Angels

Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › St. Mary and the Saints

8 questions

What is the Orthodox Church perspective on angels (guardian angels)?
I was wondering if angels were created before Adam and Eve.
Do the angels and demons have the same concept and perception towards the love of God to His creatures before and after the revelation of divine love by Christ to…
Are our guardian angels with us all the time?
What is the difference between the cherubim and the seraphim? I know that the cherubim are full of eyes and the seraphim have six wings. Do they both have many eyes and…
Why were the angels sitting at the tomb? What is the relevance of them sitting as opposed to standing?
At a Bible study with friends recently, we came across some verses in Ephesians 3 verses 8, 9, and 10. This brought about a discussion about the ranks of angels in…
Do angels have free will? If yes can some of them still fall? If not when did that stop since they had free will and Lucifer and a 1/3 had fallen in the beginning? I…

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