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God has angels in heaven: "...angels which are in heaven," (Matt. 12:25), and angels that minister on earth: "...behold, angels came and ministered unto Him ( Jesus in the wilderness on earth) " (Matt. 4:11). | God has angels in heaven: "...angels which are in heaven," (Matt. 12:25), and angels that minister on earth: "...behold, angels came and ministered unto Him ( Jesus in the wilderness on earth) " (Matt. 4:11). | ||
Latest revision as of 16:51, 6 January 2019
GOD'S ANGELS AND MESSENGERS
God has angels in heaven: "...angels which are in heaven," (Matt. 12:25), and angels that minister on earth: "...behold, angels came and ministered unto Him ( Jesus in the wilderness on earth) " (Matt. 4:11).
And God has angels which are humans - men:
"And there came two angels to Sodom at evening; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground" (Gen. 19:1)
These same angels/malaks are called "men" in verses Gen 19:5, 10, 12, 16. They were thought to be "men" by those in Sodom. They had their feet washed and they ate a meal.
"Angels" in the Hebrew Old Testament Scriptures is always translated from the word 'malak' which means, "a messenger, an angel, a prophet, priest, or teacher, ambassador, king." Many times malak is translated messengers, which are clearly mortal men: Gen. 32:6; Num. 20:14; Deut. 2:26; Judges 6:25; I Sam. 6:32; II Sam. 2:5; I Kings. 19:2; Job 33:23 Isa. 18:2; etc. The word 'malak' is translated "angel" about 100 times and "messenger" about 100 times.
"Angels" in the Greek New Testament Scriptures, is translated from the word "angelos" which means "a messenger, an angel, a pastor." Here are a few Scriptures in which "angelos" is translated "messenger(s): Matt. 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:24, 27; Luke 9:52; II Cor. 12:7; and James 2:25. And so we have Scriptural proof that "angelos/angels" can be physical, mortal men. The question we want to answer now is: Are the "angelos/angels" of the Devil, angel spirits from heaven, or are they physical, mortal men on and from earth?
The problem with identifying the "angels" in Matt. 25:41 as being either spirits or mortal men is that context alone in this verse cannot dogmatically prove one or the other. There is nothing in the verse or the verses surrounding that prove either one. But thankfully we have other Scriptures where Satan's ministers are mentioned, and from those we can prove that these "angels of the Devil" are not, and cannot be spirit demons as Bill asserts in his book, and is generally taught in Christian doctrine.