Bible Handbook

Who Are The Angels?

• Psalm 8:4, 5; Hebrews 2:2, 7. Man was made lower than the angels; therefore, angels are not men. BHB 31.2

• Hebrews 1:7. Angels were made spirits. BHB 31.3

• 1 Corinthians 15:44-46. Because they are made spirits, it does not mean that they do not have bodies. BHB 31.4

• Ezekiel 10:12, margin. Angels have flesh, backs, and hands. They are real, tangible bodies. BHB 31.5

• Genesis 19:1-3. They ate and drank with Lot in Sodom. BHB 31.6

• Genesis 3:22-24. They were sent to guard the way of the tree of life before the first man died; therefore, they are an entirely different order of beings from man. BHB 31.7

• Numbers 22:22-27. While they are invisible to the naked eye, yet God has opened the eyes of even animals to see them. BHB 31.8

• Numbers 22:31-35. When God opens the eyes of men they can see the angels. BHB 31.9

• Revelation 1:1. Angels are sent to communicate God’s messages to prophets. BHB 31.10

• Revelation 19:10. Could men see and sense the sacredness of these messengers of God, they would worship them. BHB 31.11