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Angels were created in the distant past, before the earth existed. When God created the earth, the angels “began shouting in applause.” —Job 38: 4-7. How many angels are there? The Bible does not give an exact figure, but it does show that their number is vast. For example, a vision given to the apostle John included a glimpse of hundreds ...
But it was wrong for angels to do that. Like those wicked angels, most humans at that time became corrupt and violent. Jehovah then decided to destroy wicked humans by flooding the whole earth. But he saved his faithful servants. (Genesis 7:17, 23) To survive, the wicked angels returned to heaven. The Bible calls those wicked angels demons.
Angels have at times appeared in human form to care for God-given assignments on earth and then dematerialized after completing their assignments. —Judges 6:11-23; 13:15-20. Although angels are presented in the Bible as males and have always materialized as males, there is no male or female distinction among them.
After the angels “began taking as wives all whom they chose,” Jehovah said that in 120 years he would take action against the ungodly world of that time. ( Genesis 6: 1-3 ) The account adds that “in those days,” the materialized angels “continued to have relations with the daughters of men” and that they produced “the mighty ones ...
It describes “the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels in a flaming fire, as he brings vengeance.” (2 Thessalonians 1: 7, 8; Matthew 16:27) Jesus “went to heaven, and angels and authorities and powers were made subject to him.” (1 Peter 3: 21, 22) It would not make sense for God to set up Jesus and Michael ...
The Bible shows that in order to accomplish God’s will, angels have at times provided a measure of protection for true worshippers. For example: When Jehovah brought destruction on the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, angels helped righteous Lot and his family to flee. —Genesis 19:1, 15-26.
We cannot know all that the angels are doing today. However, the Bible indicates that they are involved in helping sincere people come to know more about God. —Acts 8:26-35; 10:1-22; Revelation 14:6, 7. Jehovah gave the patriarch Jacob a dream in which he saw angels ascending and descending a “stairway” between heaven and earth.
Both words literally mean “messenger” but are rendered “angel” when referring to spirit messengers. (Ge 16:7; 32:3; Jas 2:25; Re 22:8) Angels are powerful spirit creatures, created by God long before the creation of mankind. They are also referred to in the Bible as “holy myriads,” “sons of God,” and “morning stars.”
Like humans, angels were created with free will and can choose to do right or wrong. Sadly, many angels rebelled against God. (2 Peter 2:4) First among these was Satan; others followed and became demons. In recent times, Satan and his demons were expelled from heaven and thrown down to the earth. —Read Revelation 12:7-9.
The Bible says that it is because these sons of God saw the pretty women on earth and wanted to live with them. So they came to earth and married these women. The Bible says that this was wrong, because God made the angels to live in heaven. When the angels and their wives had babies, these babies were different.