Why or why not? And if you do, what do angels and/or demons mean to you? What are they? Please give your religion, also. Thanks.
2007-10-18 02:07:57 · 13 answers · asked by BlueManticore 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes and Yes.
Angels are Gods workers and Demands and angels that disobeyed God.
Read the Bible... Genesis
2007-10-18 02:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by Dave's 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Demons are angels that have chosen to disobey God and do their own thing.
The Angels were created before our universe and are extremely old and most likely belong in a different reality though they can access our reality.
These beings, we have been told, are of higher intelligence, power than humans, and they have no real limit on their lifespans.
You should view this link from itube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-wYmFYb3I
This link is not the best. There is a better one. But watch it to the end.
The Bible once showed someone that around us there are thousands of angels all the time invisibly. This surely tells us something and makes us think after having viewed that link.
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I am Christian.
2007-10-18 09:58:04 · answer #2 · answered by Fuzzy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Southern Baptist. I know people that have seen angels. i have had alot of times when i know that angels rescued me. After hurricane Opal, i was cleaning up all the limbs in my yard. i was down to the last one. it was the top of a sycamore tree. it was shaped like an upside down Y. I had nothing left on the ground to block me, everything else clean, figured out the cut so it would fall correctly. I made my cut, and the limb came straight at my face with full force. it was demons. The next right in my face. Then. I was sitting on the ground with the limb across my legs perpindicular to where it was in my face. My glasses, were across the yard. The chain saw was running and out of my reach. my 4 kids had to lift the limb off of my legs. Not one scratch on my face. I was looking straight at the limb as it was about to hit my face, NO WAY, BUT A GUARDIAN ANGEL. Angels serve God - they are messenger for God. Satan's workers in the spiritual world are demons. I woke up one night. and my bedroom was filled with red eyes in the dark. I hurried to close my eyes but could still see them. Baptist churches in general, don't preach on demons, so when i saw
the preacher the next day, i thought he would think that I was crazy. He didn't. He told me to call on Jesus' name. It says in the Bible that we fight against powers and principalities.
2007-10-18 09:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by gramma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are realities and appear in the Bible, and both are from the same species i.e Angels.
Demons are those rebellious Angels that were driven from their place in Heaven and along with their leader Satan,now exist in Hell.
The faithful Angels are with God in Heaven and are His messengers,the term Angel means=messenger.
The Demons or Fallen Angels constantly work against mankind to hinder our love and worship due to God and to try and convince us to rebell as they did.
2007-10-18 09:15:22 · answer #4 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are some interesting facts about 7 heavenly activities of angels: they worship God, they observe the people of God, they inquire about the prophetical plan of God, they perform the will of God, they witness the wrath of God, they rejoice in God's work of creation and they rejoice in God's work of redemption. Here are 27 facts about angels: they are mentioned 273 times in 34 biblical books, they were all created by God, they all report directly to God, they were present at the creation of the world, they announced Jesus' birth to the shepherds, they do not marry, they were created to live forever, their purpose is to glorify God, some angels help human beings, some angels harm human beings (demons), they are spirit beings, they are invisible beings, they are innumerable, they possess intelligence, they possess will, they display joy, they display desire, they are stronger than men, they are more intelligent than men, they are more swifter than men, they are not omnipresent, they are not omniscient, they are not omnipotent, some are cherubim, some are seraphim, the majority remained true to God and they will join all believers in the heavenly Jerusalem. (I didn't put the biblical references down due to time constraints). I believe that they have been in my life due to coincidences that have occurred and that I have a Guardian Angel. Satan seeks to kill, steal and destroy all humans out of jealousy because we are the crowning act of creation and will judge these demons. Pride is what befell Satan-the worst sin in the Bible.
2007-10-18 09:24:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in both.
I dont believe angel have actual wings and demons arent the red horned imps that most believe.
I believe that Satan is a very attractive, well dressed and well spoken being that looks angelic by all but his countenance.
2007-10-18 09:19:50 · answer #6 · answered by Bangbangbangbang 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, both in fact. Angels are servants of God. Protectors of his people. Demons serve Satan. cast down with him at the fall. The exist for one purpose to encourage man to fall from God.
2007-10-18 09:13:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I believe in both because there has to be more to this world than just us and there are so many stories/tales etc about them throughout history that it can't all be made up. I'm not sure 100% what they are - I think it depends on what they want to achieve.
I'm a Christian.
2007-10-19 09:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by SG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't. I find them useful in metaphor occasionally, but I don't believe they have any existence outside imagination. I'm an atheist.
2007-10-18 09:26:15 · answer #9 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i believe in demons, ive seen one.
he lives in the whitehouse
2007-10-18 09:12:30 · answer #10 · answered by alucard817 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋