........ that Angels do not look like the above pictures as they are not children nor female and they do not sing.
Are angels male or female?
Angels are referred to in the Hebrew language as bene elohim, or "sons of God." Bible scholar Dr. Henry Morris says about the angels:
"The only obvious and natural meaning [of the designation, “sons of God”]... is that these beings were sons of God, rather than of men, because they had been created, not born. Such a description, of course, would apply only to Adam (Lk. 3:38) and to the angels, whom God had directly created (Psa. 148:2, 5; 104:4; Col. 1:16)." Dr. Morris explains further:
"Whenever angels have appeared visibly to men, as recorded in the Bible, they have appeared in the physical bodies of men. Those who met with Abraham, for example, actually ate with him (Gen. 18:8) and, later, appeared to the inhabitants of Sodom in such perfectly manlike shape that the Sodomites were attempting to take these ‘men’ for homosexual purposes. The writer of Hebrews suggests that, on various occasions, some ‘have entertained angels unawares’ (Heb. 13:2).
‘It is true that the Lord Jesus said that...in the resurrection they ‘neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven’ (Mat. 22:30). However, this is not equivalent to saying that angels are "sexless," since people who share in the resurrection will surely retain their own personal identity, whether male or female.
Furthermore, angels are always described, when they appear, as ‘men,’ and the pronoun ‘he’ is always used in reference to them. Somehow they have been given by God the capacity of materializing themselves in masculine human form when occasion warrants, even though their bodies are not under the control of the gravitational and electromagnetic forces which limit our own bodies in this present life."
Yet how many times do we see figurines of Angels as female and often as babies. Yet another "tradition of man" that we have bought into as a society.
As far as angels singing, there is a famous christmas carol called "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" yet not once in scripture does it record angels singing. See Luke 2:8-14
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, (not singing) Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
I am not saying don't sing the song Hark The Herald Angels Sing if it gives you the warm fuzzies, but realize you are singing incorrectly.
Incidently, one of the arguments some have that claim angles sing is in Revelation verse 5:11-12 "Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. In a loud voice they sang:
"Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!"
There is one problem. This is from the NIV which has more errors in it than I care to go into.
Compare this same scripture in the King James
"And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing."
In Job 38:7, even the NIV doesn't mention that the angels sing
"while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?" Obviously, there is a great difference between shouting and singing.
This time of year is a great time to dig into the Bible and see what it really says and not rely on the church or the "traditions of men" for your doctrine.
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