Question for Christians: Do you think angels can disobey God?

Question

If yes please elaborate, if no then explain me why do you believe that Satan is a fallen angel?

In Islam, we believe Satan was not an angel, he was one of the jinns (creations of Allah that were created from the smokeless fire). We believe that angels never disobey Allah, that's why they are called angels.

In Islam, God has given free will to human beings and the jinn. All other creations do not have this attribute.

to Juliane: In Islam men and women are equal and have an equal chance of going to Paradise. The religion is flawless it's certain Muslims who are showing Islam in bad light.

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Answer 1

That's like asking if the elves can disobey Santa,,,

Answer 2

Angel means messanger.

The book of Rev shows that Satan took 1/3 of the angels with him in rebellion.

Deut 32:4,5 show that Satan and the now demons choose to disobey Jehovah, using their free choice to rebel.

Job 1:6 Now it came to be the day when the sons of the [true] God entered to take their station before Jehovah, and even Satan proceeded to enter right among them.

Answer 3

i guess there is a difference in definitions... christians believe that satan WAS an angel who disobeyed, and got other angels to disobey as well. We now call this group devils, and NOT angels, and you call them jinn. In a way of speaking, they lost their good "angel" status and were renamed. Any time we refer to angels, we are referring to only the obedient ones, not devils. So I think we are in agreement when we use different words for the 2 groups....jinn ( devils) and angels...

Answer 4

I don't know how much you know about the Christian Bible, but here's a couple of references that are basically used to prove this. (you can verify it at biblegateway.com...just type in the name, chapter, and verse if you want.)

Isaiah 14
12 How you have fallen from heaven,
O morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!
13 You said in your heart,
"I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. [c]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High."
15 But you are brought down to the grave,
to the depths of the pit.
16 Those who see you stare at you,
they ponder your fate:
"Is this the man who shook the earth
and made kingdoms tremble,
17 the man who made the world a desert,
who overthrew its cities
and would not let his captives go home?"
(This generally refers to Satan...he fell from Heaven because of trying to be bigger than God.)

Revelation 12
4 His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth...
7And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
(Stars generally are referenced to angels.)

So this is the Christian reference points for our belief that Satan was once an angel. Their decision was made...and they can't be redeemed like us and they can't return to Heaven. The angels that didn't fall don't disobey God anymore.

If you can reply to this, why would God have made jinns? Are they evil? (I'm just wondering, not trying to challenge you.)

Answer 5

Yes it is possible....and satan in the example: satan was one of the greatest angels in heaven, he was practically Gods favorite angel; but he dicidd to be stupid and get a puffed up head becuase he was the greatest angel. He decided that he was evan greater than God(Jesus Christ) and lead a third of heavens agels in an attack against God. As result satan was booted into the lake of fire and the angels he led against God are in chains in Hell waiting to be judged for their tresspass and disobedience.

Answer 6

They wouldn't be angels of God if they disobey him. I don't know much about the Islam religon but I don't really agree with it. My friend told me that only men go to heaven and the women don't in the Islamic religon. Is that right?
I'm a Christian.

Answer 7

Angels have free will just as humans. Satan was an angel in my belief. He fell when he believed he was better then God because he was a beautiful and extravagant angel. That is why he fell through pride. In truth they can that is who the demons are.

Angels were meant to praise God but some fall just like some humans fall. No one is perfect but God.

Answer 8

Yes angels can disobey God.

Answer 9

It seems, by the Judeo-Christian Scriptures, that a large group of angels did rebel (perhaps one-third of the angels), following Lucifer (Satan) in the rebellion.

The Bible even mentions "the Devil and his angels".

As Christians we have no basis for believing in jinns or jeannie's (well, other than those who believed "I Dream of Jeannie" television show.

It does seem it was just one Rebellion; that those who rebelled have sealed their fate; for those who did not rebel, they now perfectly worship and serve God.

Answer 10

Angels were created with the capacity to disobey God, with free choice.

Would a loving God create a conscious being with out this? Is love true if it's forced upon you?

Answer 11

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