My book is a novel. I will be the first to tell you I do not believe I will become an Angel when God calls me. Some of the Angels in my book are portrayed that way. I will repeat, “My book is a novel.” I wanted to mix fiction with my true beliefs but the fact is Angels are not glorified human beings. The Bible teaches us that God created man a little below the Angels.
That being said I realize that there were only a certain number of Angels created by God and they do not die so they will be there or here forever.
The word Angel actually comes from the Greek word aggleos, which means ‘messenger.’ The matching Hebrew word mal’ak has the same meaning.
If you read your bible you know there are both good and evil angels. Satan is a fallen Angel.
Angels come as spirits. They also have other categories such as cherubim which are associated with the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Moses saw one of these when God spoke to him through a burning bush which was not consumed.
The cherubim were symbolical. They were intended to represent spiritual existences in immediate contact with Jehovah.
Seraphim are mention in the Bible. The word means fiery ones, in allusion, as supposed to their burning love. They appear to be human but with wings.
The third kind of angel is an archangel. This means a chief angel or the prince of angels. The scripture speaks about the creation of angels so we know they have not existed for eternity like God. We have no history so we do not know when they were created but we do believe they were created before man.
Angels can take on the appearance of men when needed. Jesus once said, “Some have entertained Angels unawares.” They have no physical body which means they may not always be seen. Maybe there is one looking over your shoulder right now.
When Angels do appear it is usually in the form of men. Maybe you have already said hello to one today.
