No, I do it — and will go on doing it — in order to cut the ground from under those who want an excuse to boast that they work the same way we do. The fact is that such men are pseudo-emissaries: they tell lies about their work and masquerade as emissaries of the Messiah. There is nothing surprising in that, for the Adversary himself masquerades as an angel of light; so it’s no great thing if his workers masquerade as servants of righteousness. They will meet the end their deeds deserve. 2 Corinthians 11:12–15 (CJB)
Let’s look at the types of angels, their ranks and their tasks.
Per Moses ben Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides, Angels are called and ranked:
1 Chayoth Ha Kadesh[21] See Ezekiel 1 and Ezekiel 10
2 Ophanim See Ezekiel 1 and Ezekiel 10 [Ophanim-Wheels]
3 Erelim See Isaiah 33:7
4 Hashmallim See Ezekiel 1:4
5 Seraphim See Isaiah 6 [Seraphim-Burning ones]
6 Malakim Messengers, angels
7 Elohim "Godly beings"
8 Bene Elohim "Sons of Godly beings"
9 Cherubim See Hagigah 13b [Keruvim-Close ones]
10 Ishim "manlike beings", see Genesis 18:2 Daniel 10:5 (Wikipedia)
Angels in the Hebrew or Greek are messengers. They deliver messages to humans. Sometimes humans are messengers delivering messages from God. Sometimes we call those people angels as in Revelation 2–3 in the seven churches and sometimes we call them prophets.
Real heavenly angels have a hierarchy. Michael is often referred to as the top angel, but there could be others at his rank or above him. Michael is a Cherubim, a close angel to God.
The Satan was a heavenly Cherubim too. Once a long time ago, he stood in the face of God. Then, he fell.
Although the Satan remains nameless throughout the Bible, we know his job title is being our adversary after he fell, yet he retained some of his former brilliance from formerly being so close to God.
“How did you come to fall from the heavens, morning star [KJV-Lucifer, Hebrew-Heylel-a name? a shiny one], son of the dawn [ben shachar]? How did you come to be cut to the ground, conqueror of nations? You thought to yourself, ‘I will scale the heavens, I will raise my throne above God’s stars. I will sit on the Mount of Assembly far away in the north. Isaiah 14:12–13 (CJB)
The Satan fell:
Adonai Elohim says:
‘You put the seal on perfection; you were full of wisdom and perfect in beauty; you were in ‘Eden, the garden of God; covered with all kinds of precious stones — carnelians, topaz, diamonds, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphires, green feldspar, emeralds; your pendants and jewels were made of gold, prepared the day you were created. You were a keruv, protecting a large region; I placed you on God’s holy mountain. You walked back and forth among stones of fire. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you…But I have thrown you on the ground. Ezekiel 28:12–15, 17b (CJB)
It is my contention that the Satan accuses us day and night. He’s a snitch. Snitches belong in ditches. He retains his beauty and brightness even after his fall.
The Satan, also called the dragon and the serpent, will be permanently cast out of heaven sometime in the future:
When the dragon saw that he had been hurled down to the earth, he went in pursuit of the woman who had given birth to the male child. But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she could fly to her place in the desert, where she is taken care of for a season and two seasons and half a season, away from the serpent’s presence. The serpent spewed water like a river out of its mouth after the woman, in order to sweep her away in the flood; but the land came to her rescue — it opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon had spewed out of its mouth. The dragon was infuriated over the woman and went off to fight the rest of her children, those who obey God’s commands and bear witness to Yeshua. Then the dragon stood on the seashore; Revelation 12:13–18 (CJB)
By that time, let’s hope your faith in God is as solid as a rock. It will be a very horrific time.
Shalom!
https://www.quora.com/In-2-Corinthians-we-are-warned-that-Satan-is-so-deceptive-he-can-even-appear-to-us-as-a-what/answer/Joel-Blackford?prompt_topic_bio=1
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