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What the Bible says about Angels appearing as Men
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Genesis 19:3

The angels ate. Can we assume they had the other bodily parts necessary for consuming a meal—stomach, intestines? It is difficult to determine how far we can carry this, but they did eat human food.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Image and Likeness of God (Part Three)

Genesis 19:4

This leaves the impression that they had every intention of sleeping. Perhaps they just pretended to sleep. One does not ordinarily think of angels sleeping, but they were at least going to lie down in Lot's house as if to sleep.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Image and Likeness of God (Part Three)

Related Topics: Angels | Angels appearing as Men | Sleep


 

Genesis 19:17-22

Compared with the rest of the story, there is a sudden change in the pronouns from plural to singular. Notice verse 17, "So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said"—one of the messengers speaks. In verse 18, Lot addresses them and uses the term "lords." Keil & Delitzsch Commentary says, No, "lord" is singular in the Hebrew.

Adonai, "Lord," is the name of God. Is it the name of Melchizedek? Was Melchizedek there to destroy the city? If the messenger was not Melchizedek, why did Lot call him "lord"? Why in verses 21 and 22 does the angel take the authority to himself to destroy the city? He says to Lot, "I cannot do anything until you arrive there," and then verse 24 relates, "The LORD rained down. . . ." Is the LORD the same "lord" who was the "I" of verse 22? An interesting sequence of verses.

Not only does Keil & Delitzsch say this, but the Jewish Publication Society's Tanahk, the King James Version, and the Revised Standard Version all reinforce this idea in various ways.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Faith (Part Four)

Related Topics: Adonai | Angels | Angels appearing as Men | Lord | Lot | Melchizedek


 

Daniel 10:5-6

Obviously, this is no man—he just looks like a man. The Bible does not name who it is, but he is undoubtedly an angelic creature. The best guess is that it is the same angel Daniel dealt with before, Gabriel.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Satan (Part 1)


 




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