What do angels look like? | GotQuestions.org
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Are angels male, female, or something else? Do angels have wings? If so, how many wings do angels have? Do all angels look the same? Do we have guardian angels? These are all questions that come to mind when we try to imagine what angles do and what they look like. In this video, we answer the question: What do angles look like?
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- Hi, a few people asked, what do angels look like? Let's answer that question together.
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- You can also discover more on GotQuestions .org. Angels are spirit beings, so they do not have any essential physical form.
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- But angels do have the ability to appear in human form. When angels appeared to humans in the
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- Bible, they resembled normal males. In Genesis, God and two angels appeared as men and actually ate a meal with Abraham.
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- Angels appear as men many times throughout the Bible, and they never appear in the likeness of women.
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- Other times, angels appeared not as humans, but as something otherworldly, and their appearance was terrifying to those who encountered them.
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- Often the first words from these angels were, do not be afraid, because extreme fear was such a common reaction.
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- The keepers of Jesus' tomb became as dead as men when they saw the angel of the Lord. The shepherds in the fields in Luke 2 were sore afraid when the angel of the
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- Lord appeared and the glory of the Lord shone around them. As for physical characteristics, angels are sometimes described as having wings.
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- The images of Cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant had wings that covered the mercy seat. Isaiah saw winged seraphim in his vision of the throne of heaven.
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- Each one having six wings. Ezekiel saw visions of winged angels. Isaiah depicts angels having human features, voices, faces, and feet.
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- Angel voices are heard singing and praising God in several other passages as well.
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- The angel at Jesus' tomb is described as having a brilliant appearance. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.
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- In conclusion, whatever appearance angels take on, there is reason to believe that they are incredibly beautiful.
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- Ezekiel noted Lucifer was lifted up in pride over his beauty. In addition, beings such as angels, who are continually in the presence of God, would be expected to have extraordinary beauty because God's glory is reflected upon all that is around him.
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