The place and the function of angels in the Christianity

Christianity inherited it’s angelology from Judaism. Angels are a group of supernatural beings that their function is to deliver the message of God to man; and God manifests himself to human beings in the form of angels. In both Judaism and Christianity, the term “angel” has been used for human messengers as well. They are known as eternal and immortal spirits with high reasoning and free-will who are not able to reproduce and do not need food and they do not have sexual desire and human instincts; they are also superior to man spiritually. Like other creatures, they also have limitations, but as they are incorporeal beings, they are not bounded by time and place; they are able to travel long distances in the speed of light and accomplish high levels of perfection and spiritual growth. They are classified into three classes in accordance with three different levels of consciousness, and there are three sub-groups under each class as well. Thus, there are nine groups of angels overall. On the manner of their creation, it is said: “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.” Therefore, with each word an angel was created. According to catholic and orthodox theology, angels were created before other creatures through the power of pre-existing Christ. All angels were good and sacred at the time creation, but a group of them that are called “fallen angels” joined Satan in his apostasy and sin by using their free-will, which is a part of their nature, and lost their position of grace –as servants of God. According to Christian belief, Jesus is the lord of angels and is above all of them, thus, he is thought of as an angel too. Their functions in this world includes protecting human beings, particularly children, inspiring hope, curing diseases, etc. and these functions do not interfere with the will of man. Angels’ scatological functions encompasses recording deeds, punishing and rewarding dead people.