Where did the idea of angels with white garments and white feathery wings come from?  Often seen as tiny figurines in gift shops, or as a human figure with wings, why are angels often seen as a sort of cartoon character, or mystical being?   Why do these figures always have wings?  Cute as they may be my inquiring mind wanted some answers. 

Celtic fae mythology speaks of magical, shapeshifting figures that disappeared into the underground at the arrival of humans.  These magical “good folk” are depicted as beautiful human figures with whispy wings.  Could this ancient Celtic depiction of a fairy give rise to the small, baby-like figures floating in space that are often thought of when the word angel comes to mind?   

As I read through the book of Judges, Chapter 13 revealed some interesting facts.  The “Angel of God” that appeared to “the woman” (who would be Samson’s birth mother) is also referred to as “a man” or “the man of God”.  Last I checked, men, as in mankind, do not have wings but often are connected to the assignments given by God to His “angels”.  Interesting.  

Let’s take this a little further.  

Luke Chapter 1 reveals that an angel delivered a message to Zechariah, and the Angel Gabriel delivered the message to Mary about her upcoming pregnancy and birth of Jesus.  These two angels seem to be in human form.  

Hebrews Chapter 2, verses 5-9 give a somewhat peculiar description of Jesus and mankind.  Verse 9: “But we do see Jesus, made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God’s grace He might taste death for everyone, crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering in death.”  

First, the word death in these verses is describing a soul death.  All light that should be in and around cells in our body has been snuffed out, that’s death.  What is interesting is the statement that Jesus was “made lower than angels” (by becoming human) “for a short time.”  This swings the door wide open for Jesus having been in an angelic form prior to his arrival here on earth.  Once His job was complete upon the earth, He returned to His previous angelic form.  What assignment did Jesus have?  To show us how to resurrect the health of the body through a specific process that involves dead cells being removed and light-filled cells taking their place.  

IF YOU BELIEVE THIS ANGEL-MAN-ANGEL TRANSFORMATION IS SO, my question to you would be:  How many human forms of angelic beings do we encounter daily?  This question will likely never be answered but hopefully it will make one stop and think about how they treat others.  There are angels among us.  The angels I am referring to are not invisible, whispy, floating figures with feathery wings.  The angels I am referring to are in human form, placed on earth for a specific assignment for the days and times that have been unfolding for the past 70 years.  The life of Jesus lays out how life can unfold for a human-embodied angel with an assignment.  Life is not and will not always be easy but whatever their assignment, that assignment can bring great change to the atmosphere, the field of energy that surrounds us, and life in general.  

Hebrews 13:2:  Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it.  

For His Kingdom, 

Jill