Can angels take on a form of flesh?

Question

I'm not talking about indwelling or possessing other earthly forms, but taking on their own bodies. Biblical or other references will be appreciated.

Answer 1

Genesis 6:4" There were Giants in the earth in those days
and also after that when the SONS OF GOD(angels) came in unto the DAUGHTERS OF MEN(notice the disinction) and they bore children to them......"
Jude 6 "And the Angels which kept not their first estate(original position in the creation) but LEFT THEIR OWN HABITATION(they left their original territory)He(God) has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the Judgement of the Great Day,"
Jude 7" Even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities about them in LIKE MANNER(they as the angels) giving themselves
giving themselves over to fornication and going after strange flesh are set for an example suffering the vengance of eternal fire."
As you can see in these scripture that in the past these angels left their original state and condition left their own habitation and took on human form and went in and married the daughters of the human race. Their in Jude it refers to taking on strange flesh which something out of the realm of the natural plan of God.These offspring between angels and women produced Giants the bible refers to these men as powerful and fearful. Some scholars beleive that possibly it was these Giants that had the strength and the super intelligance that designed and constructed the egyptian pyramids however that is not in the scirptures. These angels are not in prison in hell awaiting judgement. As a side note notice how the scriptures refers to the inhabitants of Sodom going after strange flesh(homosexuality) homosexuals were guilty of going after strange flesh as well as the angels who were not originally created for the purpose of marriage yet they going after the daughters of man was considered strange flesh for that reason.Another reason why Satan inspired the Angels to go after the daughters of man was to corrupt the human race if he could have done that if he could have infiltered the whole human blood line by fallen angels then the messiah, Jesus would have never be born, the prophecy in the Garden where God told the serpent "I will put enmity between thy seed and her seed and he(Jesus) shall bruise your head and ye shall bruise his hill".From that point Satan tried to infilter the seed of the woman through his fallen angels.This attempt if you read the next verse in Genesis 6:5
then lead to human race being corrupt with the exception of Noah and his family this family had to be preserved in order that the bloodline of Christ be intact until the fullness of time came into play with the birth of Jesus

Answer 2

Yes, they have.

Genesis 19, two of the three strangers were angels in human form. The third seems to have been God.

The book of Judges has a few occasions where this happened.

At the resurrection of Jesus, there was a young man at the tomb dressed in white, which we know was an angel.

At the ascension of Jesus in Acts 1 - a young man spoke with the apostles. Most scholars agree that this was an angel.

Whether they do or not, I couldn't say. The book of Hebrews says that "Many have entertained angels unawares." This gives reference back to Genesis 19 and Abraham. However, it could be true of anyone. You may have spoken with an angel in human form, and did not even know it.

Answer 3

Angels are spirit beings (Hebrews 1:14), so they do not have any essential physical form. It definitely seems that angels have the ability to take on human form. In Genesis 18:1-19, God and two angels appeared as men and actually ate a meal with Abraham. Angels appear as men many times throughout the Bible (Joshua 5:13-14; Mark 16:5). The angelic creatures described in Isaiah 6, Ezekiel 10, and Revelation 4-5 appear quite unusual. So, angels have some form of “spiritual body” but likely we are currently incapable of truly understanding their form. Angels also have the ability to take on other forms, such as human, in order to appear to us in a manner we can understand. Whenever angels did appear to humans in the Bible, it resulted in fear, amazement, and wonder (see Daniel chapter 10).

Answer 4

Some say that Genesis 6, where it refers to the "sons of God" reproducing with women refer to angels- probably fallen angels. Many believe that this would be where mythology started from, the demons sleeping with women creating giants, or "heroes" with supernatural powers.

I am not commenting on whether I believe that it is true, just that people use this reference a lot in the question of whether the demonic can take on a body.

Answer 5

Yep- the angels in the days before Noah. They liked the way the "daughters of men" looked, so they took on human form and came down to Earth and took wives for themselves.

The resulting offspring was the Nephilim- a race of large and fierce people that were one of the reasons for the Great Deluge.

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Answer 6

Genesis 18: Two Angels appeared to Lot in accounts of Sodom and Gommorah in the flesh but it does not say if they have entered into a man's consciousness or took forms in human flesh. One thing is certain however, they look like men since the people of Sodom would like them to get out of Lot's house and make sex with them.
Befroe that, in Genesis 19: Three men also appeared to Abraham, to tell him and Sarah that they will have a son. This was later proved to be God's messengers.

Answer 7

Yes there is 400 references to angels in the bible.
read that someplace and the name angel means messanger.
Manoah and his barren wife earnestly desired a child. God sent an angel to tell them she would have a son.Judges13;1-5
Samson
Two angels went to abraham in human bodies and then to lot in Sodom and Gamorrah. They made good looking male bodies and the men of the city wanted to have sex with them.
An angel went to mary and to her counsin to tell them they would have a son. John the Babtist and Jesus.
Angels were to be god's executional forces in the near future when he destroys the wicked and brings peace to humans.

Answer 8

That depends on what you mean by angels. Those with wings don't exist. If you refer to elevated spirits, I should say they don't take on a form of flesh, they don't even have to. However, they can communicate with human beings through mediums. Some spirits not so elevated can incorporate mediums so that they can speak and/or write through them. There are several books written by spirits using hands of mediums.

Peace!

Answer 9

Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

John 20:12
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.


Matthew 4:11
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Matthew 13:41
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;


These verses show that angels can be seen and have physical interaction to help humans which we can reason that they are able to take some form of flesh. The experience of Lot has Lot and his family being dragged from the city before the angels bring the destruction. Plus alot of the verses concerning Lot would indicate angels can even be seen by unbelievers so it wasnt a spiritual thing only.

As the case with Jacob and in recent times Dimitri Duduman angels will appear to us in dreams and visions. You need to learn how to test an angel to make sure its not one from Satan as we know from scripture that both Satan and his angels can come to us as "angels of light".

A simple test is a true angel of God will not let you worship them and will speak words to direct your worship and service to the Lord Most High.

Revelation 19:10
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Answer 10

2 Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! Hebrews 13:2