We believe that God created an innumerable company of spiritual beings known as angels (literally, "messengers"). Angels are powerful immortal beings whom the Lord has assigned to watch over humankind, especially to protect and to minister to God's people. "Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14). Although angels are usually invisible in the physical realm, they can materialize and appear in human form and even walk amongst us without our being aware of it, which is why God's Word tells us, "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels" (Hebrews 13:2).
- Psalm 34:7; 91:11-12; 2 Kings 6:15-18; Genesis 19:1-2; Judges 6:11-22; 13:2-21