Thirty-four books of the Bible teach the existence of angels. The word angel occurs approximately 275 times throughout Scripture, translates the Hebrew word מַלְאָךְ malak and the Greek word ἄγγελος aggelos, and both words mean messenger. The Bible reveals angels are created beings (Psa 148:2-5; Col 1:16).
Angels are basically classified as either righteous or evil. The former retain their holy state and service to God and are called elect angels (1 Tim 5:21), whereas the latter have defected from their original state and continue in constant rebellion against God. Satan is the leader of all fallen angels (Matt 25:41; cf. Rev 12:7, 9), which Scripture designates as evil spirits (1 Sam 16:14; Luke 7:21), demons (Matt 8:31), and unclean spirits (Mark 5:1-4).
God sovereignly rules over all angels—both elect and fallen—just as He rules over everything. According to Scripture, “The LORD is King forever and ever” (Psa 10:16a), and “The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all” (Psa 103:19). For “Whatever the LORD pleases, He does, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps” (Psa 135:6), and “He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth” (Dan 4:35). God gives freedom to his creatures, both angelic and human, and this to varying degrees. God never creates evil; however, He can and does control those who do. Satan, and those who follow him (both fallen angels and people), are ultimately under God’s sovereign control, and even their evil plans and actions cannot thwart His good purposes. Angels & Demons Compete Study Notes
Angels & Demons Part 1
Angels & Demons Part 2
Angels & Demons Part 3
Angels & Demons Part 4
Angels & Demons Part 5 – Genesis Six and the Sons of God
Angels & Demons Part 6 – Satanology
Angels & Demons Part 7 – Satan’s World-System
Angels & Demons Part 8 – Satan’s World-System (Continued)
Angels & Demons Part 9 – The Sin Nature – Satan’s Inside Agent
Angels & Demons Part 10 – Satan’s Strategies to Defeat God’s People
Angels & Demons Part 11 – Satan’s Strategies to Defeat God’s People (Continued)
Angels & Demons Part 12 – Where Satan is Attacking in America
Angels & Demons Part 13 – Where Satan is Attacking in America (Continued)
Angels & Demons Part 14 – Where Satan is Attacking in America (Continued)
Angels & Demons Part 15 – Where Satan is Attacking in America (Continued)
Angels & Demons Part 16 – The Armor of God
Angels & Demons Part 17 – The Armor of God
Angels & Demons Part 18 – The Armor of God
Angels & Demons Part 19 – A Divided World Until Christ Returns