24.
What are angels?
Answer:
They are glorious beings sent by God on various
errands throughout the universe?
Proof:
Bless
the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength,
that do his commandments, hearkening unto the
voice of his word. (Psa. 103:20).
Thou
madest him (man) a little lower than the angels
(Heb. 2:7).
And
there came two angels to Sodom at even; (Gen.
19:1).
...
the man (i.e., angel) Gabriel, whom I had seen
in the vision at the beginning, being caused to
fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the
evening oblation. And he informed me, and talked
with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth
to give thee skill and understanding. At the beginning
of thy supplications the commandment came forth,
and I am come to shew thee; (Dan. 9:21-23).
...
the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city
of Galilee, named Nazareth, (Luke 1:26).
And,
lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and
the glory of the Lord shone round about them:
... And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will toward men. (Luke 2:9-14).
When
the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all
the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon
the throne of his glory: (Matt. 25:31).
And
I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels
round about the throne and the beasts and the
elders: and the number of them was ten thousand
times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
(Rev. 5:11).

25.
What is the nature of the angels?
Answer: They are spiritual
bodies, and like men in their form and aspect.
Proof:
Who
maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming
fire: (Psa. 104:4).
Be
not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby
some have entertained angels unawares. (Heb. 13:2).
And
the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman,
and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren,
and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and
bear a son. (Judges 13:3).
...the
angel of the LORD ... Manoah knew not that he
was an angel of the LORD ... the angel of the
LORD ascended in the flame of the altar... Then
Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.
(Judges 13:3,11,16,20-21).
And,
behold, there was a great earthquake: for the
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came
and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat
upon it. (Matt. 28:2).
And
entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young
man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long
white garment; and they were affrighted. (Mark
16:5).

26.
Are the angels, then, of the same nature as we
shall become if we are saved at the resurrection?
Answer: Yes, exactly
the same. The promise to us is that we shall become
equal to them, and die no more.
Proof:
But
they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain
that world, and the resurrection from the dead,
neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither
can they die any more: for they are equal unto
the angels; (Luke 20:35-36).

27.
Have angels ever been seen upon earth?
Answer:
Yes, many a time. Three appeared to Abraham; two
visited Sodom; one wrestled with Jacob, to whom
also a host appeared; one led the Israelites out
of Egypt; one withstood Balaam; one appeared to
Gideon; one to Manoah, one to David; one to Daniel;
one destroyed Sennacherib's army; one appeared
to the father of John the Baptist; one to the
mother of Jesus, one to the shepherds; a multitude
sang on the plains of Bethlehem. They appeared
also at the resurrection of Christ and at various
times to the Apostles after Christ's ascension.
Proof:
And
the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre:
and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the
day; (Gen. 18:1).
And
there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot
sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them
rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with
his face toward the ground; (Gen. 19:1).
And
Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man
with him until the breaking of the day. (Gen.
32:24) in connection with:
Yea,
he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he
wept, and made supplication unto him: he found
him in Bethel, and there he spake with us; (Hos.
12:4).
And
Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met
him. (Gen. 32:1).
And
the angel of God, which went before the camp of
Israel, removed and went behind them; and the
pillar of the cloud went from before their face,
and stood behind them: And it came between the
camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel;
and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it
gave light by night to these: so that the one
came not near the other all the night. And Moses
stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD
caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind
all that night, and made the sea dry land, and
the waters were divided. And the children of Israel
went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground:
and the waters were a wall unto them on their
right hand, and on their left. And the Egyptians
pursued, and went in after them to the midst of
the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots,
and his horsemen. And it came to pass, that in
the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host
of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and
of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
(Ex. 14:19-24).
And
God's anger was kindled because he went: and the
angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary
against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and
his two servants were with him. (Num. 22:22).
And
there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under
an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto
Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed
wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
(Judges 6:11).
And
the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman,
and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren,
and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and
bear a son. Now therefore beware, I pray thee,
and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not
any unclean thing: For, lo, thou shalt conceive,
and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his
head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God
from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel
out of the hand of the Philistines. Then the woman
came and told her husband, saying, A man of God
came unto me, and his countenance was like the
countenance of an angel of God, very terrible:
but I asked him not whence he was, neither told
he me his name: (Judges 13:3-6).
And
when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem
to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil,
and said to the angel that destroyed the people,
It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel
of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah
the Jebusite. (2 Sam. 24:16).
Yea,
whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man
Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the
beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched
me about the time of the evening oblation. (Dan.
9:21).
And
I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that
were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking
fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great
vision, and there remained no strength in me:
for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption,
and I retained no strength. Yet heard I the voice
of his words: and when I heard the voice of his
words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face,
and my face toward the ground. And, behold, an
hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and
upon the palms of my hands. And he said unto me,
O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the
words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright:
for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken
this word unto me, I stood trembling. Then said
he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first
day that thou didst set thine heart to understand,
and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words
were heard, and I am come for thy words. (Dan.
10:7-12).
And
it came to pass that night, that the angel of
the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the
Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand:
and when they arose early in the morning, behold,
they were all dead corpses. (2 Kings 19:35).
And
there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing
on the right side of the altar of incense. And
when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear
fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear
not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy
wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have
joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his
birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the
Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong
drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost,
even from his mother's womb. And many of the children
of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power
of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to
the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom
of the just; to make ready a people prepared for
the Lord. And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby
shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my
wife well stricken in years. And the angel answering
said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the
presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee,
and to shew thee these glad tidings. And, behold,
thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until
the day that these things shall be performed,
because thou believest not my words, which shall
be fulfilled in their season. And the people waited
for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so
long in the temple. And when he came out, he could
not speak unto them: and they perceived that he
had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned
unto them, and remained speechless. And it came
to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration
were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived,
and hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath
the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he
looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent
from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
(Luke 1:11-26).
And,
lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and
the glory of the Lord shone round about them:
and they were sore afraid. (Luke 2:9).
And,
behold, there was a great earthquake: for the
angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came
and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat
upon it. (Matt. 28:2).
And
it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout,
behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
(Luke 24:4).
And
while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as
he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white
apparel; (Acts 1:10).
But
the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison
doors, and brought them forth, and said, (Acts
5:19).
And,
behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and
a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter
on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise
up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and
bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith
unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow
me. And he went out, and followed him; and wist
not that it was true which was done by the angel;
but thought he saw a vision. When they were past
the first and the second ward, they came unto
the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which
opened to them of his own accord: and they went
out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith
the angel departed from him. And when Peter was
come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety,
that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered
me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the
expectation of the people of the Jews. (Acts 12:7-11).
The
Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto
him, to shew unto his servants things which must
shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified
it by his angel unto his servant John: (Rev. 1:1).
I
Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you
these things in the churches. I am the root and
the offspring of David, and the bright and morning
star. (Rev. 22:16).

28.
Have the angels names?
Answer: Yes, such as
Gabriel; but the name by which they are more commonly
described in the Bible is simply angel. Sometimes
they are spoken of as God.
Proof:
And
in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent
from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
(Luke 1:26).
Yet
Michael the archangel, when contending with the
devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst
not bring against him a railing accusation, but
said, The Lord rebuke thee. (Jude 9).
And
Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee,
thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou
dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel:
for I have seen God face to face, and my life
is preserved. (Gen. 32:29-30).
I
am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the
pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me:
now arise, get thee out from this land, and return
unto the land of thy kindred. (Gen. 31:13).
And
the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame
of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked,
and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the
bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will
now turn aside, and see this great sight, why
the bush is not burnt. And when the LORD saw that
he turned aside to see, God called unto him out
of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses.
And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not
nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet,
for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy 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. (Exod. 3:2-6).

29.
Why are the angels spoken of as if they were God?
Answer: Because they
come on God's business and work by His power,
and are of His nature. His name is in them.
Proof:
See
passages proving answers 24-26.
Behold,
I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the
way, and to bring thee into the place which I
have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice,
provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions:
for my name is in him. (Exod. 23:20-21).
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