Merry Christmas!
Often, pictures of angels at Christmas show angels looking like little babies or like beautiful young ladies. These are cute, and often very pretty, but the Bible describes angels as different than that.
Angels are real spiritual beings that God created. The Bible talks about angels 268 different times!
You may read about angels in the Old Testament and the New Testament and find that usually they looked like men! Read Luke 1:1-38. This tells about an angel that comes and gives messages to different people. One of the people was Mary, the mother of Jesus.
The word "angel" in greek actually means "messenger." In the Bible, God often sent messages through angels.
Also, we know that angels are strong and mighty warriors! Some carry flaming swords (Genesis 3:23,24). Psalm 91:9-11 says that God sends his angels to help protect us.
God sent angels to protect Elisha. They road in chariots of fire! Read this incredible happening in 2 Kings 6:8-23.
We can be thankful for these co-workers in God's Kingdom. We do not pray to angels, for they only obey God. We can trust God and know that He will send help...sometimes it may even be an angel!
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