Angels ... Part I  "In the Beginning..."

  1. What do you know and believe about angels?  How are angels depicted on TV and in the movies?  What is the warning of Colossians 2:18?  

  2. Many children and some adults express this belief..."When I die and go to heaven I will become an angel."  True or False
    What does Psalm 148:2-5, Job 38:4-7 and Colossians 1:16 tell us about the origin of angels?

  3. Angels are: A) spirits  B) creatures  C) servants of God  D) Holy  E) powerful  F) sexless  G) winged  H) eternal  I) all of the above.
    What is the relationship of God to His holy angels?  Hebrews 1:3-8, 13-14; Hebrews 2:5-9

  4. St. Augustine once wrote: "The angels are spirits, but it is not because they are spirits that they are Angels.  They become angels when they are sent, for the name angel refers to their office, not to their Nature.  You ask the name of this nature, it is spirit: you ask the office, it is that of angel (messenger).  In as far as he exists, an angel is a spirit; in as far as he acts, he is an angel."  Angels have a purpose.  What is it according to these verses:
    Hebrews 1:6, Nehemiah 9:6, Revelation 5:11-12, Revelation 7:11-12, Psalm 103:20-21, Hebrews 1:14, Daniel 3:24-28, Acts 12:21-23

  5. What are angels like? What are their characteristics? What do the following verses suggest?
    Hebrews 1:14, Hebrews 13:2, Matthew 28:3-4, Revelation 18:1, Mark 8:38, Acts 12:7, Luke 20:36

  6. Do angels have halos? Harps? Wings? Bows and Arrows? What do these verses suggest about the characteristics of angels?
    Job 38:7, Isaiah 6:3, Luke 15:10, Matthew 22:30, Revelation 5:11, Daniel 7:10, Revelation 18:21, Daniel 9:21, II Samuel 14:20, Matthew 18:10

  7. True or False:  Baby angels are sometimes called cherubs.

  8. What does Hebrews 13:2 suggest to us about angels?

  9. God could do everything by Himself.  Why do you suppose He decided to create and employ angels in His service?


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