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In Hebrew, the word for angel is malakh (מַלְאַךְ), meaning “messenger”. The malakh is not a cute baby with wings and a halo of blond hair. He is more like an adult human, but is immortal and able to move between heaven and earth. In the Bible, God uses his angels as emissaries who deliver messages to people. Oftentimes, these angels are not recognized as supernatural beings because they look like normal people.
Among the staff of heavenly beings surrounding God’s throne, the Bible tells us about one being named satan (שָּׂטָן), meaning “accuser.” Satan is not described as a red-faced demon with horns, a tail and a pitchfork. He is not the incarnation of evil and does not live in the flames of hell. He is simply one of the members of God’s heavenly court who advises and sometimes disagrees with God.
The idea of good angels versus evil devils, developed over the last two thousand years, as Jews and Christians searched the Bible for hidden mystical meanings. But these ideas are simply not in the authentic words of the Bible. To really get to the bottom of what the Bible says about anything, enroll in our live online Biblical Hebrew course today and discover the original words of Scripture.