ANGELOLOGY

Summary Statement: I believe angels were created by God during the creation week. That that they are a static race, and therefore individually responsible for their actions. After their creation, one of the most powerful angels, Satan, sinned and drew one third of the other angels with him. The purpose of angels is to serve God, and to worship him.

1. Created – According to 1 Timothy 6:16 only God is immortal, this then leads to the conclusion that angels are created beings. (Ps 148:2,5) John 1 tells us that all things were created by God. Therefore angels are not only created, but they are created by the only Immortal. They were created during the creation week, as seen in Exodus chapter twenty verse eleven while God is speaking about the Sabbath day. There creation was not only during the week of creation, but was also before the earth was formed, putting their creation on day one. (Job 38:6-7)

2. Static – The creation of angels was a onetime act by God. They are not a race that increases or decreases, but rather they have an eternal state. (Luke 20:34-36) Because there is no federal headship to the angels, they are each individually responsible for their own actions, this is important when considering the fall of the angels.

3. Satan – Satan was one of the chief angels of God as seen in Ezekiel 28. Yet, with all that he was and had, it was not enough for him and he wanted more. This lust of Satan was the sin of his fall, that verse fifteen demonstrates. With this sin he also drew one third of the rest of the angels (Rev 12:14) this was their own decision as seen above that they are individually responsible for.

4. Serve and Worship God – As seen from their lack of free will, the angels sole responsibility is to serve and worship. They cannot do anything outside the will of God, as seen in Job 1, in their now affirmed state, whether fallen or not. (Isaiah 6:3, Heb 1:6)