| “He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways” (Psalm 91:11). |
| “Depart from Me … into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matthew 25:41). |
| “His angels, that excel in strength, that do His commandments” (Psalm 103:20). |
| Angels are mentioned many times in the Bible, yet many people do not understand exactly who they are. It is clear from the Word of God that they are spirit beings, who were created before man. We cannot normally see them, although they can, if necessary, appear as men and women with normal bodies. They can also appear very strong and frightening, as the angels did at the tomb of the Lord Jesus, after He had risen from the dead. The Bible tells us that they are “greater in power and might” than man (2 Peter 2:11). |
| They are God’s servants, who do what He tells them to do. From our verses today we see that there are good angels and bad angels. Good angels are those who never rebelled against God, and who continue to serve Him faithfully. In the Old Testament they acted as messengers for the Lord, as well as keeping order in this world, and preventing even whole nations and governments from going against the will of God. They continue to do this today. |
| The bad angels, or fallen angels, are those who, along with Satan, rebelled against God, wanting to be gods themselves. Some of those fallen angels sinned so seriously that God has imprisoned them until the day of judgment. You can read about these angels in 2 Peter 2:4, and in Jude, verse 6. But others of these fallen angels are free to go about, and since they are spirits, they move about in the air, unseen by us. But they are very real, and are often called devils in the KJV Bible. The word should properly be translated demons, for there is only one devil, that is, Satan. These fallen angels, or demons, are the servants of Satan, and go about making as much trouble as possible. |
| You have read in the Bible about people being possessed of demons, and this is still happening today. Sometimes these demons actually live inside people, and take over their lives. They tell them what to do, and how to act. It is an awful thing to have this happen to someone, but it does not happen to real Christians. It happens only to those who choose to involve themselves with demons, and then eventually the demons get control of them. |
