Angels were part of the original creation, both visible and invisible (Col. 1:16), and were created by Jesus Christ and for Him. Ezekiel 28:13-14 refers to a “cherub,” and Job 38:4-7 suggests that angels (“sons of God”) were created before the earth, as they shouted for joy when God laid its foundations. Thus, angels are created spirits (Psa. 104:4; Heb. 1:14), but they may have a celestial body, as Christians will receive at the resurrection (1 Cor. 15:39-40). Fallen angels are disembodied spirits who desire a body to function, as seen in their request to inhabit pigs (Matt. 12:43-45; Mark 5:12).

The angelic host is classified into various groups. Angels, as messengers, are servants of God (Eph. 3:10; 1 Pet. 1:12) who often appear in the guise of men (Josh. 5:13; Judg. 6:21-22; Luke 24:4; Acts 1:10). Hebrews 13:2 warns about unknowingly entertaining angels. Angels were present at Creation (Job 38:7), the giving of the Law (Gal. 3:19), Christ’s birth (Luke 2:13), His temptation (Matt. 4:11), resurrection (Matt. 28:2), and ascension (Acts 1:10), and will accompany Him at His second coming (Matt. 13:37-39; Mark 8:38; 2 Thess. 1:7). Cherubim are a specific type of angel closely related to God’s throne (Gen. 3:24; Exo. 25:18), associated with the vindication of God’s holiness, and described in Ezekiel 1 and 10 as having wings. Satan is also described as “the anointed cherub” in Ezekiel 28:14.