“What are the different types of angels?”

……Angels fall into two categories: the "unfallen" angels and the fallen angels. Unfallen angels are those who have remained holy throughout their existence and accordingly are called "holy angels" …Matthew 25:31 …31 "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.…In Scripture, generally when angels are mentioned, it is the class of holy angels in view. …By contrast, the fallen angels are those who have not maintained their holiness. Holy angels fall into special classes, and certain individuals are named and mentioned. …Michael the archangel is likely the head of all the holy angels, and his name means "who is like unto God?" …Daniel 10:21…21 Meanwhile, I will tell you what is written in the Book of Truth. (No one helps me against these spirit princes except Michael, your spirit prince. (Hebrew against these except Michael, your prince.)…Daniel 12:1…"At that time Michael, the archangel(Hebrew the great prince.) who stands guard over your nation, will arise. Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued.…1 Thessalonians 4:16…16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died (Greek the dead in Christ.) will rise from their graves.…Jude 9… 9 But even Michael, one of the mightiest of the angels,(Greek Michael, the archangel.) did not dare accuse the devil of blasphemy, but simply said, "The Lord rebuke you!" (This took place when Michael was arguing with the devil about Moses' body.)… Revelation 12:7-10…7 Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. 8 And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out of heaven. 9 This great dragon-the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world-was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.…10 Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens,…"It has come at last-salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ.(Or his Messiah.) For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth-the one who accuses them before our God day and night.…Gabriel is one of the principal messengers of God, his name meaning "hero of God," and was entrusted with important messages such as those delivered to Daniel…Daniel 8:16…16 And I heard a human voice calling out from the Ulai River, "Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of his vision."…Daniel 9:21…21 As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice.…Zacharias…Luke 1:18-19…18 Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure this will happen? I'm an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years."19 Then the angel said, "I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!…Mary…Luke 1:26-38 …26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favoured woman! The Lord is with you!" (Some manuscripts add Blessed are you among women.)…29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. 30 "Don't be afraid, Mary," the angel told her, "for you have found favor with God! 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 And he will reign over Israel (Greek over the house of Jacob) forever; his Kingdom will never end!" 34 Mary asked the angel, "But how can this happen? I am a virgin." 35 The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. 36 What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month. 37 For nothing is impossible with God." …(Some manuscripts read For the word of God will never fail)…38 Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her.…Most holy angels are not given names but are described only as "elect angels" …1 Timothy 5:21…21 I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the highest angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing favouritism to anyone.…The expressions "principalities" and "powers" seem to be used of all angels whether fallen or holy…Luke 21:26…26 People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.… Romans 8:38…38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, (Greek nor rulers).neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow-not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love.…Ephesians 1:21…21 Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else-not only in this world but also in the world to come.…Ephesians 3:10…10 God'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. …Colossians1:16…16 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…Colossians 2:10, 15…10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority…………. 15 In this way, he disarmed (Or he stripped off.) the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.…1 Peter 3:22…22 Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honour next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept his authority.…Some angels are designated as…"Cherubim" which are living creatures who defend God's holiness from any defilement of sin…Genesis 3:24 …24 After sending them out, the Lord God stationed mighty cherubim to the east of the Garden of Eden. And he placed a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.…Exodus 25: 18, 20…18 Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover 20 The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.…Ezekiel 1:1-18…On July 31 (Hebrew On the fifth day of the fourth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. A number of dates in Ezekiel can be cross-checked with dates in surviving Babylonian records and related accurately to our modern calendar. …This event occurred on July 31, 593 b.c.) of my thirtieth year, (Or in the thirtieth year.) while I was with the Judean exiles beside the Kebar River in Babylon, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. 2 This happened during the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity. 3 (The Lord gave this message to Ezekiel son of Buzi, a priest, beside the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians, …(Or Chaldeans) and he felt the hand of the Lord take hold of him.)…4 As I looked, I saw a great storm coming from the north, driving before it a huge cloud that flashed with lightning and shone with brilliant light. There was fire inside the cloud, and in the middle of the fire glowed something like gleaming amber. (Or like burnished metal) 5 From the center of the cloud came four living beings that looked human, 6 except that each had four faces and four wings. 7 Their legs were straight, and their feet had hooves like those of a calf and shone like burnished bronze. 8 Under each of their four wings I could see human hands. So each of the four beings had four faces and four wings. 9 The wings of each living being touched the wings of the beings beside it. Each one moved straight forward in any direction without turning around.…10 Each had a human face in the front, the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and the face of an eagle at the back. 11 Each had two pairs of outstretched wings-one pair stretched out to touch the wings of the living beings on either side of it, and the other pair covered its body. 12 They went in whatever direction the spirit chose, and they moved straight forward in any direction without turning around.13 The living beings looked like bright coals of fire or brilliant torches, and lightning seemed to flash back and forth among them. 14 And the living beings darted to and fro like flashes of lightning.…15 As I looked at these beings, I saw four wheels touching the ground beside them, one wheel belonging to each. 16 The wheels sparkled as if made of beryl. All four wheels looked alike and were made the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it. 17 The beings could move in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved. 18 The rims of the four wheels were tall and frightening, and they were covered with eyes all around.

"Seraphim" are another class of angels mentioned only once in Scripture in and are described as having three pairs of wings. …Isaiah 6:2-7…2 Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 They were calling out to each other,…"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven's Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!" 4 heir voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled with smoke.…5 Then I said, "It's all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven's Armies." 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 He touched my lips with it and said, "See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven."… They apparently have the function of praising God, being God's messengers to Earth, and are especially concerned with the holiness of God. …Most of the references to holy angels in Scripture refer to their ministries which cover a wide field of achievement. …They were present at creation…The giving of the Law…At the birth of Christ …At His resurrection…At the Ascension, …They will be present at the Rapture of the Church …The Second Coming of Christ.…In stark contrast to the company of holy angels, the fallen angels are also innumerable and are described as fallen from their first estate. …Led by Satan, who was originally a holy angel, the fallen angels defected, rebelled against God, and became sinful in their nature and work. …Fallen angels have been divided into two classes:…Those who are free and those who are bound. …Of the fallen angels, Satan alone is given particular mention in the Bible. …When Satan fell he drew after him one third of the angels. …John 8:44…44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.…Luke 10:18…18 "Yes," he told them, "I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!…Of those, some are reserved in chains awaiting judgment…1 Corinthians 6:3…3 Don't you realize that we will judge angels? So you should surely be able to resolve ordinary disputes in this life.…2 Peter 2:4…4 For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell,(Greek Tartarus.) in gloomy pits of darkness, (Some manuscripts read in chains of gloom.) where they are being held until the day of judgment.…Jude 6…6 And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.…The remainder of his angels are free and are the demons, or devils, to whom reference is constantly made throughout the New Testament… Mark 5:9, 15 9 Then Jesus demanded, "What is your name?" And he replied, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man."

Luke 8:30…15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.…1 Timothy 4:1…Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.…They are Satan's servants in all his undertakings and share his doom…Matthew 25:41…41 "Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, 'Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. (Greek his angels)…Revelation 20:10…10 Then the devil, who had deceived them, was thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur, joining the beast and the false prophet. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.