Are Angels Real Or Imaginary?

[idiosyncrasy]

Many people have wondered for centuries as to whether Angels are real or imaginary. To those people who feel they have actually seen an angel, there is no debate.

[jomifl]

Fortunately like angels they are imaginary Tilly ;o)

[Tilly2]

Oh, jolly good.

[Colmc54]

The Vatican says they are real but they don't have wings!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2527511/Angels-exist-dont-wings-like-shards-light-says-Catholic-Church-official.html

Must be true then if the Catholic Church says so, just like up to quite recently they maintained that the sun and everything else revolves around planet earth!
http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/pub/soc.religion.christian/faq/galileo

[Zeuhl]

They are definitely real

My favourite is 45 degrees

[tamborine]

Unless you've experienced NDE you cant understand or believe the phenomenon. It might equate to deja vu, a common experience, and possibly just as momentary.

NDE I experienced had no angels nor any heavenly vista but just past relations beckoning my welcome; of course I refused their welcome or I wouldnt be here - or maybe I'm not ;)

[Zeuhl]

The human mind can create many wonderful things.

[stewey]

Halo, you people. I see that you are still harping about this issue. People in Los Angeles support and believe in them.

[naomi24]

I was telling a Christian friend about a novel I’d read called ‘Angelology’ by Danielle Trussoni based on the legend of the Nephilim, who according to the bible were the progeny of the ‘sons of God’ (commonly assumed to be rebellious angels) and the ‘daughters of men’. Her response? “Oh, it’s a work of non-fiction then?” :o/

If you google images of angels, you will find that each culture endows its own version with its perception of its own culture. ‘One size’ doesn’t appear to fit all. I wonder why?

[Khandro]

birdie; Your belief in the lack of evidence, isn't in itself evidence of absence. How can you say something doesn't exist, simply because you have no personal experience of it? - your long post is just fabrication.
As Hamlet said; "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

[seadogg]

Of course they are real. Have you never seen the film "Battle of Britain" and similar.
A guy is stooging along in his Spitfire when suddenly he hears "Angels One Five"

[goodlife]

Angels are not mere bystanders.

In times past, they served as executioners, carrying out the judgments of God. the Bible reports that in one night a single angel destroyed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers.—2 Kings 19:35.

And Jehovah has millions upon millions of angels. (Daniel 7:9, 10) All faithfully carry out his will. (Psalm 103:20) What a lot you lose out on.

[Baldric]

it must be a hardlife goodlife with all that cutting and pasting and no original input whatsoever

[naomi24]

//the Bible reports that in one night a single angel destroyed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers//

And that's something to be commended? What is wrong with you people?

[goodlife]

Children try to imitate their parents or, very often, other children with whom they play. If they try to imitate good qualities, it is to their advantage.

If they imitate that which is bad, it is to their own hurt, but I suppose you can’t see that either.

[naomi24]

Goodlife, so the moral of your sermon is don't admire or attempt to emulate angels. They're hit men for God.... in short, murderers.

[Khandro]

naomi; Don't forget in 'Doctor Faustus', the play by Christopher Marlowe, there are both good and bad angels :-)