The word " Angel " means
* A messenger sent from God
* An immortal Spirit
Strong's Number: 32 Transliterated: aggelos Phonetic: ang'-el-os
from aggello [probably derived from 71; compare 34] (to bring tidings); a
messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor: --angel,
messenger.
Angels are mentioned 273 times in 34 biblical books.
* They were all created by God.(Genesis.2.1 Nehemiah.9:6; Ephesians 3:9
Colossians1:6)
* They report directly to God. (Job 6, 2:1)
* They were present at the creation of the world. (Job 38:1, 4, 7)
* They announced Jesus' birth to the shepherds. (Luke 2:10-14)
* They do not marry. (Matthew 22:30)
* They were created to live forever. (Revelation 4:8)
* Their purpose is to glorify God. (Revelation 4:8)
* Some angels help human beings. (Mark 5:1-5)
* They are spirit beings. (Psalms 104:4 Hebrews 1:7, 14)
* They are invisible beings.(Romans1:18-32; Colossians 2:18; Revelation
19:10; 22:9)
* They are innumerable. (Deuteronomy 33:2; Psalms 68:17; Daniel 7:9) (
Revelation 5:11)
* They possess Intelligence. (Daniel 9:21-22; 10:14; Revelation 19:10;
22:8,9)
* They display joy. (Job. 38:7; Luke 2:13)
* They display desire. (1 Peter 1:12)
* They are stronger than man. (Psalms 103:20; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Peter
2:11)
* They are more intelligent than men. (Daniel 9:21-22; 10:14)
* They are swifter than men. (Daniel 9:21; Revelation 14:6)
* They are not omnipresent. (Daniel 10:12)
* They are not omnipotent. (Daniel 10:13; Jude 9)
* They are not omniscient. (Matthew 24:36)
* Some are Cherubim. (Ezekiel 1:1-28; 10:20)
* Some are Seraphim. (Isaiah 6:1-8)
* The majority remained true to God. (Revelation 5:11-12)
* They will join all believers in the heavenly Jerusalem. (Hebrews 12:22-23)
8 Names for Angels:
* Ministers; (Psalms 103:20-21)
* Host: (Genesis 32:1-2; Joshua 5:14; Psalms 89:8)
* Chariots; (2 Kings.6:16-17; Psalms 68:17; Zechariah 6:5)
* Watchers; (Daniel 4:13, 17)
* Sons of the mighty. (Psalms 29:1; 89:6
* Holy ones. (Psalms 89:7; Daniel 8-13)
* Sons of God, (Genesis 6:2,4; Job. 1:6, 2:1; 38:7)
* Stars; (Job. 38:7; Psalms 148:2-3; Revelation 12:3-4)
7 Heavenly Activities of Angels.
* They worship God. (1 Kings. 22:29; Psalms 29; 1-2; Isaiah 6:3; Revelation
4:8)
* They observe the people of God. (Luke 12: 8-9; 1Peter 1:12)
* They inquire into the prophetical plan of God. (Daniel 12:5-6)
* They perform the will of God. (Psalms 104:4; Daniel 7:10)
* They witness the wrath of God. (Revelation 14:10)
* They rejoice in God's work of creation. (Job. 38:7; Revelation 4:11)
* They rejoice in God's work of redemption. (1Timothy 3:16; Revelation 5:
11-12)
47 Earthly Activities of the Angels
* They ministered to Daniel (Daniel 7:16, 10:5,11)
* They ministered to Zechariah. (Zechariah 1:9, 13, 14,19; 2:3, 5:5-10)
* They ministered to Aacharias. (Luke 1:11-20)
* They ministered to Mary. (Luke 1:26-33)
* They ministered to Joseph. (Matthew 1:20)
* They ministered to the shepherds. (Luke 2:9-12)
* They ministered to the woman at the tomb. (Luke 24:4-7)
* They ministered to the apostles. (Acts 1:10-11)
* The ministered to Philip (Acts 8:26)
* They ministered to Cornelius (Acts 10:3-6)
* They ministered to John (Revelation 17:1; 21:9)
* They protected Lot from the Sodomites (Genesis 19:10-11)
* They protected Elisha from the Syrians. (2 Kings 6:15-17)
* They comfort (1 Kings 19:5; Acts 27:23-24)
* They deliver (Acts 5:19; 12:7)
* They minister to the believer at the moment of Death. (Luke 16:22)
* They judged the Egyptians (Exodus 12:13, 23)
* They judged the Sodomites (Genesis 19:13)
* They judged the Assyrians (2 Kings 19:35)
* They judged Herod (Acts 12:23)
* They will judge the earth during the tribulation (Revelation 7)
* They hold back the four winds of Heaven. (Revelation 7:1)
* They pronounce the 7 trumpet judgments (Revelation 8:2)
* They cast satan and his angels out of Heaven. (Revelation 12:7-8)
* They announce the hell waiting unbelievers (Revelation 14:10)
* They predict the fall of Babylon (Revelation 18:1-2)
* They pour out the 7 vial judgments (Revelation 15:1)
* They announce Armageddon. (Revelation 19:17)
* They accompany Christ at His Sec. Coming ( 2 Thessalonians 1:7-8)
* They gather the unsaved for eternal hell. (Matthew 13:39-43)
* They bind satan in the bottomless pit. (Revelation 20:1-20)
* They fought for Israel. (Judges 5:20)
* They gave the law to Israel. (Deuteronomy 33:2; Acts 7:53; Galatians 3:19)
* They seal the 144,000 Israelites. (Revelation 7:1-4)
* They will regather faithful Israel. (Matthew 24:31)
* They worship Christ. (Hebrews 1:6)
* They were made by Him and for Him (Colossians 1:17)
* They predicted His birth. (Matthew 1:20-21; Luke 1:31)
* They helped protect Him. (Psalms 91:11; Matthew 2:13)
* They ministered to Him in the wilderness. (Matthew 4:11)
* They ministered to Him in the garden. (Luke 22:43)
* They rolled away the tombstone. (Matthew 28:2)
* They announced His resurrection. (Matthew 28:5-6)
* They predicted His Second Coming. (Acts 1: 10-11)
* They are in total subjection to Him. (1 Peter 3:22)
10 Old Testament Appearances of the Angel of the Lord
* He wrestled with Jacob. (Genesis 32:24-30)
* He redeemed Jacob from evil. (Genesis 48:16)
* He spoke to Moses from the burning bush. (Exodus 3:2)
* He protected Israel at the Red Sea. (Exodus 14:19)
* He prepared Israel for the promised Land (Exodus 23:20-23)
* He commissioned Gideon. (Judges 6:11-12)
* He ministered to Elijah. (1 Kings 19:7)
* He reassured Joshua. (Joshua 5:13-15)
* He saved Jerusalem. (Isaiah 37:36)
* He preserved three godly Hebrew men. (Daniel 3:25)
17 Activities of the Archangel Gabriel
* He explained the vision of the battle of the ram And goat to Daniel.
(Daniel 8:16)
* He explained the 70 weeks to Daniel. (Daniel 9:21-27)
* He predicted the birth of John the Baptist to Zacharias. (Luke 1:13)
* He predicted the Birth of Jesus to Mary. (Luke 1:26)
* He assured Joseph of Mary's purity. (Matthew 1:20)
* He warned Joseph about the plot of Herod. (Matthew 2:13)
* He told Joseph about the death of Herod. (Matthew 2:19-20)
* He announced the Birth of Christ to the shepherds. (Luke 2: 19-14)
* He strengthened Christ in the garden of Gethsemane. (Luke 22:43)
* He rolled the stone back at the resurrection. (Matthew 28:2)
* He freed the Apostles from prison. (Acts 5:19)
* He sent Philip to the desert of Gaza to meet the eunuch. (Acts 10:3)
* He instructed Cornelius to send for Peter. (Acts 10:3)
* He freed Peter from prison. (Acts 12:7)
* He executed wicked Herod for blasphemy. (Acts. 12:23)
* He reassured Paul on the deck of sinking ship (Acts 27:23)
* He will sound the trumpet at the 7th trump (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
4 Activities of the Archangel Michael
* He helped a lesser-ranked angel get through to answer
* Daniel's prayer (Daniel 10:13,21)
* He will stand up for Israel during the Tribulation. (Daniel 12.1)
* He disputed with satan concerning the dead body of Moses. (Jude 9)
* He fights against satan in the Heavenlies. (Revelation 12:7)
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