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If the biblical account is inspired by God, then God probably created angels at the very beginning of creation. After all, Genesis 3:24 speaks of cherubim at the time of Adam and Eve, and most people consider cherubim as a form of angel. It is generally assumed that angels are immortal.
Our understanding of angels has varied over the centuries and according to context. At times, angels fill the important role of messengers of God and sometimes even as his allies against evil, which is often personified by the fallen angel, Satan. At other times, God is absolutely omniscient and omnipotent and therefore has no possible need of messengers or allies. For example, how could there be a war in heaven if God could wipe out his opponents in an instant? Or, why would we need guardian angels if God is perfectly capable of guarding every individual who has ever lived? This helps demonstrate that angels are the product of the human imagination and are only as old as the time people began to understand the need for messengers or allies of God. They first appear in Jewish scripture written during and after the Babylonian Exile, but a similar concept already existed in the Zoroastrian religion of the Persians.

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