Angels are mentioned in the Bible 273 times--108 times in the Old Testament and 165 times in the New Testament. If you removed all references of angels from the Bible you would be left with gaping holes in narratives, inexplicable events, events that had no possible way of occurring. You would have to totally reject the New Testament.
Among the angels there is an order. Today we focused on the angels who are the closest to God--the seraphs (plural: seraphim) and cherubs (plural: cherubim). These two types of winged angels are considered the heavenly servants of God. They are constantly giving praise to God and are seen around the throne of God. The cherubim are sometimes known as the "throne angels". (Psalms 99:1; 80:1)
The seraphim are described by Isaiah in a vision (Isaiah 6:1-7). The cherubim were assigned by God to guard the eastern entrance to the Garden of Eden and the Tree of Life after Adam and Eve disobeyed God. God's instructions to Moses to build the Ark of the Covenant (the dwelling place of God) included two cherubs of gold (Exodus 25:10-22). God instructed that the inner sanctuary of the Tabernacle (the Holy of Holies) have two 15 foot cherubs made, with wings spread the length of the room. The vale to the inner sanctuary was embroidered with cherubim (1 Kings 6:23-28). Interestingly, Lucifer (Satan)--before he rebelled against God--was an "anointed guardian cherub (Ezekiel 28:12-15).
As we continue our study of angels, it will make us more and more aware of the invisible world that exist around us. Hopefully this study will help us turn our focus more toward our eternal home in Heaven while loosening our grip on the temporal things of this world.
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