They are spiritual beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Old Testament and New Testament. There are also fallen angels, who chose to follow Satan.
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What are the differences between cherubim and seraphim?
I was reading a post regarding the appearance of angels: What does the Bible say about the appearance of angels?
And I am curious as to the general differences between cherubim and seraphim.
Do they have different appearances, roles, etc? Or are…
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Where did the idea that Cherubs were baby Angels originate?
I know of no Scriptural basis for Cherubs being baby Angels, or in fact that any Angels are infants. Additionally I find no reference to Cupid who is depicted as a infant with wings and bow and arrows anywhere in the Bible?
If anyone is aware of any…
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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 the word "sing", the original word either means…
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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 throne and the living creatures and the elders.
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Are there any Biblical allusions to St. Raphael or Uriel outside of Tobit?
There are a number of Angels in the Bible, but only a handful are named. I was just listening to the Relevant Radio podcast Trending With Timmerie and she was talking about how Gabriel, while not being named, is the traditionally held to be a…
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What is the meaning of the phrase "Entertaining Angels"?
For inexplicable reasons I've been listening to a lot of Newsboys lately and also recently finished reading Dorothy Day's Auto-Biography. What do these things have in common? Well there's an intensely catchy Newsboys song called "Entertaining…
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What is the view of guardian angels, of saints now in heaven, appearing on earth?
In Acts 12:15 it is argued by some that at least one person may have thought Peter's angel might have talked like him. See the reference to Matthew 18:10 that speaks of guardian angels.
In Jewish tradition, guardian angels can take on human…
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Can humans become angels in Heaven?
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 archangel and an angel?
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Angelology: Can Archangels Have More Than 1 Set of Wings?
I know the seraphim, cherubs, and thrones have 3 sets of wings:
According to Isaiah 6:1-8, the Seraphim are described as fiery six-winged beings.
From the angelology wiki page.
But, I've been reading about Michaelmas and found a picture of Michael,…
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What is the puropse of the other choirs of angels?
There are nine choirs of angels: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Archangels, Principalities, and Angels. What do the Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, and Principalities do? Are they just in heaven praising God, or do…
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