What is your name?" He said, "Jacob."
 28 And He said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed."
 29 Then Jacob asked, saying, "Tell me Your name, I pray." And He said, "Why is it that you ask about My name?" And He blessed him there.
 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: "For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved."
Ge 48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said: "God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
 16 The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."

LORD (Yahweh), God
Ex 3:2 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was not consumed.
 3 Then Moses said, "I will now turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush does not burn."
 4 So when the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am."
 5 Then He said, "Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground."
 6 Moreover He said, "I am the God of your father-the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.

LORD (Yahweh)
Ex 13:21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day and night.
 14:19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them.

One Who Could Pardon Transgression
Ex 23:20 "Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.
 21 "Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him.

One Who Was Worshipped
Ex 33:9 And it came to pass, when Moses entered the tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses.
 10 All the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tabernacle door, and all the people rose and worshiped, each man in his tent door.
 11 So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.

The LORD’S (Yahweh’s) Presence
Ex 33:14 And He said, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
 15 Then he said to Him, "If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.

Savior, Redeemer
Isa 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses-all dead.
 63:7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD And the praises of the LORD, According to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.
 8 For He said, "Surely they are My people, Children who will not lie." So He became their Savior.
 9 In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old.
 10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them.

Christ
1Co 10:1 Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea,
 2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
 3 all ate the same spiritual food,
 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.

God’s Son
Heb 1:1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

One Who Was Worshipped
Nu 22:31 Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the Angel of the LORD standing in the way with His drawn sword in His hand; and he bowed his head and fell flat on his face.
Jos 5:13  And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, "Are You for us or for our adversaries?"
 14 So He said, "No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, "What does my Lord say to His servant?"
 15 Then the Commander of the LORD'S army said to Joshua, "Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so.

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
Re 19:11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.
 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
 14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.
 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

LORD (Yahweh)
Jg 2:1 Then the Angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: "I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, 'I will never break My covenant with you.
 2 'And you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall tear down their altars.' But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this?
 3 "Therefore I also said, 'I will not drive them out before you; but they shall be thorns in your side, and their gods shall be a snare to you.'"
 4 So it was, when the Angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voices and wept.
 5 Then they called the name of that place Bochim; and they sacrificed there to the LORD.

LORD (Yahweh) God
Jg 6:22 Now Gideon perceived that He was the Angel of the LORD. So Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord GOD! For I have seen the Angel of the LORD face to face."
 23 Then the LORD said to him, "Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die."
 24 So Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it The-LORD-Is -Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Very Awesome, Wonderful, One Who Was Worshipped, LORD (Yahweh), God
Jg 13:3 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, "Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.
6 So the woman came and told her husband, saying, "A Man of God came to me, and His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of God, very awesome; but I did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name.
17 Then Manoah said to the Angel of the LORD, "What is Your name, that when Your words come to pass we may honor You?"
 18 And the Angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?"
 19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it upon the rock to the LORD. And He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife looked on-
 20 it happened as the flame went up toward heaven from the altar-the Angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar! When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell on their faces to the ground.
 21 When the Angel of the LORD appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of the LORD.
 22 And Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, because we have seen God!"

LORD (Yahweh)
Ps 34:4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
 5 They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces were not ashamed.
 6 This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
 7 The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.
 35:5 Let them be like chaff before the wind, And let the angel of the LORD chase them.
 6 Let their way be dark and slippery, And let the angel of the LORD pursue them.

Son Of God
Da 3:24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, "Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?" They answered and said to the king, "True, O king."
 25 "Look!" he answered, "I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God."
 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come  here." Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire.
 27 And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king's counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.
 28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God!

LORD (Yahweh), God
Zec 12:8 "In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the LORD before them.
 9 "It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

THE DIFFERENT ORDERS OF ANGELS
Ro 8:38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,
 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Eph 1:20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
Eph 3:10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,
Eph 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
1 Pet 3:22 [Jesus Christ] who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

Michael, The Archangel
Da 10:13 "But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia.
 21 "But I will tell you what is noted in the Scripture of Truth. (No one upholds me against these, except Michael your prince.
12:1 "At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book.
1Th 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!“
Re 12:7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,

Gabriel
Da 8:15 Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
 16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision."
 17 So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and fell on my face; but he said to me, "Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end."
 18 Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright.
 19 And he said, "Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be.
Da 9:21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering.
 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, "O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand.
Lu 1:11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
 18 And Zacharias said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."
 19 And the angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.
Lu 1:26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.
 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!"

Cherubim
Ge 3:24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Ex 25:18 "And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
 19 "Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat.
 20 "And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
 21 "You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you.
 22 "And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
Ex 26:1 "Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen and blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them.
Ex 26:31 "You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim.
Nu 7:89 Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him.
1Sa 4:4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
2Sa 22:11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
1Ki 6:23 Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
 24 One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.
 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same size and shape.
 26 The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub.
 27 Then he set the cherubim inside the inner room; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room.
 28 Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
1Ki 6:29 Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries, with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers.
1Ki 6:31 For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one-fifth of the wall.
 32 The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
 33 So for the door of the sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood, one-fourth of the wall.
 34 And the two doors were of cypress wood; two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door.
 35 Then he carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and overlaid them with gold applied evenly on the carved work.
1Ki 7:28 And this was the design of the carts: They had panels, and the panels were between frames;
 29 on the panels that were between the frames were lions, oxen, and cherubim. And on the frames was a pedestal on top. Below the lions and oxen were wreaths of plaited work.
1 Ki 7:36 On the plates of its flanges and on its panels he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, wherever there was a clear space on each, with wreaths all around.
2Ki 19:15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said: "O LORD God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
2Ch 3:14 And he made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it.
Read Eze 1:1-28.
Eze 9:3 Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub, where it had been, to the threshold of the temple.
10:4 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and paused over the threshold of the temple; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory.
 5 And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
 19 And the cherubim lifted their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight. When they went out, the wheels were beside them; and they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
11:22 So the cherubim lifted up their wings, with the wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel was high above them.
 23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city.
Eze 28:14 "You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.
 16 "By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones.
Eze 41:18 And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between cherub and cherub. Each cherub had two faces,
 19 so that the face of a man was toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion toward a palm tree on the other side; thus it was made throughout the temple all around.
 20 From the floor to the space above the door, and on the wall of the sanctuary, cherubim and palm trees were carved.
 23 The temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
 24 The doors had two panels apiece, two folding panels: two panels for one door and two panels for the other door.
 25 Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the doors of the temple just as they were carved on the walls. A wooden canopy was on the front of the vestibule outside.

Seraphim
Isa 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.
 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
 3 And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!"
 4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.
 5 So I said: "Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts."
 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.
 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged."

Living Creatures
Re 4:6 Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.
 8 The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!"
 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
Re 5:6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
 8 Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands,
 14 Then the four living creatures said, "Amen!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.
Re 6:1 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, "Come and see."
 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
 3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come and see."
 4 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
 5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come and see." So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine."
 7 When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come and see."
Re 7:11 All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God
Re 14:3 They sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and the elders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and forty-four thousand who were redeemed from the earth.
Rev 15:7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God who lives forever and ever.
Rev 19:4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, "Amen! Alleluia!"

THE DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.
2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
Isa 14:12 "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!
 13 For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north;
 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.'
 15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit.
Eze 28:12 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
 14 "You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
 15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.
 16 "By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones.
 17 "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground,
Da 10:13 "But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia.
 20 Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come.
 21 "But I will tell you what is noted in the Scripture of Truth. (No one upholds me against these, except Michael your prince.
Mt 12:24 Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, "This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons."
 25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
 26 "If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
Mt 25:41 "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
Mr 5:2 And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
 3 who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains,
 4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.
 5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.
 6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him.
 7 And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me."
 8 For He said to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!"
 9 Then He asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, saying, "My name is Legion; for we are many."
Lu 10:17 Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name."
 18 And He said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
 19 "Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
 20 "Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven."
1Co 6:3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
2Co 11:3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
 4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted--you may well put up with it!
 13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
 14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.
Eph 2:2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Col 2:15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
1Ti 3:6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.
2Pe 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
Jude 1:6 And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day;
Re 2:13 "I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
Re 9:1 Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.
 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.
 3 Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
 11 And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon.
Re 12:3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads.
 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born.
 7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
 9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
 13 Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.
Re 20:10 The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

THE APPEARANCES OF ANGELS

Angels appeared in dreams.

• Jacob saw angels descending and ascending on a ladder (Gen. 28:12).
• Joseph saw an angel of the Lord (Mat. 1:20).

Angels appeared in visions.

• Isaiah saw seraphim (Isa. 6:1-7).
• Ezekial saw cherubim (Eze. 1:1-28; 9:3; 10:1-22; 11:22).
• Zechariah saw horses (Zec. 1:7-11), horns and craftsmen (vv. 18-21), a man with a measuring line (2:1-5), the Angel of the LORD and Satan (3:1-5), a lampstand (4:1-5), olive trees (vv. 10-14), a flying scroll and women with a basket (5:1-11) and chariots (6:1-8).
• Zacharias saw Gabriel and was afraid (Luke 1:11-12, 19, 22).
• Cornelius saw a man in bright clothing and was afraid (Acts 10:3-4, 30; 11:13).
• John saw Jesus’ angel (Rev. 1:1; 22:6, 8, 16), living creatures (4:6-8; 5:6-14; 6:1-7; 7:11-12; 14:3; 15:6-8; 19:4), a strong angel (5:1-2), angels holding the winds (7:1-2), angels with trumpets, one with a censer and another flying (8:2-13), an angel with a key and strange locusts (9:1-11), horsemen (vv. 13-21), a mighty and awesome angel (10:1-10), the devil as a great red dragon and stars of heaven (12:3-9), angels flying (14:6-10), an angel with a sickle and one with power over fire (vv. 15-19), angels with seven plaques (15:1), angels pouring out bowls of wrath (16:1-12, 17), unclean spirits like frogs, spirits of demons (vv. 13-14), an angel with glory (18:1), a mighty angel with a stone (v. 21), an angel in the sun (19:17), an angel with keys and a chain (20:1) and angels at the gates of heaven (21:12).

Angels appeared to man's natural sight.

• Abraham saw men (Gen. 18:1-8).
• Lot saw men (Gen. 19:1-11).
• Elisha’s servant saw horses and chariots (2 Kin. 6:17).
• Daniel saw a man (Dan. 10:16-18).
• The women and the guards at the tomb of Jesus saw two bright, shining young men in white and were afraid (Mat. 28:1-8; Mark 6:3-8; Luke 24:4-5).
• Mary saw Gabriel and was afraid (Luke 1:26-30).
• Shepherds saw a multitude of angels in glory (Luke 2:9-10, 13-14, 18).
• The apostles saw men in white (Acts 1:10).
• The Jews saw Stephen’s face as the face of an angel (Acts 6:15).
• Some were unaware that strangers were angels (Heb. 13:2).

THE FUNCTIONS OF ANGELS

Angels worship and serve God.
Ps 103:20 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.
 22 Bless the LORD, all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
Ps 148:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights!
 2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!
 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light!
 4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens!
 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created.
 6 He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away.
Da 7:10 A fiery stream issued And came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, And the books were opened.
Heb 1:6 But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: "Let all the angels of God worship Him."
 7 And of the angels He says: "Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire."
 14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?

Angels were agents in the revealing of the Bible.
De 33:2 And he said: "The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them.
Angels were agents in the revealing of the Bible.
Ps 68:17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, Even thousands of thousands; The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.
Ac 7:53 "who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it.“
Ga 3:19 What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.
Heb 2:2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,

• To Daniel (Dan. 7:15-16; 8:13-19; 9:20-23;  10:10-11, 14; 11:2).
• To Zechariah (Zec. 1:9; 4:1; 5:5; 6:5).
• To John (Rev. 1:1; 22:6, 8).

Angels were messengers of God.

• To Abraham and Lot (Gen. 18-19).
• To Zacharias (Luke 1:13-17).
• To Mary (Luke 1:26-30).
• To Joseph (Mat. 1:18-25; 2:13, 19-20).
• To the shepherds (Luke 2:9-18).
• To the women at Jesus’ tomb (Mat. 28:1-8; Mark 16:5-8; Luke 24:4-7).
• To the apostles (Acts 1:10; 5:19-20).
• To Philip (Acts 8:26).
• To Cornelius (Acts 10:3-6, 30; 11:13-14).
• To Peter (Acts 12:7).
• To Paul (Acts 27:23-25).

Angels strengthened men.

• Elijah (1 Kin. 19:5-7).
• Israel (Psa. 78:23-25).
• Daniel (Dan. 10:10-11:1).
• Jesus (Mat. 4:11; Mark 1:13; Luke 22:43; John 1:51).

Angels protected and delivered men.

• The garden of Eden (Gen. 3:24)
• Elisha and his servant (2 Kin. 6:13-17)
• The psalmist (Psa. 91:11-12; cf. Luke 4:10-11)
• Judah (Dan. 4:13, 17, 23; 10:13, 21; 12:1)
• Judah (Zec. 1:8-11; cf. Job 1:7; 2:2; 1 Pet. 5:8)
• “Little ones” (i.e. believers, Mat. 18:10)
• Jesus (Mat. 26:53)
• The apostles (Acts 5:19-20)
• Peter (Acts 12:7-11, 15)
• Servants of God (Rev. 7:1-8; 12:7-9; 20:1-3)
• The gates of heaven (Rev. 21:12)

Angels were involved in the cleansing and saving of men.
Isa 6:6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar.
 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged."
Zec 3:1 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him.
 2 And the LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?"
 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel.
 4 Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, "Take away the filthy garments from him." And to him He said, "See, I have removed your iniquity from you, and I will clothe you with rich robes."
 5 And I said, "Let them put a clean turban on his head." So they put a clean turban on his head, and they put the clothes on him. And the Angel of the LORD stood by.
Lu 12:8 "Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.
 9 "But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
Lu 15:10 "Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
Re 3:5 "He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

Angels were agents in answering prayers.

• Of Daniel (Dan. 9:20-23; 10:10-12).
• Of Jesus (Mat. 26:53).
• Of Cornelius (Acts 10:3-6, 30-32; 11:13-14).
• Of the church (Acts 12:5-12).
• Of the saints (Rev. 8:3-4).

Angels afflicted men.

• Sodom (Gen. 19:1, 12-13)
• Egypt (Psa. 78:43, 49)
• Herod (Acts 12:23)
• The Roman Empire (Rev. 8-9; 14:17-20; 15:1; 16:1-21)

Angels transported the spirit of Lazarus when he died.
Lu 16:22 "So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom.

Angels will be participants in the second coming of Christ.
Da 12:1 "At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book.
 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.
 3 Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever.
Mt 13:41 "The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
 42 "and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
 43 "Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!
Mt 16:27 "For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.
Mt 25:31 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
Lu 9:26 "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels.
1Th 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
2Th 1:7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels,
 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
 10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.
Jude 1:14 Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,
 15 "to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him."
Angels will be participants in the second coming of Christ.
Re 14:9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand,
 10 "he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
 11 "And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."

THE RELATIONSHIP OF ANGELS TO MEN TODAY

1. We walk by faith, not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7).
2. Faith comes by hearing the word of God (Rom. 10:17).
3. The faith (i.e. God’s word for us today) is once for all delivered (Jude 3).
4. The Scriptures furnish us completely (2 Tim. 3:16-17; cf. 2 Pet. 1:3).
5. God speaks to us today through His Son (i.e. the New Testament of Christ) (Heb. 1:1-2).
6. Satan deceives with all power, signs and lying wonders (2 The. 2:9-12; cf. 2 Cor. 11:3-4, 13-15; Gal. 1:6-9).

ANGELS IN REVIEW

Bible Terms Used To Refer To Angels

• Angels (Messengers)
• Ministers (Servants)
• Hosts (Armies)
• Chariots
• Gods (Elohim)
• Sons of God
• Sons of the Mighty
• Saints (Holy Ones)
• Watchers
• Stars (Symbolically)
• Spirits

* “Cherubim”, “seraphim” and “living creatures” are used to refer to different orders of angels (See below.).

The Nature of Angels

• Existed before the universe
• Created by God
• Innumerable
• Spirits
• Do not marry nor die
• Above man
• Powerful
• Fly
• Intellectual
• Emotional
• Have freewill
• Not to be worshipped
• Subject to Christ

The Angel of the LORD

• Sometimes speaks of an angel sent by God.
• Most of the time speaks of the second person of the Godhead, Jesus Christ, appearing as an angel.

He is identified as:

• The LORD (Yahweh)
• God
• The LORD’s Presence
• Savior and Redeemer
• Son of God

Also, He:

• Could forgive sin.
• Was worshipped.

The Different Orders of Angels

• Angels, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness, spiritual hosts of wickedness, the devil and his angels
• Michael, the archangel (high angel)
• Gabriel (man of God, mighty one)
• Cherubim (those grasped, held fast, including an anointed covering cherub that sinned)
• Seraphim (burning ones)
• The four living creatures in the midst and around the throne of God

The Appearances of Angels

• In Dreams
• In Visions
• To Man’s Natural Sight

The Functions Of Angels

• Worship and serve God
• Agents in the revealing of the Bible
• Messengers of God
• Strengthening men
• Protecting and delivering men
• Cleansing and saving men
• Agents in answering prayer
• Afflicting men
• Transporting the spirits of the righteous dead
• Participants in the second coming of Christ

The Relationship Of Angels To Men Today

• We walk by faith, not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7).
• Faith comes by hearing the word of God (Rom. 10:17).
• The faith (i.e. God’s word for us today) is once for all delivered (Jude 3).
• The Scriptures furnish us completely (2 Tim. 3:16-17; cf. 2 Pet. 1:3).
• God speaks to us today through His Son (i.e. the New Testament of Christ) (Heb. 1:1-2).
• Satan deceives with all power, signs and lying wonders (2 The. 2:9-12; cf. 2 Cor. 11:3-4, 13-15; Gal. 1:6-9).

Written by Robert Dodson