They are spiritual beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Old Testament and New Testament

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Do angels have free will?

I believe we have free will and that God has free will. It would seem Lucifer also had free will. Do all angels have free will as we do?
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Can angels be saved?

We know from the Bible that devils are fallen angels, once created good but who chose to join Lucifer's rebel uprising and consequently lost their place in heaven. Can those angels ever be saved? Can ...
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Can Humans become Angels?

There a number of biblical passages (like Corinthians 4:9) that are worded as such indicating angels were created separately from and and are different from humans. From time to time I hear someone ...
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What does the Bible say about the appearance of angels?

In Christian art, angels are often depicted as winged human-like creatures. However, I'm curious if there is any justification for this in the Bible? I've sometimes heard that there isn't, so that's ...
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What were the Nephilim, and what role did they play in the Bible beyond just being mentioned?

Did the Nephilim (Genesis 6:1-4) do anything beyond just existing?
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Who do mainline Protestants believe an “archangel” (such as Michael) to be?

Some sects including Jehovah's Witnesses believe the archangel Michael to be one in the same with Christ. The basic premise of this claim seems to stem from the unique usage of the role archangel ...
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When did Satan get cast out of heaven? Or is that yet to come?

This answer explains that it happened after Jesus ascended, and might even be something that will happen in the "End Times", but this answer says that it happened before Adam and Eve sinned. What ...