Bible Question: Dose the bible note angels by gender? |
Bible Answer: Hi Etta, Welcome to the forum. The Bible actually says nothing about gender in angels, but always speaks of them as 'he'. What we do know is that they neither marry nor are given in marriage (Matt 22.30). But as they are spirit beings that is not surprising. It does, however, suggest that they do not spcifically split up into couples (except when acting as witnesses). However, we would be unwise to dogmatise over what they can do when they come in the form of men. Clearly good angels would be true to their status. But some believe that the 'angels who kept not their first estate' (Jude 6) were fallen angels who consorted with women in the time of Noah. That is not impossible, for in the Old Testament 'sons of the elohim (God)' always refers to angels. They may even have been cases of demonic intercourse. This woud explain why God had to destroy all of mankind because their women had become tainted. Best wishes |