Why are Angels taller than us?

[chunkofcoal]

So do (will?) people grow in height? Maybe their spiritual bodies get taller? In this verse the worshippers are to be measured, too -
Rev 11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

 

[visionary]

I like how C.S. Lewis describes angels in his book, Perelandra - Wikipedia: he basically says that angels only take on an appearance of being solid, so that we can see them, and they can just as well appear as a dragon or a giant or humanoid, etc...In the book, there is one from mars who is more like some kind of mineral. Then, there are two other mammoth ones and he describes them as if being in constant motion, yet standing still and one was feminine and one was masculine, which is not to say that they were male or female since they are sexless...very interesting

And Satan masquerades as an angel of light

 

[Dkh587]

AFAIK, the Torah and Prophets don’t speak to the size of the messengers, just appearances. At times, people were afraid when they appeared. Other times, like Abraham, when he saw the Messenger of YHWH & the 2 messengers, he was not scared.

They look like men but there is something about them that causes some people to be scared.

Judges 13:6

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, The man of Elohim came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the Messenger of Elohim, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name

Luke 1:11-13

And there appeared unto him a messenger of YHWH standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And when Zachariyah saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

But the messenger said unto him, Fear not, Zachariyah: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elishabet shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Yahuchanan.

 

[visionary]

When you cross an angel with man you get Nephilims which are tall, large, strong people. If that is a hint as to the height of angels, the 15ft is not out of order for the angel himself.

 

[Dave-W]

There are different classes of angels: Seraphim, Cherubim, Living Creatures, human looking angels, etc. Some look like Sci Fi aliens, others are mistaken for human.

So the comment that angels are taller than us may apply to some angels; but certainly not all.

 

[Dave-W]

Daniel chapter 10 gives some accounts of angels contending with demons.

Daniel gives account of angels (Michael et al) contending with what is described in the NT as "Principalities." Those are fallen angels, not demons.

Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, [ἀρχή archē] against the powers,[ἐξουσία exousia] against the world forces [κοσμοκράτωρ kosmokratōr] of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.​

Nowhere does Paul call any of these entities δαιμόνιον daimonion or δαίμων daímōn, the Greek words for demons.

 

[visionary]

Daniel gives account of angels (Michael et al) contending with what is described in the NT as "Principalities." Those are fallen angels, not demons.

Ephesians 6:12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, [ἀρχή archē] against the powers,[ἐξουσία exousia] against the world forces [κοσμοκράτωρ kosmokratōr] of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.​

Nowhere does Paul call any of these entities δαιμόνιον daimonion or δαίμων daímōn, the Greek words for demons.

Devils then..

 

[Lulav]

There are different classes of angels: Seraphim, Cherubim, Living Creatures, human looking angels, etc. Some look like Sci Fi aliens, others are mistaken for human.

So the comment that angels are taller than us may apply to some angels; but certainly not all.

Yes I agree, I've read some stories long ago from those who have seen them and they were described as tall and fearsome. These of course were what was believed to be guardian angels. So since that is their job it would stand to reason that they would look big and scary. For what are they guarding against but the fallen angels and their effects on those they've been given to watch over?

There is also the story told by many men, some still alive today about the war between Israel and Egypt in 1967. The series, Against all Odds by Journalist David Greenspan tells it best but it was seen that G-d was fighting for Israel just like in the olden days, the Egyptians fled because they saw behind the ragged Israeli troops huge men that terrified them just by their looks and they fled.

I can't find it on a youtube vid but if you have Amazon prime you can watch it on there

This link

This is a synopsis

The six day war called a 'Miracle' and 'Against all Odds'
In 1966 Jordan and Syria escalated their attacks against Israel, on May 15th 1967 Egyptian forces moved into the Sinai. 3 days later they expelled UN peacekeeping forces from Israels borders. 4 days later the Straits of Tiran were blocked to Israeli shipping. On May 25th 1967 the armies of Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Jordan moved their troops to the border of Israel.


Egyptian President Nassar stated at that time that Egypts main goal was the "Destruction of Israel" . The combined armies of these countries was around half a Million. 3,000 tanks, 1,000 Jet planes, all geared to attack Israel.

As a handful of Israeli scouts were patrolling around Jerusalem they were being tracked by Jordanian forces. When they became aware of them they tried to hide but were spotted by the Jordanians. As they advanced on them to shoot (and the Israelis had very little ammo left) they quickly looked up into the sky above the Israeli and started to shout, 'Abra heim'. Then they turned and all of them ran off as quickly over the rocky terrain as they could. The Israeli soldiers couldn't believe it, they had all assumed they were about to die.

They didn't understand what had happened but later while interrogating one of the Jordanian soldiers that was captured he explained what they saw.

"I tell you the truth, We suddenly look up and there was Abraham and behind him Angels with huge swords. "

 

[Dave-W]

I can't find it on a youtube vid but if you have Amazon prime you can watch it on there

Yeah - I don't, but I have heard the story before.

I also heard about a line of Egyptian tanks (10-15?) that were coming in from the south, and saw line after line of tanks moving faster than their own coming their direction. So they left their tanks and ran for the hills as fast ans they could. A few were captured by the Israelis but most made it back to Egypt. The Israelis had only 1 or 2 tanks there.

 

[Lulav]

Yeah - I don't, but I have heard the story before.

I also heard about a line of Egyptian tanks (10-15?) that were coming in from the south, and saw line after line of tanks moving faster than their own coming their direction. So they left their tanks and ran for the hills as fast ans they could. A few were captured by the Israelis but most made it back to Egypt. The Israelis had only 1 or 2 tanks there.

Yes, I'm watching it now (playing it on TV going through the series). I remember that story, I think that the President of Israel had a talk with Sadat and asked about that and why they retreated and he told him that. They were not aware of it.

 

[timothyu]

See? The world is an illusion.

 

[Tone]

See? The world is an illusion.

...Did you take the purple pill...?

 

[Dave G.]

See? The world is an illusion.

You must have been listening to Chuck Missler videos, he would have agreed with you when he was alive.