Who or What Are Angels?/The Bible's answer

Angels are beings who have greater power and ability than humans. (2 Peter 2:11) They exist in heaven, or the spirit realm, which is a level of existence higher than the physical universe. (1 Kings 8:27; John 6:38) Thus, they are also referred to as spirits. 1 KINGS 22:21; PSALM 18:10.

Where do angels come from?

God created the angels, though Jesus, whom the Bible calls "the firstborn of all creation." Describing how God used Jesus in creation, the Bible says: "By means of [Jesus] all other things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible," including the angels. (Colossians 1:13-17) Angels do not marry and reproduce. (Mark 12:25) Instead, each of these" sons of the true God" was individually created. - JOB 1:6.

Angels were created in the distant past, "before the earth existed. When God created the earth, the angels "began shouting in applause." - JOB 38:4-7. 

How many angels are there?

The Bible does not give an exact figure, but it does show that their number is vast. For example, a vision given to the apostle John provided a glimpse of hundreds of millions of angels. -REVELATION 5:11,  footnote.

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