What gifts did God bestow on the Angels when He created them?
— When God created the angels He bestowed on them great wisdom, power, and holiness. • Angels are the most excellent beings created by God. They are nobler in nature than men. They know more, and have greater power. Of all God’s creatures, angels resemble Him most. We can imply the knowledge of the angels from the words of Our Lords: “But of that day (the day of Judgment) and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but the Father only” (Matt. 24:36). The power of angels was shown in Egypt when one destroyed all the first-born of the Egyptians; another angel destroyed the hosts of the Assyrian King, for blaspheming God. • The angels were not created equal. They rank according to the amount of gifts given, and the work assigned to them. In the Bible nine choirs of angels are mentioned: seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations, virtues powers, principalities, archangels, and angels. Did all the angels remain faithful to God? — Not all the angels remained faithful to God; some
