What We Believe About Angels

We teach God created (Ps. 148:2; Col. 1:16) an innumerable host of spiritual beings called angels (Rev. 5:11; Heb. 12:22). Angels are inferior to God (Heb. 1:4-14) but greater than men (2 Pet. 2:11). Men have seen angels (John 20:12; Lk. 1:11; 2:9,13). Angels perform God’s will by protecting God’s people (Gen. 19; 1 Kings 19; Ps. 91:11-12), announcing His messages (Matt. 1-2), and praising God (Rev. 5:7).

We teach that there is a literal enemy of the believers, Satan (1 Pet. 5:8), who was created as a perfect angel named Lucifer (Ezek. 18:12-15). We teach that Lucifer rebelled against his Creator and took a host of angels with him (Is. 14:12-17; Ezek. 28:17). Satan tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:1-4) and Jesus in the wilderness (Matt. 4). We teach that the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ defeated Satan (Rom. 16:20) and that he awaits eternal punishment in the lake of fire (Matt. 25:41; Rev. 20:1-3). We teach that spiritual warfare against Satan and the Kingdom of darkness is primarily a battle in the minds and hearts of men (Eph. 5:12).

We teach that demons exist as fallen and sinful angels. Demons have had power to cause dumbness (Matt. 9:32-33), blindness (Matt. 12:22), insanity (Lk. 8:26-35), personal injury (Mk. 9:18), and suffering and deformities (Lk. 13:11-17). These demons are the principalities and powers against which believers wrestle (Eph. 6:12). We teach that they propagate false teachings (1Tim. 4:1).