DIFFERENT KINDS OF ANGELS

1. Introduction 

a) Apart from the world of animals, God created two kinds of beings: angels and men. 

b) Let's look at what the Bible says about angels.

2. Different kinds of Angels

a) In the Bible we see that there are different kinds of angels:

i) The Archangel, or chief angel, whose name is Michael, Daniel 10:21; Jude 9. The other angels who are called by name in the Bible are: Gabriel, Daniel 8:16, Luke 1:19, 26, and Lucifer.

ii) The Seraphim or "burning ones." We read of them only in Isaiah 6, where they are the guardians of the holy throne of God.

iii) The Cherubim are first seen in Genesis 3:24, keeping the way of the tree of life. Likenesses of Cherubim are seen in the tabernacle, Exodus 25:18; the temple of Solomon, 1 Kings 6:23; and the future temple, Ezekiel 41:18.

iv) The words "principalities, authorities, dominions, powers, thrones" mean different levels of angels, Romans 8:38, Ephesians 1:21; 3:10, Colossians 1:16; 2:10, 15.

v) The demons are evil spirits, Ephesians 6:12, and no doubt the same as fallen angels, 2 Peter 2:4. Jude says some of the fallen angels are in chains (verse 6). Demons or "devils" are very busy. They like to live in men, Mathew 12:43-45. 

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