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Is Satan a fallen angel?

Answered by . November 14, 2009 - 7:41 am 8

No, Satan is not a fallen angel. God tells us in the Bible that angels do not sin, so they cannot “fall”: angels only do what God wants them to do: “Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!” (Psalm 103:20) Angels obey […]

What angels are named in the Bible?

Answered by . November 13, 2009 - 5:50 pm 4

There are only two angels that are given personal names: Gabriel and Michael. Gabriel is mentioned in Daniel 8:16 and 9:21, and in Luke 1:19,26. Michael is the only angel called an “archangel” (or chief angel). He appears in Daniel 10:13,21; 12:1,  Jude 9 and Revelation 12:7.

Where in the Bible does it say that angels have wings?

Answered by . November 7, 2009 - 10:37 pm 4

Angels are normally portrayed in illustrations as having wings, but the Bible normally presents them as appearing like men (and so without wings). For example, three angels appeared to Abraham and at first he thought they were men (Genesis 18:2). Similarly, when an angel appeared to Samson’s parents, they thought he was a “man of […]

Which biblical prophet was called God’s angel?

Answered by . October 20, 2009 - 5:55 pm

The word translated “angel” in the Bible simply means “messenger”. In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word is malak. Sometimes the word is used of a human being. For example, in 1 Kings 19:2, Queen Jezebel sent a messenger (malak) to Elijah. But often it refers to one of God’s heavenly messengers — his angels. Any […]

Who is God speaking to in Genesis 1:26?

Answered by . August 8, 2009 - 5:45 pm 23

When God created human beings he said “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” (Genesis […]

Who dwells in heaven with God?

Answered by . August 8, 2009 - 5:41 pm

In the Old Testament, only angels are described as literally living in heaven with God. For example, an angel calls to Abraham from heaven (Genesis 22:11,15). Jacob has a vision of angels descending and ascending on a staircase between heaven and earth (Genesis 28:12), showing that angels are actively involved in events on earth and […]

What does Ephesians 1:10 mean?

Answered by . August 7, 2009 - 10:35 pm

making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. (Ephesians 1:9-10) So God’s will is to unite all things in heaven and on earth […]