How do angels compare with humans? - Angels - TouchPoints

Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the Lord. You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you.

Psalm 148:2, 5Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven! . . . Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being.

Colossians 1:15-16Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.

Both humans and angels are created by God.

Revelation 22:8-9I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!”

Both humans and angels are created to serve God.

Philippians 2:9-11Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Revelation 5:11-12Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. And they sang in a mighty chorus: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered—to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”

A primary function of both humans and angels is to worship God.

Job 2:1-2One day the members of the heavenly court came again to present themselves before the Lord, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. “Where have you come from?” the Lord asked Satan. Satan answered the Lord, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.”

Both humans and angels are accountable to God.

2 Samuel 14:17, 20I know that you are like an angel of God in discerning good from evil. May the Lord your God be with you.” . . . He did it to place the matter before you in a different light. But you are as wise as an angel of God, and you understand everything that happens among us!”

Ephesians 3:10God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

Both humans and angels are intelligent beings.

Job 38:7“All the angels shouted for joy.”

Luke 2:13Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God.

Luke 15:10In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents.

Both humans and angels have emotions.

Romans 14:10, 12So why do you condemn another believer? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. . . . Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.

1 Corinthians 6:3Don’t you realize that we will judge angels? So you should surely be able to resolve ordinary disputes in this life.

2 Peter 2:4God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment.

Both humans and angels are created with free will; therefore, both are imperfect. Both humans and angels are accountable to God and are subject to judgment.

Joshua 5:13-15When Joshua was near the town of Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with sword in hand. Joshua went up to him and demanded, “Are you friend or foe?” “Neither one,” he replied. “I am the commander of the Lord’s army.” At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. “I am at your command,” Joshua said. “What do you want your servant to do?” The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did as he was told.

Ezekiel 1:5From the center of the cloud came four living beings that looked human, except that each had four faces and four wings.

Daniel 8:15-16As I, Daniel, was trying to understand the meaning of this vision, someone who looked like a man stood in front of me. And I heard a human voice calling out from the Ulai River, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of his vision.”

Angels have some human characteristics and can even appear fully human.

Psalm 8:4What are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them?

Luke 20:36“And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection.”

Humans are mortal; angels are immortal.

Numbers 22:31Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam bowed his head and fell face down on the ground before him.

2 Kings 6:16-17“Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.

Luke 2:9Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified.

Angels can be visible or invisible.

2 Peter 2:10-11These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling. But the angels, who are far greater in power and strength, do not dare to bring from the Lord a charge of blasphemy against those supernatural beings.

Angels are stronger and more powerful than humans.

Matthew 22:30“For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.”

Relationships between angels differ from earthly relationships between humans.

Luke 19:10“For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”

Hebrews 2:16We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham.

Jesus came to redeem human beings.