Angels - Christianity?
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I don't believe that either.  I think some misinterpret this passage:  For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.... Mark 12:25\n\nIf you read the entire context (provided below) Jesus isn't saying that we become angels or even like angels in all respects, but that marriage is not binding in heaven.
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I believe it was the angels that laid with daughters of man in Genesis -- "Sons of God" \n\nSome believe it were the righteous who died before Christ since they ressurected when He died.
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Ascending/descending angel...?
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According to the Bible, yes, there are "people" on other worlds.  However, also according to the Bible, our world is the only one that has fallen to satan's lure of sin.  As such, the peoples of no other world will visit this world before sin is erradicated and this world is made new, and perfect, once more.  On the other hand, the Bible teaches that satan drew a third of the stars (angels) from Heaven and that satan will perform many wonders in the last days.  Thus, if any perceived "aliens" ever did truly come into the light of day, they would only be satan and his angels masquerading as such.  So, would it weaken my faith to see satan and his angels "in the flesh" (as it were)?  On the contrary, this would strengthen my faith even more to see such further evidence of satan's workings.   ;-)
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I can well understand your confusion. Maybe this will help ... #1: No one but YOU can judge whether or not you're a Christian. If you say you're one then you are one. OK, that part of your question is settled. #2: To whom do you give the authority to decide what else you believe? Who has authority over you and can tell you what you must believe as a Christian? Isn't that a little like whether or not you're a Christian? Isn't that YOUR call? Isn't that between you and your concept of God ... And NO ONE else? #3: The paranormal, aka psychic phenomena. Can you integrate that into your Christian belief system? Well, maybe. Maybe its not nearly so foreign to that belief system as you've been lead to believe. Maybe you've just been misinformed by people who in turn were misinformed or who in their studies misunderstood the thing. Maybe ... Think about these things ... Psychics have visions of the future, channelers talk to angels and others, readers of various types make predictions, and astrologers look at the stars and find wonders there. Any biblical co-relations here? John had visions of the future. Lot talked with angels. Prophets have made many predictions. And the Wise Men from the East? They were Persian Magi, well versed in astrology. They followed a star, and found a Great Wonder. Maybe, just maybe, the Bible and REAL Christianity is wrapped all around the paranormal. Maybe its just that certain things go by different names in different schools of thought and that confuses an issue that otherwise wouldn't be confused at all. Maybe to be a Christian you have no choice but to believe in the paranormal. Maybe other Christians just use different words to describe the same things and the only real problem of integrating these "seemingly different" belief systems rests there and no where else. Maybe. ~ Peace & Blessings ~
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There is no passage in the bible saying we have guardian angels. It just says that there is spiritual warfare in the air at all times. Its the angels vs the Demons.
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Theologically speaking, the angels weren't "sons" of God.
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Angels Unawares ... a term used to describe people who are acceptionally giving and kind and always seem to show up exactly where they are needed most. \n\nAngels are a totally separate species from humans, however, we humans incarnate and reincarnate from spirit form to physical form all the time.  Who's to say that angels do not occasionally do the same in order that they might help us along in our lives?  \n\nI am willing to accept that such a thing may be possible.  God may have created special people who's sole purpose in life is to alway be in the right place at the right time to help another.  Then again, any person who happens to be in the right place at the right time to help another could be called an Angel unawares.  Even you may have been called such by someone you may have helped but do not remember.  You, yourself may be an Angel unawares.
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There is extraterrestrial life out there .\nThe angelic conflict rages between fallen and elect angels.\nRecords show that angels have manifested themselves at times where people have been in trouble and they have needed rescuing.\nI personally have not seen one but worked in a hospice for a while and heard of patient encounters.
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You should read Enoch.  Satan/Lucifer was a seraphim angel.  There are many different types of angels, but seraphim were the highest order, cherubim were the next highest.  As you might have guessed, angels do not look at all like the beautiful paintings of cherubs you see.  Read Ezekiel to see what they really looked like, quite odd looking to say the least.  Satan got mad when God told the angels to bow to us humans, which kinda makes sense really, they were created first.  Anyway, that's why Satan and 1/3 of the angels fell, pride.  I'd quote you Enoch and Ezekiel, but am too lazy right now to look Ezekiel up and Enoch is so full of angels I wouldn't know where to start.
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"Angel" is derived from the Greek word "angelos," meaning "messenger." Later, it was adapted to the Latin "angelus," which has only been used in Christian terms referring to God's "messengers."
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Doubting Thomas said "My Lord and My God" and Jesus did not rebuff him and say actually my name isn't Jesus it is Michael and by  the way I am an archangel not God.\n\nJesus is separate from the angels because he sits at Gods right hand as part of the trinity, and the angels worship Jesus at the right hand of God (Rev. 5:13-14,14:6-7) and worship God ALONE. Not another angel!!\n\nJesus also has the power to forgive sins as he is one with God. Does an archangel have this power?\n\nWe need to pray that Jehovah witnesses see the light.
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There is a theory that when God cast Satan and his angels out of Heaven and to the earth, the fallen angels reproduced with humans and the result was giants. I've not seen a scripture to back it up, though, unless I overlooked it.
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Here's some info that I have from various sources:\n\n1325   ANGELS IN HUMAN FORM\n\n"There is an Ocean of infinitude in God. In this Ocean\nthere are waves which produce the creation of drops.\nThe drops in the waves, which were created in the\nbeginning with the whim in the infinite Ocean, do not\npass through the seven stages of evolution as others\ndo, but immediately assume the form of angels instead.\nThese angels are in the same state for cycles and\ncycles – for eons and eons. They have subtle forms and\nare in the second heaven in the third subtle plane.\nThey unconsciously thirst for a human form, even\nthough they are in the highest state of happiness. But\nthis bliss is of no use to them without full\nconsciousness."\n\n"It rarely happens, but after millions and millions of\nyears one angel is born as a human being in order to\nrealize its Real Self. Why? In order to gain\nconsciousness which up to now it lacked, though it has\npassed numerous years in the subtle world as an angel.\nAfter an angel is born as a human being, it does not\nhave to pass through human reincarnation, but becomes\nRealized in that very first human birth. These angels\nare not born on the gross plane together, but one at a\ntime."\n\n"Therefore, from a spiritual point of view, man is far\nsuperior to angels because the angels, in spite of\nenjoying millions of years of bliss in heaven, have to\ntake human form before attaining liberation."\n\nhttp://www.lordmeher.org/index.jsp?pageBase=page.jsp&nextPage=1325\n\nPage 1189:\n\n"The angels are free from the lower animal qualities\nand possess higher qualities of godliness, but they\nhave no love, longing – real love for God – which\nmakes one worthy of Union. Angels of course have love,\nbut it is in their nature – essence. They have what\ncan be called natural love, which makes angels higher\nthan human beings. But being devoid of love for God,\nangels cannot realize God. For that, they must assume\nhuman form with these higher qualities developed. In\nhuman form alone can they create love for God,\nqualifying them for the attainment of God-Realization.\nRealization of God can never be attained without the\nhuman form; angels must assume one human birth to\nrealize God."\n\nhttp://www.lordmeher.org/index.jsp?pageBase=page.jsp&nextPage=1189\n\nHere's some more info I got on an online chat:\n\n  "this is what i remember, what in india is called the\nDevas, the Gods, are what we call the angels : there\nare two types of angels the archangels and the angels\n: baba has said that there are 330 million angels : in\ncharge of keeping creation in balance : faries are a\ntype of angel of feminine nature, very beautiful and\ncharming : when souls were coming down into creation :\nsome became conscious in the mental world : they\nstopped there : they have mental bodies only : this is\nwhat we call archangels : the rest of the souls moved\non to the subtle world, some of those souls became\nconscious there, and stopped there, they have subtle\nbodies, they are what we call simply angels :\nall the 330 million angels are ruled by ingra : any\nway, angels are free from lower animal qualities since\nthey never entered stage of evolution : but angels do\nnot love god : they do not have love of god : only one\nin human form has the potential to love god : angels\nlove humanity, like a mother loves her children,\nangels never suffer, they only know bliss : the do not\nsuffer from lust, anger, greed, jelousy, pride...\nhowever, even they cannot know god unless they take a\nhuman form and after cycles, an angel is given a\nchance to take a human form, if they feel the longing\nto know god, it only takes one life time. After one\nlife time, they gain mukti, liberation : angels cannot\nsee god, even archangels of the mental planes, and the\nsupramental planes, so, a 6th plane saint is superior\nto archangels in that sense : what the greeks and\nromans ca
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Angels do the will of God only and cannot be summoned by a human for a human's pleasure or enjoyment, they can only be sent by God.  The angel in the Book of Revelation made it clear that angels were not to be worshipped in any way...only God.
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Angels do exist. They are spirit beings who were created by God. \n\nThey exist as part of the beauty of God's creation.\n\nAn angel knows if they are an angel.\n\nThe Bible gives us a good bit of information regarding angels.\n\nCordially,\nJohn
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no one knows the literal number of angels that got cast down. we only know that 1/3 of the angel population was cast down. so however you got that information, it is not founded on anything biblical.