The Fallen Angels
Written by: Delbert Magusara Haim
March 26, 2013
Most of the people are so excited to know the existence of fallen angels especially the children that always wondering how these creatures failed in their rebellion against God, what then they become, and where did they live today. To be frank, I am one of them that cannot wait to see the actions of how they fall from above in that day.
The story I tell you first is based on my observation and experience with many people I had met and shared their traditional knowledge about angels. Some portions are biblically supported and they confidently believe that is really what it says. Anyway, whether their ideas are true or not, I am very thankful that I heard them.
This is the longest study I ever made and have finally wrote down here after many years of examining by myself. I'm not forcing you to agree what I believe here but I'm telling you to take a walk with me for a short while and judge by your own hereafter. Before to that, please be patient to read this long writings and prepare like you are watching in the movie theater and get some drinks with me.
For a short preview of our topic about fallen angels, it is said commonly in tradition that in the beginning there was a war in the heaven outside the atmosphere of the earth. And Lucifer the right hand of God has suddenly jealous the kingship of the Almighty and desires to be like Him. So he led the so called-rebellion in the kingdom of Heaven with his legions at approximately one third the numbers of all angels of God. But God is so powerful beyond we could imagine, Lucifer failed and was thrown with his thousands legion from the heaven and fallen like burning stars landed in all planets of the galaxy. Their impact was so massive and extremely deformed everything in space even the earth. And the earth becomes void and the darkness covered the whole universe. At this point, there was silence for billions of years wherein some scholars discovered as they call it; the gap theory. The theory tells that between verses 1 and 2 of Genesis chapter one has a gap of time before the creation. I cannot explain you farther concerning their theory because it consume more time but I can share it to you soon in the next page. In this view, they say the heaven and earth were completely made with living and none living things and become voids thereafter caused by a certain fall. And God recreate the creations; He lights up the sun and there was light in the space for the second time. He did divide the waters that scattered everywhere; in the sea, in the sky, and in the outer atmosphere. He recreated living things upon the earth and then finally he created man to be a judge of all things even the angels. Some scholars claim when man exists to dominion the creation, there was already serpent in the garden before him, it is said; when the angels fall, their appearance transformed into a serpent, beasts, elves, etc....They are still powerful and could transform themselves to any forms and could make magics. But were restricted of taking human lives neither can raise up the dead.
So fallen angels are everywhere according to them; some are in the earth, some are in the moon, some are in the stars, and some are in all planets of the universe. They are like stars in the night and disappear in the day. Thus many call them the angel of darkness.
Thousands of years after, humans have multiplied and replenished in the face of the earth. Dominion everything that God has created; both living and non-living things. And together with the fallen angels they live with common character, the being rebellious ones. Thus God repented that He made them and put an ending of His all creations. It says that in the last day or in the end of the world; Lucifer and his followers will finally be cast out into the lake of fire that would come when all elements in the universe will melt with fervent heat and dissolved. There, all of the fallen immortals will be placed and tortured eternally and have no chances of getting out neither die but forever suffer in the heart of fire alive.
I think it's enough for you to know of what the traditional belief says about fallen creatures. This time I'm going to tell you on how the Bible relates their story in my own study.
First, we need to know that the Bible was written prior for the ancient saints in their time. It composes of poetic term that only the writer could easily understand, the called prophecy. Anyone who read this type of writings without any guidance will not be able to see the context for it is a hidden testament of God that only the chosen men can bear. The writer hides its truth by transforming terms into a literal figures; obtaining in the way how the materials be molded and destruct, as it is associated with unusual insight. We can partially figure it out when we are going to watch adventure movies that deal with ancient treasures. The same with the prophecy, treasures are sealed by signs that only the wise can discover. That is why in reading prophecy, the apostle Peter told the saints in their time to don't directly understand the terms basically for the text is associated with a hidden context.
And how about today, can we possibly unlock the meaning of the prophecy by this reason? I believe we can do it through the simple guides given as follows:
In comparing spiritual things with spiritual is simply the separating of spiritual context from the natural one and at the same time it is the process of rightly dividing as required. We should know also that the words written contain of spiritual and natural truth as the manner of revealing it to men. Though human have never seen heavenly existence but God uses earthly things to figure it out so that no one is without excuses.
All we have seen in this world is not exactly the means and nature of celestial bodies but a transformation of truth into visible and tangible object in the sense that a natural creatures like us can receive the spiritual one literally. Like the appearing of God to us, He did appears to men several times in the form of smoke and fire.
Even the Jesus' coming was like lightnings that destruct Israel, like fire and bream stone in Sodom an Gomorrah that burn the City, and all things through Christ were ended and dissolved by a lake of fire. These are all in the same figure of God's appearing to humans, from the beginning until the ending it's typically revealed with fire. It shows that the context of fire in the prophecy relates the God's essence to men. The truth is He is the consuming fire in us and through it we can see His true identity. What I mean to say is; He was not exactly a fire in form but in purpose and judgment.
Everything on earth that describes God's figure visibly is not who he is for God is a spirit and unseen existence. Thus the Bible says; no man have ever seen God at anytime.
In this way, we can figure now on how to rightly divide the word of truth with the proof of the scripture itself as we arrive the context of God's existence that He is just a consuming fire of man's disobedience. And by knowing division between spirit and flesh we see that He did fulfill his purpose through the things that are made. Now, in going through our topic of fallen angels, here is the truth in contrast to traditions.
When the Bible said;
According to the Bible dictionary, the "host" here is referring figuratively to the mass of persons who are specially organized for the creation as the morning stars and the sons of God. Their forms are visually described through the elements of the earth. And when we directly interpret its description into its normal sense, we have seen an angel like this;
March 26, 2013
Most of the people are so excited to know the existence of fallen angels especially the children that always wondering how these creatures failed in their rebellion against God, what then they become, and where did they live today. To be frank, I am one of them that cannot wait to see the actions of how they fall from above in that day.
The story I tell you first is based on my observation and experience with many people I had met and shared their traditional knowledge about angels. Some portions are biblically supported and they confidently believe that is really what it says. Anyway, whether their ideas are true or not, I am very thankful that I heard them.
This is the longest study I ever made and have finally wrote down here after many years of examining by myself. I'm not forcing you to agree what I believe here but I'm telling you to take a walk with me for a short while and judge by your own hereafter. Before to that, please be patient to read this long writings and prepare like you are watching in the movie theater and get some drinks with me.
For a short preview of our topic about fallen angels, it is said commonly in tradition that in the beginning there was a war in the heaven outside the atmosphere of the earth. And Lucifer the right hand of God has suddenly jealous the kingship of the Almighty and desires to be like Him. So he led the so called-rebellion in the kingdom of Heaven with his legions at approximately one third the numbers of all angels of God. But God is so powerful beyond we could imagine, Lucifer failed and was thrown with his thousands legion from the heaven and fallen like burning stars landed in all planets of the galaxy. Their impact was so massive and extremely deformed everything in space even the earth. And the earth becomes void and the darkness covered the whole universe. At this point, there was silence for billions of years wherein some scholars discovered as they call it; the gap theory. The theory tells that between verses 1 and 2 of Genesis chapter one has a gap of time before the creation. I cannot explain you farther concerning their theory because it consume more time but I can share it to you soon in the next page. In this view, they say the heaven and earth were completely made with living and none living things and become voids thereafter caused by a certain fall. And God recreate the creations; He lights up the sun and there was light in the space for the second time. He did divide the waters that scattered everywhere; in the sea, in the sky, and in the outer atmosphere. He recreated living things upon the earth and then finally he created man to be a judge of all things even the angels. Some scholars claim when man exists to dominion the creation, there was already serpent in the garden before him, it is said; when the angels fall, their appearance transformed into a serpent, beasts, elves, etc....They are still powerful and could transform themselves to any forms and could make magics. But were restricted of taking human lives neither can raise up the dead.
So fallen angels are everywhere according to them; some are in the earth, some are in the moon, some are in the stars, and some are in all planets of the universe. They are like stars in the night and disappear in the day. Thus many call them the angel of darkness.
Thousands of years after, humans have multiplied and replenished in the face of the earth. Dominion everything that God has created; both living and non-living things. And together with the fallen angels they live with common character, the being rebellious ones. Thus God repented that He made them and put an ending of His all creations. It says that in the last day or in the end of the world; Lucifer and his followers will finally be cast out into the lake of fire that would come when all elements in the universe will melt with fervent heat and dissolved. There, all of the fallen immortals will be placed and tortured eternally and have no chances of getting out neither die but forever suffer in the heart of fire alive.
I think it's enough for you to know of what the traditional belief says about fallen creatures. This time I'm going to tell you on how the Bible relates their story in my own study.
First, we need to know that the Bible was written prior for the ancient saints in their time. It composes of poetic term that only the writer could easily understand, the called prophecy. Anyone who read this type of writings without any guidance will not be able to see the context for it is a hidden testament of God that only the chosen men can bear. The writer hides its truth by transforming terms into a literal figures; obtaining in the way how the materials be molded and destruct, as it is associated with unusual insight. We can partially figure it out when we are going to watch adventure movies that deal with ancient treasures. The same with the prophecy, treasures are sealed by signs that only the wise can discover. That is why in reading prophecy, the apostle Peter told the saints in their time to don't directly understand the terms basically for the text is associated with a hidden context.
- 2 Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
And how about today, can we possibly unlock the meaning of the prophecy by this reason? I believe we can do it through the simple guides given as follows:
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
- 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
In comparing spiritual things with spiritual is simply the separating of spiritual context from the natural one and at the same time it is the process of rightly dividing as required. We should know also that the words written contain of spiritual and natural truth as the manner of revealing it to men. Though human have never seen heavenly existence but God uses earthly things to figure it out so that no one is without excuses.
- Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
All we have seen in this world is not exactly the means and nature of celestial bodies but a transformation of truth into visible and tangible object in the sense that a natural creatures like us can receive the spiritual one literally. Like the appearing of God to us, He did appears to men several times in the form of smoke and fire.
- Exodus 3:3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
- Exodus 19:18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Even the Jesus' coming was like lightnings that destruct Israel, like fire and bream stone in Sodom an Gomorrah that burn the City, and all things through Christ were ended and dissolved by a lake of fire. These are all in the same figure of God's appearing to humans, from the beginning until the ending it's typically revealed with fire. It shows that the context of fire in the prophecy relates the God's essence to men. The truth is He is the consuming fire in us and through it we can see His true identity. What I mean to say is; He was not exactly a fire in form but in purpose and judgment.
- Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.
Everything on earth that describes God's figure visibly is not who he is for God is a spirit and unseen existence. Thus the Bible says; no man have ever seen God at anytime.
- John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
In this way, we can figure now on how to rightly divide the word of truth with the proof of the scripture itself as we arrive the context of God's existence that He is just a consuming fire of man's disobedience. And by knowing division between spirit and flesh we see that He did fulfill his purpose through the things that are made. Now, in going through our topic of fallen angels, here is the truth in contrast to traditions.
When the Bible said;
- Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
- Job 38: 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
According to the Bible dictionary, the "host" here is referring figuratively to the mass of persons who are specially organized for the creation as the morning stars and the sons of God. Their forms are visually described through the elements of the earth. And when we directly interpret its description into its normal sense, we have seen an angel like this;
Angel's Image:
Sex – a man (male) Loins – girded with fine gold of Uphaz Arms – like in colour to polished brass Feet – like in colour to polished brass Cloth – linen (fabric cloth) Face – as the appearance of lightning Eyes – as lamps of fire Voice – like the voice of a multitude Wings - like an eagle Body – like the beryl (crystalline minerals) In the prophecy of Daniel concerning the last days of Israel, he saw this kind of thing in a vision but those terms he described as the figures above are just symbols of the things to come. It doesn't show the real image of an angel or any heavenly creatures but those are messages to be fulfilled. Indeed, the angel himself told Daniel that he come to interpret the vision he just saw that will occur in the last days.
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Thus, it is evident to know that that picture was composed of messages and appeared not to reveal its identity but to give information about the things to come. The Bible says; whatever it is emphasized, earthly figure is always be a natural and heavenly is spiritual. Neither spiritual bodies in the figure of natural because these two are opposite each other.
The reason we have that most of us are fond of believing visible immortals is because we are barbarians. In relation to our origin as being pagans in thinking, I tell you that we are affectionate of graving images and our minds are traditionally set in fairy tales in the time of our forefathers. The Bible clearly says about this in the epistles of Corinthians.
In truth, no one have ever seen immortal creature but we refuse to believe and trying to manipulate the written Bible prophecies into our paganism concepts resulting to foolishness like what they say; angels are like an image of man with wings. The truth of what the prophets saw about angels in a form of earthly elements is the process of revealing future events in a secret way. The Bible always dealing with this and below are my short explanations of the following figures above. Though the context of every passages varies from time to time at least I have shown you the simple ones on how it really emphasized.
Sex – a man (male):
From the vision of Daniel in chapter ten, the whole thing he saw in a form of man was to come in the latter days and probably that will be the second coming of the Son of man with great vengeance and wrath to the nation Israel. When the nation falls the Son of man will return in the last days in the form of wars through the man of sin who initiates the fulfillment called the Antichrist.
Loins – girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
The loins girded with fine gold in the New Testament represents a strong hold in truth. Despite of their tribulation they should stand in the foundation of Christ. Since the writers Daniel, Paul, and Peter have the same time frame of when the prophecy must fulfilled then the girded loins has to do with the scoffers that came out in the last days.
Arms – like in colour to polished brass
Feet – like in colour to polished brass
The color polished brass in arms and in feet is the judgement according to their works. This is now the rewarding of Israel's inequity through sufferings and death.
Cloth – linen (fabric cloth):
A linen cloth represents to God's righteousness that will cover man's wickedness. It designed with fabric linen white in color to symbolized purity. In Genesis, the first couple Adam and Eve had experienced naked in this sense. Though they were visibly naked since they created but they were clothed with a spiritual fabric linen in the form of innocence who knew nothing about good and evil. Thereafter they only become spiritually stripped because of sin and desiring to be covered from their shameful deeds. But this time the cloth pinpoints the last day as the receiving day when the old cloth(the old temple) in Jerusalem which made with hands is destroyed. Then the spiritual one from the heaven will be brought down like a bride.
Face – as the appearance of lightning:
Lightning is the coming of the Son of man from the heaven with great vengeance. Their existence in the day of the Son of man will be demolished even to the ground. All buildings will thrown down and million will perish by swords. Even Job who heard this message was trembled and said; "At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place"
Eyes – as lamps of fire:
Fire is referring to God's judgment. This kind of element will melts corrupt works that easy to burn; it will consumes human errors. Actually, it is already manifested in time of Noah - the great flood, Sodom and Gomorrah - the city burned, and in Jerusalem the whole city was dissolved. And even up to this day, God did try every man's idea spiritually of what sort it is through the never ending discussion in the field of Christianity. But particularly, the eyes as lamps of fire is referring to the final doom of Israel in first century.
Voice – like the voice of a multitude:
This is the day when the Son of the King is married to the new Jerusalem, the spiritual city. His voice become omnipotent in the whole world as we see today his voice is everywhere and heard by all nations. That is why it is called like the voice of a multitude. Through this the Lord reigned.
Wings - like an eagle
There are many contexts the wings represent to. Some wings are of the beasts and it tells about their Allie nations, sometimes the writer uses this term to elaborate powers like when Israel was in bondage by Egyptian he says;
Sometimes it is a protector, defender or covering of the covenant in the Temple but in the other sense it is also the gathering of God's people into one as he gathered the children under his wings and keep them safe from the coming destruction.
Body – like the beryl (crystalline minerals):
A body like the beryl is the abundance of God's grace that covers with glory to obtain a finest work that will not burn. It is a crystalline foundation of faith that serve as precious stone to protect and nurture minds from sins. This is now the life after the days of tribulation, the eternal freedom from the bondage of the law.
In other words, all of the signs are mainly revealing the last days of Israel to escape the coming desolation. This is what it says in the beginning when God says;
That means, their future was made too. I believe there are angels and there is God but no one have seen them at anytime, because the Bible tells they are spirits.
What people saw like the figure of man is just an earthly elements and did not exist in the heavens above. Yes, we saw Jesus body of flesh too but that is not the heavenly/spiritual form of God, it is just a human form to communicate men.
Bear in mind that God is a spirit and has no form, thus we cannot worship Him visibly but only spiritually. The Bible is very clear in this matter saying;
Spiritually, Jesus is the God who reincarnate but not to the intend that we must worship his human body for it's only temporal. The purpose of his fleshly body is merely to communicate men in person, to witness their foolishness, to fulfill the law for their sake being man, and to find the lost naturally. That is why we should worship God in a Spirit and not the body of flesh of Jesus for it is a temporal creature and it will vanish thereafter.
The phrase "no more" is eternally expressed. It was not limited for a period of time but a final farewell of his biological fashion. Thus if you can understand the passage very well then you can accept the fact that the bodily seeming of Jesus will happen no more. This is how we rightly divide the heavenly and earthly truth. The same process about the issue of an angel in contrast to many scholar's theory which we see in the movies and in the internet that have shown the appearance of immortals.
Now, this is the true story of the fallen angels in the Bible we have just started:
In the beginning, when God creates Adam, the serpent(fallen angel) was already exist there. The book of Revelation tells that this serpent was;
The record shows he was the one that has been cast out into the earth with his thousands of angels and became beast in nature. In this sense, the fall of angels was occurred before Adam. Isn't it? Now, I want you to read the whole chapter of Isaiah fourteen of how these called angels failed their rebellion against God to relate their story of the creation. Prophet Isaiah says;
Now, what can you say in reading prophecy, does it really expressing a natural sense? I think not because Isaiah is using many terms here which the other nations like us in the Philippines can hardly interpret. Isaiah here is merely relating the story of their nation from the time of their origin until they fall in the last days that occurred in Jacob's tribe called Israel. Taking a short details from that chapter; Jacob's children was then called Lucifer in that day; the sons of the morning who fell from the heaven down to the earth. The English translator uses the term "Lucifer" which means a falling star from the sky that figuratively defines the generation of Jacob as the stars fallen from above. Before Isaiah prophesy this, Jacob himself already foresaw it and told his sons;
We can also relate the prophecy of apostle Paul concerning this issue wherein I think it clearly reveals the facts of the last days.
But this is just the revival of Adam's creation as the pattern of all times. Israel also has their own serpent who give knowledge in evil deeds to refuse God's commandments. Their minds are the ones who are called the devils of themselves, and cursed to a terrible death that will happened in the latter days as prophesied. Today we see it was ended in the form of war; like the Jewish and Romans collision that demolish and burn the entire city of Jerusalem as Isaiah foretold; "Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke". Isaiah characterized the falling by Palestine as Israel and smoke as the Roman armies marching from the north and slashed their great walls.
Now, how we are going to analyse the creation of Adam and Eve with the serpent in this sense? The creation of Adam in the first place is the fact he was made from dirt which we can scientifically prove. And by the blessing of God, Adam with Eve before the serpent came out they did fulfill their task which is to multiply and replenish the earth.
But then suddenly they fall typical to Jacobs children, the same with them Adam sons known as the sons of God fulfill their evil desires of marrying the daughters of the stranger nations as shown in Genesis six.
This type of lust was figuratively stated in Genesis chapter three as the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
We have a clear interpretation on this found in the book of John that the knowledge of good and evil is about the fleshly desires of this world which are:
So when we say tree of knowledge it refers to the human lust and not to a literal fruits of the tree as commonly known today. Actually the sin here occur at the moment they desire to have it. This is what the prophet Isaiah tells about the evil mind that says;
Jesus said also about this on how a man committed sin.
Therefore the significance of Adam's creation is also revealing the races of mankind. Adam signifies the chosen people of God male and female.
And Eve represents the daughters of men from the other tribes or nations, and the serpent is the ruler of the ungodly nations dwelt nearby. Among all the tribes in the planet earth, this one that figuratively described in Genesis 3:1; the more subtil than any beast in the field implies to the most renowned tribe, and with respect to their behavior; they are like serpent among the beasts. The concept of being a beast is a common usage of terms in ancient times to characterize their enemy. They are wild in nature and with compare to God's sons they called as strangers in the covenant, no hope in righteousness, and without God in this world.
One thing that can give us a complete clue about Eve is the life story of Cain. Cain is the elder son of Adam and was cursed and separated from them. He was exactly the character of the sons of God who marry the daughters of men in Genesis six. And exiled from their land and established of his own far away from Adam. The record says that when he was neglected by God he has given a sign on the forehead to not be killed by other people wherever he goes lest that man who can bear to kill him will be cursed in seven folds.
Cain represents the tribe of Adam(sons of God) that fallen from the heaven(presence of the creator). They are the first thousand fallen angels from above and became beasts and wild. They are the people who became the devils of their own blood who performed the killing of their brothers in the figure of Abel. Wherein many have inherited in thousands of years by also slaughtering the saints, prophets, disciples, teachers, and messengers of God. They have now the mind of the serpent which is the tradition of the Gentile people who knew not God in this world. And Eve(the women) was the mediator in fulfilling their desires, the fact is she was the daughters of men in this sense who lust with the sons of God called Adam as we see in the life of Cain. The situation of these two tribes; the sons of God and the daughters of men is likewise the context of the terms Adam and Eve. Both parties are not limited to one gender but they were also composed of male and female. Again the Bible says;
Certainly, the sons of God here are his chosen people and the daughters of men are the Gentiles or the other nations. In general, Adam is the sons of God and Eve is the daughters of men. And to be more specific, Cain is the chosen people who desire to be with the Gentiles and making lust that called in tradition as the fallen angels as well. Whereas Abel is representing the pure heart of people who always fear and obey God at all times, they are His children like those who bear the flesh body of Jesus Christ.
It means that all of the details written during the creation of Adam contained natural and spiritual context. And when it comes to the revelation, the serpent in the beginning was then revealed in the new Testament; that he was a man of sin and not a snake. And they are many as he cast out into the earth with his angels.
I know it is hard to believe what I am saying here but I tell you; the Bible was not written TO US but is addressed to the lineage of Israel and it is only preserved to exist eternally. Thus to handle this ancient book properly today it needs time, effort, patience and spiritual guidance to unlock its hidden beauty. It is not as easy in reading pamphlets and encyclopedias and just defining terms into our secular meanings. The reason is we Gentiles are far from the common dialect of the Jewish writers because we are barbarians the ones being puffed up in carnal thinking of the things we didn't see, fond in graving images and worship many idols. Again, the apostle Paul reminds us in this matter to be not spiritually discerned but rather be diligent. And I believe we did.
So it is clear that the creation texts written are associated with spiritual contexts concerning the chosen people of how they created and fell from the presence of the creator. In reality, the fallen angel's call in this world is not an immortal creature that make magics. They are just the fallen people of God living in darkness of sin. The good angels also as described with complete armors and has unusual appearance are the guides of the believers that they may escape away from the horrible future. That is why Angels are called the "God's breath" for it is the will of God..
Therefore, don't ever think of an angel having armors in war because in the first place they have no death to worry. Actually, their strong forms are the guides in this world. Thus if you have understood the story of the fallen angels as figuratively written then you are watching the story of man. This topic is not yet fully finished and I'm still studying on it. So if you have some clarifications, questions, and disagreements let me know that I may update my writings and shares some proofs.
I believe the creation of Adam naturally and spiritually. And I do believe that the fallen angels are men who disobeyed God. Again, God and his angels are spirits, invisible, incorruptible, powerful, and cannot be changed, therefore they never fail.
- 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
The reason we have that most of us are fond of believing visible immortals is because we are barbarians. In relation to our origin as being pagans in thinking, I tell you that we are affectionate of graving images and our minds are traditionally set in fairy tales in the time of our forefathers. The Bible clearly says about this in the epistles of Corinthians.
- Colossians 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
In truth, no one have ever seen immortal creature but we refuse to believe and trying to manipulate the written Bible prophecies into our paganism concepts resulting to foolishness like what they say; angels are like an image of man with wings. The truth of what the prophets saw about angels in a form of earthly elements is the process of revealing future events in a secret way. The Bible always dealing with this and below are my short explanations of the following figures above. Though the context of every passages varies from time to time at least I have shown you the simple ones on how it really emphasized.
Sex – a man (male):
From the vision of Daniel in chapter ten, the whole thing he saw in a form of man was to come in the latter days and probably that will be the second coming of the Son of man with great vengeance and wrath to the nation Israel. When the nation falls the Son of man will return in the last days in the form of wars through the man of sin who initiates the fulfillment called the Antichrist.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.
Loins – girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
The loins girded with fine gold in the New Testament represents a strong hold in truth. Despite of their tribulation they should stand in the foundation of Christ. Since the writers Daniel, Paul, and Peter have the same time frame of when the prophecy must fulfilled then the girded loins has to do with the scoffers that came out in the last days.
- Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
- 2 Peter 3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
Arms – like in colour to polished brass
Feet – like in colour to polished brass
The color polished brass in arms and in feet is the judgement according to their works. This is now the rewarding of Israel's inequity through sufferings and death.
- Rev 2:18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; 19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
- Rev 2:22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 3 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Cloth – linen (fabric cloth):
A linen cloth represents to God's righteousness that will cover man's wickedness. It designed with fabric linen white in color to symbolized purity. In Genesis, the first couple Adam and Eve had experienced naked in this sense. Though they were visibly naked since they created but they were clothed with a spiritual fabric linen in the form of innocence who knew nothing about good and evil. Thereafter they only become spiritually stripped because of sin and desiring to be covered from their shameful deeds. But this time the cloth pinpoints the last day as the receiving day when the old cloth(the old temple) in Jerusalem which made with hands is destroyed. Then the spiritual one from the heaven will be brought down like a bride.
- 2 Corinthians 5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
- Genesis 3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
- Revelation 15:6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
Face – as the appearance of lightning:
Lightning is the coming of the Son of man from the heaven with great vengeance. Their existence in the day of the Son of man will be demolished even to the ground. All buildings will thrown down and million will perish by swords. Even Job who heard this message was trembled and said; "At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place"
- Job 37:1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. 2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
- Revelation 16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
- Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Eyes – as lamps of fire:
Fire is referring to God's judgment. This kind of element will melts corrupt works that easy to burn; it will consumes human errors. Actually, it is already manifested in time of Noah - the great flood, Sodom and Gomorrah - the city burned, and in Jerusalem the whole city was dissolved. And even up to this day, God did try every man's idea spiritually of what sort it is through the never ending discussion in the field of Christianity. But particularly, the eyes as lamps of fire is referring to the final doom of Israel in first century.
- 1Co 3:12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
- Hebrews 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.
Voice – like the voice of a multitude:
This is the day when the Son of the King is married to the new Jerusalem, the spiritual city. His voice become omnipotent in the whole world as we see today his voice is everywhere and heard by all nations. That is why it is called like the voice of a multitude. Through this the Lord reigned.
- Rev 19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
- 1 Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Wings - like an eagle
There are many contexts the wings represent to. Some wings are of the beasts and it tells about their Allie nations, sometimes the writer uses this term to elaborate powers like when Israel was in bondage by Egyptian he says;
- Exodus 19:4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
Sometimes it is a protector, defender or covering of the covenant in the Temple but in the other sense it is also the gathering of God's people into one as he gathered the children under his wings and keep them safe from the coming destruction.
- Exodus 25:20 And the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
- Ephesians 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
- Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Body – like the beryl (crystalline minerals):
A body like the beryl is the abundance of God's grace that covers with glory to obtain a finest work that will not burn. It is a crystalline foundation of faith that serve as precious stone to protect and nurture minds from sins. This is now the life after the days of tribulation, the eternal freedom from the bondage of the law.
- Rev 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
- Rev 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
- Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
- 1Co 3:12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
In other words, all of the signs are mainly revealing the last days of Israel to escape the coming desolation. This is what it says in the beginning when God says;
- Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
That means, their future was made too. I believe there are angels and there is God but no one have seen them at anytime, because the Bible tells they are spirits.
- Colossians 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
- John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
What people saw like the figure of man is just an earthly elements and did not exist in the heavens above. Yes, we saw Jesus body of flesh too but that is not the heavenly/spiritual form of God, it is just a human form to communicate men.
- Heb 10:5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
Bear in mind that God is a spirit and has no form, thus we cannot worship Him visibly but only spiritually. The Bible is very clear in this matter saying;
- John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth
- Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
Spiritually, Jesus is the God who reincarnate but not to the intend that we must worship his human body for it's only temporal. The purpose of his fleshly body is merely to communicate men in person, to witness their foolishness, to fulfill the law for their sake being man, and to find the lost naturally. That is why we should worship God in a Spirit and not the body of flesh of Jesus for it is a temporal creature and it will vanish thereafter.
- John 16:10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
- 2 Corinthians 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
The phrase "no more" is eternally expressed. It was not limited for a period of time but a final farewell of his biological fashion. Thus if you can understand the passage very well then you can accept the fact that the bodily seeming of Jesus will happen no more. This is how we rightly divide the heavenly and earthly truth. The same process about the issue of an angel in contrast to many scholar's theory which we see in the movies and in the internet that have shown the appearance of immortals.
Now, this is the true story of the fallen angels in the Bible we have just started:
In the beginning, when God creates Adam, the serpent(fallen angel) was already exist there. The book of Revelation tells that this serpent was;
- The great dragon
- The old serpent
- The Devil
- Satan
- and has angels too
- Revelation 12:9 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.
The record shows he was the one that has been cast out into the earth with his thousands of angels and became beast in nature. In this sense, the fall of angels was occurred before Adam. Isn't it? Now, I want you to read the whole chapter of Isaiah fourteen of how these called angels failed their rebellion against God to relate their story of the creation. Prophet Isaiah says;
- Isa 14:1 For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, 4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! 5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. 6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? 11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; 17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? 18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. 19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. 20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. 21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. 22 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. 23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. 24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: 25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? 28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden. 29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. 30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. 31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times. 32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
Now, what can you say in reading prophecy, does it really expressing a natural sense? I think not because Isaiah is using many terms here which the other nations like us in the Philippines can hardly interpret. Isaiah here is merely relating the story of their nation from the time of their origin until they fall in the last days that occurred in Jacob's tribe called Israel. Taking a short details from that chapter; Jacob's children was then called Lucifer in that day; the sons of the morning who fell from the heaven down to the earth. The English translator uses the term "Lucifer" which means a falling star from the sky that figuratively defines the generation of Jacob as the stars fallen from above. Before Isaiah prophesy this, Jacob himself already foresaw it and told his sons;
- Genesis 49:1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
We can also relate the prophecy of apostle Paul concerning this issue wherein I think it clearly reveals the facts of the last days.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
But this is just the revival of Adam's creation as the pattern of all times. Israel also has their own serpent who give knowledge in evil deeds to refuse God's commandments. Their minds are the ones who are called the devils of themselves, and cursed to a terrible death that will happened in the latter days as prophesied. Today we see it was ended in the form of war; like the Jewish and Romans collision that demolish and burn the entire city of Jerusalem as Isaiah foretold; "Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke". Isaiah characterized the falling by Palestine as Israel and smoke as the Roman armies marching from the north and slashed their great walls.
Now, how we are going to analyse the creation of Adam and Eve with the serpent in this sense? The creation of Adam in the first place is the fact he was made from dirt which we can scientifically prove. And by the blessing of God, Adam with Eve before the serpent came out they did fulfill their task which is to multiply and replenish the earth.
- Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
But then suddenly they fall typical to Jacobs children, the same with them Adam sons known as the sons of God fulfill their evil desires of marrying the daughters of the stranger nations as shown in Genesis six.
- Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
This type of lust was figuratively stated in Genesis chapter three as the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
- the tree was good for food
- it was pleasant to the eyes
- a tree to be desired to make one wise
- Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
We have a clear interpretation on this found in the book of John that the knowledge of good and evil is about the fleshly desires of this world which are:
- the lust of the flesh
- the lust of the eyes
- the pride of life
- 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
So when we say tree of knowledge it refers to the human lust and not to a literal fruits of the tree as commonly known today. Actually the sin here occur at the moment they desire to have it. This is what the prophet Isaiah tells about the evil mind that says;
- I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God
- I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north
- I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High
- Isaiah 14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Jesus said also about this on how a man committed sin.
- Matthew 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Therefore the significance of Adam's creation is also revealing the races of mankind. Adam signifies the chosen people of God male and female.
- Gen 5:2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
And Eve represents the daughters of men from the other tribes or nations, and the serpent is the ruler of the ungodly nations dwelt nearby. Among all the tribes in the planet earth, this one that figuratively described in Genesis 3:1; the more subtil than any beast in the field implies to the most renowned tribe, and with respect to their behavior; they are like serpent among the beasts. The concept of being a beast is a common usage of terms in ancient times to characterize their enemy. They are wild in nature and with compare to God's sons they called as strangers in the covenant, no hope in righteousness, and without God in this world.
- Eph 2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
One thing that can give us a complete clue about Eve is the life story of Cain. Cain is the elder son of Adam and was cursed and separated from them. He was exactly the character of the sons of God who marry the daughters of men in Genesis six. And exiled from their land and established of his own far away from Adam. The record says that when he was neglected by God he has given a sign on the forehead to not be killed by other people wherever he goes lest that man who can bear to kill him will be cursed in seven folds.
- Gen 4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
Cain represents the tribe of Adam(sons of God) that fallen from the heaven(presence of the creator). They are the first thousand fallen angels from above and became beasts and wild. They are the people who became the devils of their own blood who performed the killing of their brothers in the figure of Abel. Wherein many have inherited in thousands of years by also slaughtering the saints, prophets, disciples, teachers, and messengers of God. They have now the mind of the serpent which is the tradition of the Gentile people who knew not God in this world. And Eve(the women) was the mediator in fulfilling their desires, the fact is she was the daughters of men in this sense who lust with the sons of God called Adam as we see in the life of Cain. The situation of these two tribes; the sons of God and the daughters of men is likewise the context of the terms Adam and Eve. Both parties are not limited to one gender but they were also composed of male and female. Again the Bible says;
- Gen 5:2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Certainly, the sons of God here are his chosen people and the daughters of men are the Gentiles or the other nations. In general, Adam is the sons of God and Eve is the daughters of men. And to be more specific, Cain is the chosen people who desire to be with the Gentiles and making lust that called in tradition as the fallen angels as well. Whereas Abel is representing the pure heart of people who always fear and obey God at all times, they are His children like those who bear the flesh body of Jesus Christ.
It means that all of the details written during the creation of Adam contained natural and spiritual context. And when it comes to the revelation, the serpent in the beginning was then revealed in the new Testament; that he was a man of sin and not a snake. And they are many as he cast out into the earth with his angels.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
- Revelation 12:9 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.
I know it is hard to believe what I am saying here but I tell you; the Bible was not written TO US but is addressed to the lineage of Israel and it is only preserved to exist eternally. Thus to handle this ancient book properly today it needs time, effort, patience and spiritual guidance to unlock its hidden beauty. It is not as easy in reading pamphlets and encyclopedias and just defining terms into our secular meanings. The reason is we Gentiles are far from the common dialect of the Jewish writers because we are barbarians the ones being puffed up in carnal thinking of the things we didn't see, fond in graving images and worship many idols. Again, the apostle Paul reminds us in this matter to be not spiritually discerned but rather be diligent. And I believe we did.
- Colossians 2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
- 2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
So it is clear that the creation texts written are associated with spiritual contexts concerning the chosen people of how they created and fell from the presence of the creator. In reality, the fallen angel's call in this world is not an immortal creature that make magics. They are just the fallen people of God living in darkness of sin. The good angels also as described with complete armors and has unusual appearance are the guides of the believers that they may escape away from the horrible future. That is why Angels are called the "God's breath" for it is the will of God..
- Psalms 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Therefore, don't ever think of an angel having armors in war because in the first place they have no death to worry. Actually, their strong forms are the guides in this world. Thus if you have understood the story of the fallen angels as figuratively written then you are watching the story of man. This topic is not yet fully finished and I'm still studying on it. So if you have some clarifications, questions, and disagreements let me know that I may update my writings and shares some proofs.
I believe the creation of Adam naturally and spiritually. And I do believe that the fallen angels are men who disobeyed God. Again, God and his angels are spirits, invisible, incorruptible, powerful, and cannot be changed, therefore they never fail.