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2007-11-26 03:02:20 · 15 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For those who said he created them to protect us and guide us or messengers, he is God the almighty, why does he need that?! he is present everywhere.
2007-11-26 03:46:06 · update #1
Take me as a very simple idiotic guy who is thick, try to convince this idiot that God who has power over everything and can be everywhere at all the times needs messengers and servants like Angels to help him. Why does God need help?
2007-11-26 03:52:12 · update #2
Fair question. I need to first explain my concept of "eternity." This was a stumbling block for me until I began to see God as sitting in the middle of eternity. To Him, today is the same as a trillion years ago or a trillion years from now. He has a panoramic view of all. The fall of man was no surprise to God, and would not have occurred had not the third of the angels he created rebelled. Some would use that to say that He created evil. I do not agree. He allowed it that we might make a choice to abide with Him. Without the creation of angels, His ultimate plan of salvation would not have been possible. He uses angels as messengers because we could not look upon God Himself in our earthly bodies. Moses was allowed a glimpse of the back of God, ( I think a metaphor,) but Moses was hid in the cleft of a rock, a symbol of the pre-incarnate Christ, and God put His hand over the cleft where Moses was hidden. Even so, Moses was referred to as the only man to "see" god. Because of Moses' closeness to God, he wore a veil because the Glory on his face was blinding to the Israelites. He fell into false pride by keeping the veil on as the Glory faded to hide that from his people. I said all that to say that angels were created as a means to the end plan of salvation for all mankind.
2007-11-26 07:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by One Wing Eagle Woman 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both the Hebrew mal‧’akh′ and the Greek ag′ge‧los literally mean “messenger.” From the first book of the Bible to the last, these words occur nearly 400 times. When spirit messengers are indicated, the words are translated “angels,” but if the reference definitely is to human creatures, the rendering is “messengers.”
Since God created man “a little lower than angels” (Heb 2:7), it follows that angels have a greater mental capacity than man. They are superhuman in power Angelic knowledge and power were displayed when two angels brought flaming destruction upon Sodom and Gomorrah. A single angel killed 185,000 of the Assyrian army.—Ps 103:20; Ge 19:13, 24; 2Ki 19:35.
Angels too can travel at tremendous speeds, far exceeding the limits of the physical world. Thus when Daniel was praying, God dispatched an angel to answer his prayer; and the angel arrived within moments, even before the prayer was concluded.—Da 9:20-23.
2007-11-26 03:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by papa G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zalem,
I have not studied this for some time now but, if memory serves me then angels were created for GOD so that HE would have them available for "HIS needs". They were created prior to Earth and everything here. There were many instances when HE sent an angel to intervene in man & woman's matters on earth. HE did not have to be visibly seen as a result of this. There were a number of them who revolted with satan and became "devils". We deal with satan each and every day in our walk on earth. Have a wonderful week.
Thanks,
Eds
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2007-11-26 03:08:07 · answer #3 · answered by Eds 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Simply or basically, to serve God, the saints, and the rest of mankind. They will not assist a sinner commit any sin. By the way,
NO
angel has ever turned to the dark side as some would have you to believe.
2007-11-26 03:42:18 · answer #4 · answered by 1saintofGod 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe everything is created for God's pleasure just as Revelation 4:11 proclaims. I believe it would shock and amaze us to see our guardian angels constantly protecting us.
The fallen angels hate us. God's angels protect us.
2007-11-26 03:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Angels are for the people (all people) to protect us for satan and his angels. There is a war in the air around us. They help the christians if they call upon them . They help the unbeleivers and they don't even know this.
GOD BLESS
2007-11-26 03:41:14 · answer #6 · answered by TCC Revolution 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think angels are God's messengers.
2007-11-26 03:35:56 · answer #7 · answered by just because 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe He made them for the same reason He made us? If we were created to love, know, trust in, and serve God, and to be loved and cared for by God, perhaps the angels were too.
2007-11-26 03:38:03 · answer #8 · answered by Lady of the Garden 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
For his glory.
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They minister to the saints.
Hebrews 1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
2007-11-26 03:43:02 · answer #9 · answered by hisgloryisgreat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God doesn't need or create angels, as far as I'm aware. I think angels are the creation of people.
2007-11-26 03:38:59 · answer #10 · answered by Chantal G 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋