What are Angels?
(this section under development)
The Messianic belief in angels goes as far back as the Book of Genesis, where we read
about angels calling out to Abraham at the binding of Isaac, angels appearing in Jacob's dream, Jacob fighting with
an angel, and many more accounts of angelic activity.1 Angels are then mentioned numerous times throughout the
other books of the Torah, Prophets, and Scriptures.
According to Messianic tradition, an angel is a spiritual being and does not have any
physical characteristics. The angelic descriptions provided by the prophets – such as wings, arms etc. – are
anthropomorphic, referring to their spiritual abilities and tasks
There are ten types:
- Chayot Hakodesh,
- Ophanim,
- Erelim,
- Chashmalim,
- Seraphim,
- Malachim,
- Elokim,
- Bene Elokim,
- Cheruvim,
- Ishim
--ranked according to the degree of their understanding of
Adonai.
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