Paranormal: Angelic Beings

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/angelsmp3/" target="_blank"><strong>website.</strong></a></p><p><strong>Spiritual Beings</strong></p><ol><li><strong>Cherubim </strong>– guardians; winged, composite beings. See Gen 3:24; Exod 25:18; Ezek 9:3 (cp. Ezek 1)</li><li><strong>Seraphim</strong> – worshippers, winged; “burning ones” Only in Isa 6.</li><li><strong>Angels </strong>= messengers (<i>ángelos</i>, Gk; <i>mal’akh</i>, Heb.)<ol><li>Human: 1 Kgs 19:2; Hg 1:13; Mal 2:7, 3:1; Lk 7:24; Acts 12:15 (?); possibly the “messengers” of the 7 churches (Rev 2-3).</li><li>Supernatural: more common use of the word.</li><li>Note: We do not become angels when we die (Matt 22).</li><li>Presented as genderless (or male).</li><li>Some are named: Gabriel, Michael; also Raphael, Uriel, Jeremiel (OT Apocrypha)</li><li>Can be good or evil (Matt 22:30, 25:41)</li><li>Archangels (1 Thess 4:16, Jude 9) = chief angels. 7 in number, though not total agreement.</li><li>Their mediating work is done, though they will accompany Christ at his return</li><li>Mere servants (Heb 1:14)!<ol><li>Beware sensationalism.</li><li>We mustn't worship them (Col 2:18, Rev 19:10).</li><li>One day we will even judge them (1 Cor 6:3)!</li></ol></li></ol></li><li><strong>Powers, principalities (rulers), celestial beings </strong>(dignities, KJV)<ol><li>Eph 6:12 & Col 2:15. Through Christ God is showing his wisdom to the powers (Eph 3:10).</li><li>Elaborate angelic hierarchies (choirs) in Middle Ages:<ol><li>First sphere:<ol><li>Seraphim</li><li>Cherubim</li><li>Thrones or Ophanim</li></ol></li><li>Second sphere:<ol><li>Dominions</li><li>Virtues</li><li>Powers or Authorities</li></ol></li><li>Third sphere:<ol><li>Principalities or Rulers</li><li>Archangel</li><li>Angels</li></ol></li></ol></li><li>Could they be human beings who are <i>political </i>powers?<ol><li>Perhaps, but then why are they described as being in the heavenly realms (Eph 6:12)?</li><li>Some reason that they are the <i>interior</i> s