They are spiritual beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Old Testament and New Testament
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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 is a guardian angel?
I have always heard of guardian angels and have probably even prayed to them, but never really knew anything about them. What is the purpose of guardian angels and where does the belief in them come ...
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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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Where did angels get their wings?
The Bible does not record angels having wings at any point, but this is a popular depiction of angels. Do any Christian groups teach that angels do have wings, in extra-biblical materials? Where does ...
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When did the angel archetype change from masculine to feminine?
Throughout the bible, angels typically appear as men or a masculin form. They're often described as warriors, engaging in battle.
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However, in modern, generally Western (or at least ...
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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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Can angels be disguised as humans?
I was reading Genesis 19: Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed and in the first verse, two angels are greeted by Lot as they arrive at the gates of Sodom. But instead of the "do not be afraid" speech that ...
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Who was first, men or angels?
I know of the angel guarding over the entrance gate of the Eden preventing man from entering. Also, the devil, an angel, deceives the woman. It seems to me angels preceded man but I'm not so sure.
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In the book of Job, it suggests that angels sin. Do they?
In the 4th chapter in the book of Job, it states in verses 17 and 18 that: ‘Can mortal man be in the right before[b] God? Can a man be pure before his Maker? Even in his servants he puts no trust, and ...
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Is “Angel Therapy” compatible with the Bible?
I'm not sure how best to ask this question without it being too broad, considering how vast "Christianity" is. But the gist of my question is:
Is "Angel Therapy" compatible with the Bible?
Perhaps ...
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Do angels sing?
In Job 38 angels "shouted for joy", Luke 2 has angels "praising God and saying". I've heard that angels are never definitively described as singing in the Bible - that although some translations use ...
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When were the angels created?
I was preparing a lesson for Sunday school and came across this passage in the teaching material:
Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding, who ...
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Is there biblical reference to Michael, the arch angel - Role and being?
I am looking for the biblical references to Michael the angel ? And what are/were his/her role? There are some christian groups that attributes Michael same with Jesus. Is there any biblical ...
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Believers will judge the world and also, the angels?
What does it mean when Paul says believers will judge the world and the angels?
1 Corinthians 6:1-4
1 When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask ...
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Can Angels die?
In Daniel, there is an angel who has to fight for nearly three weeks in order to deliver his message, and isn't able to overcome until Michael intervenes. If there was a battle this hard, it makes me ...
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What does 'first estate' mean in Jude 1:6 (KJV)?
Jude 1:6 (emphasis mine):
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
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What is “the spirit of this world.” referred to by John-Paul II
The Wikipedia article on the "Prayer to Saint Michael" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_to_Saint_Michael) says that Pope John-Paul II referred to "the spirit of this world" when recommending the ...
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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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How are angels and humans different?
It might sound like a stupid question at first, because obviously humans and angels are quite different in many ways... but bear with me a moment.
In one of the answers to my question What does ...
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Names of angels and fallen angels?
What angels and fallen angels were named in the Bible and what are they responsible for? I've also heard of works of theologians on that matter, can someone provide some references?
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In Genesis 18, does Jesus meet with Abraham?
In Genesis 18, the Lord is mentioned several times. Along with 2 angels, he meets with Abraham. Is the Bible speaking of Jesus?
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What is the significance of the angelic visitation of the shepherds after the birth of Jesus Christ?
In his gospel, Luke records the visitation of the angels to shepherds immediately after the birth of Jesus Christ.
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping
watch ...
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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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How many are there of God's angels?
According to Revelation 5:11, there are many:
11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering
thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They
encircled the ...
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Do any Christian groups object to the existence of angels?
I'm kind of more-or-less asking this because CHRISTIANITY.SE IS GOING TO GET A REAL HAIRCUT soon, but I was thinking about Christian symbols and Jewish symbols and symbols that everyone agrees one and ...
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What is the support for the idea that the “angel of the Lord” is actually God?
For many years, I've held the idea that every place where the phrase "an angel of the Lord" (as opposed to just a plain angel) appears, the angel is actually God taking the form of an angel. Is there ...
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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 ...
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Do angels still visit us on earth
I know that throughout the Bible Angels met with humans for very specific reasons. An obvious example can be found in Luke 1:26-38. Gabriel speaks to Mary and informs her she will give birth to a son ...
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Can angels speak to us?
This is perhaps slightly related to this question, and specifically this answer which points out that "the worship of angels [is] false doctrine ... praying to angels arguably may not be worship, ...
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How old was Mary when she gave birth to Jesus? [duplicate]
Of course we may not know her real age when she gave birth, but what would be a good estimation?
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia:
"A year after his wife's death, as the priests announced ...
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Does knowing a spirit's name give special powers in controlling that spirit according to Christian theology?
A while ago I was at a resort with a man who for many years worked as a church painter. He introduced me into some pieces of Christian doctrine.
He told me that the humans' souls, the angels, demons ...
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If we go to heaven, do we become angels? [duplicate]
If we go to heaven what are we? are we angels? or just like citizens of heaven of some sort? or like members? can you please provide references.. thanks!
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Are fallen angels also called sons of God in the Bible? [duplicate]
This comes from the verse which people interprete sons of God as fallen angels
Gen_6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the ...
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Can humans become angels in Heaven? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can Humans become Angels?
I have always wondered if in the afterlife humans can decide to become angels, and I have always wondered what is the difference between an ...
