What does the Bible say about angels? CQ Kids

In the Bible, the word “angel” means “messenger.” God sent angels to deliver messages to specific people, like when the angel Gabriel delivered a VERY important message to Mary about the birth of Jesus! (see Luke 1:26-38)

The Scriptures suggest angels can look like fire, (see Hebrews 1:7, Exodus 3:2), or a bright light, like lightning. (see Matthew 28:3) Daniel described the angel he saw like this: “His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, and his eyes flamed like torches. His arms and feet shone like polished bronze, and his voice roared like a vast multitude of people.” (Daniel 10:6, NLT)

Sometimes, angels took on a human form and appeared as men, but never as women or babies. Abraham (see Genesis 18:2), his nephew Lot (see Genesis 19:1), Gideon (see Judges 6:11-22), and the parents of Samson (see Judges 13:20) all saw angels who appeared as men.

How many angels are there? Many! In Revelation, John says he looked and heard “...thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.” (Revelation 5:11, NIV) That’s over 100 million angels! A scripture in Hebrews (see 12:22) mentions an “innumerable company of angels” - “innumerable” means too many to count!

Angels are very strong and have great power from God. Psalms says, “Bless the LORD, you His angels, mighty in strength, who perform His word, obeying the voice of His word!” (Psalms 103:20, NASB)

Locked doors are no problem for angels. Peter was asleep in prison, chained between two soldiers. Suddenly, there was a bright light and an angel appeared INSIDE the cell, woke Peter up, and his chains fell off! Thinking he was dreaming, Peter followed the angel out