Ark of the Covenant - two Cherubim on top with wings touching.
Angel = Gr. messenger
Isaiah 6 reveals the Seraphim order of angels with six wings. The Cherubim were placed at the entrance of Eden (Gen 3:24), upon the cover of the ark of the covenant, they are the living creatures of Revelation 4, and they have wings.
Otherwise, when an angel appears to mankind in the Scriptures they appear as men (no wings). Abraham looked up and saw three men (Genesis 18:2 with 19:1) which confirm they were angels.
They are a heavenly being, created (Ps 148:2-5). They have revealed themselves in bodily form to man. Jesus said that they do not marry and do not die (Luke 20:34-36). They are of various ranks (Col. 1:16), but only Michael is called an archangel in Scripture (Jude 9).
Angels in the Bible when they appear to mankind are men.
Angels are spirits (Psm 104:4) but power is given them to become visible in human form (Matthew 1.20; Luke 1:26; John 20:12; Acts 7:30 etc.) The word angel is always used in the masculine gender.
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