Greek: angelos, messenger A pure spirit, created by God, called
angel because some are employed by God as messengers to man.
“Pure spirit” means that the angelic nature is entirely
spiritual, that an angel has no body and is dependent in no way,
either for its existence or its operations, on matter. The
angels were created at or near the time when the material world
came into existence, and were placed by God in a state of
probation or trial. Many of them sinned by pride and were cast
into Hell forever; these are called devils, demons, or fallen
angels. Those who remained faithful were rewarded with eternal
happiness in the vision of God; and the term “angel” used
without modification is generally applied only to these. From
Scripture, we know that the angels constitute a vast multitude,
beyond the power of man to imagine or conceive. They differ,
too, in perfection of nature and of grace. According to this
diversity of perfection, they are classified in three
hierarchies, each hierarchy having three orders m