Theo 116: Angels

Question 1

Angels are created beings

Answer 1

Colossians 1:16 - For by Him all things were created,
both in the heavens and on earth, visible
and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or ruler
or authorities—all things have been created through
Him and for Him.”

Question 2

They are spirit beings

Answer 2

Hebrews 1:13-14 - “the angels . . . Are they not all
ministering spirits, sent out to render service
for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?”

Question 3

Angels Have intellect

Answer 3

1 Peter 1:12 - “these things which now have been
announced to you through those who preached
the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent
from heaven—things into which angels
long to look.”

Question 4

Angels have emotions.

Answer 4

Luke 15:10 - “In the same way, I tell you, there is joy
in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner who repents.”

Question 5

Angels have will.

Answer 5

2 Peter 2:4 - “For if God did not spare angels
when they sinned”

Question 6

Angels are organized in a hierarchy

Answer 6

Ephesians 3:10 - “so that the manifold wisdom
of God might now be made know through
the church to the rulers and authorities
in the heavenly places.”

Question 7

There are vast numbers of them

Answer 7

Hebrews 12:22 - “But you have come to Mount Zion
and to the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels.”

Question 8

In Heaven, they do not marry or reproduce

Answer 8

Matthew 22:30 - “For in the resurrection
they neither marry nor are given in marriage,
but are like angels in heaven.”

Question 9

Can take physical form

Answer 9

Acts 10:30 Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me

Hebrews 13:2 - “Do not neglect to show hospitality
to strangers, for by this some have entertained
angels without knowing it.”

Question 10

Acts 10:3-5

Answer 10

3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.

Question 11

They worship God

Answer 11

Hebrews 1:6 -“And when He again brings
the firstborn into the world, He says, ‘And let all
the angels of God worship Him.’”

Question 12

They serve God

Answer 12

Psalm 103:20-21 - “Bless the Lord, you His angels,
mighty in strength, who perform His word . . .
you who serve Him.”

Question 13

An angel announced the future birth
of Jesus’ forerunner.

Answer 13

Luke 1:13 - “But the angel said to him, ‘Do not be
afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard,
and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will give him the name John.”

Question 14

An angel announced to Mary that she would
supernaturally conceive the Son of God.

Answer 14

Luke 1:35 -“The angel answered and said to her,
‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power
of the Most High will overshadow you;
and for that reason the holy Child shall be called
the Son of God.”

Question 15

An angel guided the man who
would become Jesus’ earthly step-father

Answer 15

Matthew 1:20-24

20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[a] because he will save his people from their sins.”

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[b] (which means “God with us”).

24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.

Mathew 2:13

13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”

Mathew 2:19-20

19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”

Question 16

Angels announced and celebrated
the birth of Jesus.

Answer 16

Luke 2:10-13 - “But the angel said to them [the shepherds near Bethlehem], ‘Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.’ . . . And suddenly there appeared with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God”

Question 17

After He had fasted for 40 days.

Answer 17

Matthew 4:11 - “Then the devil left Him;
and behold, angels came and began
to minister to Him.”

Question 18

Ministered to Jesus after He agonized in prayer in the garden.

Answer 18

Luke 22:43 -“Now an angel from heaven
appeared to Him, strengthening Him.”

Question 19

An angel announced Jesus’ resurrection.

Answer 19

Matthew 28:5 - “The angel said to the women,
“Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking
for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here,
for He has risen, just as He said.”

Question 20

Render services to believers

Answer 20

Hebrews 1:13-4 - “the angels . . . Are they not all
ministering spirits, sent out to render service
for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?”

Question 21

Strengthen Believers

Answer 21

Daniel 1:18 - “Then this one with human appearance
touched me again and strengthened me.”

Question 22

Protect Believers

Answer 22

Acts 12:5-11

6 The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. 7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.

8 Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him. 9 Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision. 10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.

11 Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.

Question 23

Offer Practical help to believers

Answer 23

1 Kings 19:5-6 - “And he lay down and slept under
a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel
touching him, and he said to him, ‘Arise, eat.’ Then
he looked and behold, there was at his head a bread
cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water.”

Question 24

Carry believers who have died into the presence of God.

Answer 24

Luke 16:22—“Now it came about that the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom.”

Question 25

Provide information to Believers

Answer 25

Acts 27:21-26

21 After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. 22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. 23 Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me 24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’ 25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. 26 Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”

Question 26

Angels are our partners in serving God

Answer 26

Revelation 22:8-9 - “I fell down to worship at the
feet of the angel who showed me these things.
But he said to me, ‘Do not do that. I am a fellow
servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets
and of those who heed the words of this book.
Worship God.’”

Question 27

They help prepare unbelievers for the gospel

Answer 27

(Acts 10:3-5).

3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter.

Question 28

They help believers get the gospel to unbelievers

Answer 28

Acts 8:26-40

26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a] eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”

30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:

“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
Who can speak of his descendants?
For his life was taken from the earth.”[b]

34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” [37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

Question 29

They celebrate when someone believes the gospel.

Answer 29

Luke 15:10 - “In the same way, I tell you, there is joy
in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner
who repents.”

Question 30

The help bring God’s judgment on those who do not believe

Answer 30

Revelation 9:15 - “And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.”

Matthew 13:41-42 - “The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”