Angels and Their Purpose

The Greek word for angel is angelos (ang’-el-os) and it means “messenger.” Angels are spirits (Hebrews 1:14 ) which were created by God to act as His messengers and to carry out His commandments.

Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him . . . Let them praise the name of the Lord:
for he commanded, and they were created. Psalm 148:2 , 5

Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments,
hearkening unto the voice of his word. Psalm 103:20

There are two types of angels: good and evil. In the beginning, God created all of the angels holy, but Lucifer and one-third of them sinned and were cast down to the earth (II Peter 2:4). They became known as evil spirits or demons as they are more commonly called:

And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels . . . And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Revelation 12:4 , 7, 9