The Origin and Nature of Angels Angelology The Origin and Nature of Angels

Created Beings Personal Beings Moral Beings See Psalm 148:1-5. As is true of the ________ universe, everything that exists, with the exception of God Himself, is the by-product of __________. This includes things that cannot be seen with the human eye. (Col. 1:16) It is impossible to determine _______ angels were created. They definitely predate the creation of the ________. (Job 38:4-7 ) Personal Beings Angels have the characteristics of persons. “They are intelligent, voluntary, _________, and therefore personal agents.” (2 Sam. 14:20 ) Satan (a fallen angel) has a _______ (2 Timothy 2:26) Angels are capable of spiritual ____________, hence they are called holy angels (Mat. 25:31; Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; Rev. 14:10). Moral Beings All creatures are mutable, and, therefore, all creatures, however exalted, are capable of _________when left to themselves.  

Powerful Beings Incorporeal Beings Jude 6 indicates that there are angels that did not leave their first estate, as did the fallen angels – but left their own habitation. These are called the ________ angels in 1 Tim. 5:2.   Powerful Beings The power of angels is obviously __________ from God. They are limited in the use of their power to the accomplishment of the _______ of God (exception the fallen angels). (2 Th. 1:7,8; 2 Pet. 2:11; Psa. 103:20,21) Incorporeal Beings Angels are _________beings, that is, they do not have a corporal body such as humans have. (Psa. 104:4 ; Heb. 1:7) This was Paul’s point when warning believers about spiritual warfare. (Eph. 6:10-12 ) Even though angels are incorporeal in essence they have and do ___________ with humankind in forms that appear to be bodily ________. (Gen. 18:19; Jud. 2:1; 6:11-14; Mat. 1:20; Luke 1:26; John 20:12; Heb. 13:2)

Innumerable Beings Territorial Beings Angels do not ___________ (Mat. 22:30) but have existed since their creation in vast numbers. (Heb. 12:22 ; Gen. 32;1,2 ; Rev. 5:11; Luke 2:13; Dan. 7:10)    Territorial Beings Angels are ______ omnipresent because they are not God! For the most part they are described as the angels of heaven (Mat. 24:36), angels which are in heaven (Mark 12:25; 13:32) or an angel from heaven (Gal. 1:8). References to thrones, dominions, principalities, power, and authorities indicate levels of __________ primarily on earth. The battles with princes in Daniel 10 indicate that the fallen angels are organized according to __________.