How do angels communicate?

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Some have argued there is an order of being that goes from simple existence to unmediated intelligence. To whit: Rocks have simple existence. Plants have existence, but also life. Animals have existence, life, and sentience. Humans have existence, life, sentience, and intelligence. However, human intelligence is mediated by the five senses of the physical body. Angels have existence, everlasting life, and intelligence. However, angels are not physically embodied, so their intelligence is unmediated.

Assuming the above: angels not only understand directly (unmediated) but one might further assume they can communicate in ways not mediated by our five senses. In other words, an angel could be whispering in your ear right now, and you would never know it.
 
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Some have argued there is an order of being that goes from simple existence to unmediated intelligence. To whit: Rocks have simple existence. Plants have existence, but also life. Animals have existence, life, and sentience. Humans have existence, life, sentience, and intelligence. However, human intelligence is mediated by the five senses of the physical body. Angels have existence, everlasting life, and intelligence. However, angels are not physically embodied, so their intelligence is unmediated.

Assuming the above: angels not only understand directly (unmediated) but one might further assume they can communicate in ways not mediated by our five senses. In other words, an angel could be whispering in your ear right now, and you would never know it.
I’m sure I wouldn’t as I find the overload of information floating around zone x to be unreliable at best. My belief is that when you no longer need elementary help is when the Lord begins to lead. I don’t believe He allows others to guide then. But thats likely why I haven’t experienced that.

How do you understand what is God speaking and what is angels?

Or actually what could be accredetted to the Holy Spirit :yikes:
 
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I’m sure I wouldn’t as I find the overload of information floating around zone x to be unreliable at best. My belief is that when you no longer need elementary help is when the Lord begins to lead. I don’t believe He allows others to guide then. But thats likely why I haven’t experienced that.

How do you understand what is God speaking and what is angels?

If it's in line with what we know in Jesus Christ, you're good to go.
 
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If it's in line with what we know in Jesus Christ, you're good to go.
uh ya k. Any other information as to the fraternity of angels and humans on this earth ... nvmnd ... but Hebrews 1 does say that we’re not to listen to angels, just the Son, as written to the Essenes it would seem anyway.
 
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uh ya k. Any other information as to the fraternity of angels and humans on this earth ... nvmnd ... but Hebrews 1 does say that we’re not to listen to angels, just the Son, as written to the Essenes it would seem anyway.

I agree. We should listen to the Son.

Tell me, why did you associate Hebrews with the Essenes? I'm just curious, not familiar with that association.
 
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I agree. We should listen to the Son.

Tell me, why did you associate Hebrews with the Essenes? I'm just curious, not familiar with that association.
Mostly the reference to angels that was their religion was based on, and that the context of “listen to Him’ in Hebrews is in the same verses. It was basically repeated at the transfiguration to now include angels in the text. What that has to say next to law and grace I have no idea.
 
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I’ve never seen or heard an angel. Is it communication of an active large voice or what?
1 Corinthians 13:1
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels...

So the angels communicate similar to us.
 
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Paul said he spoke in tongues of men and angels.

1 Corinthians 13:1
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels...

Make of that what you will.
Well this is what I make of that bit of wrongly applied glossolalia ...
Jesus plus anything is wrong. To me it's like the bible plus whatever suplimentary book or teachings you want to add to it.

However:

Revelation 22:6-11
6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true, for the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”
7 “See, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me;
9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your comrades the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
11 Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”​

Peace
 
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Gen_16:9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Gen_16:10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Gen_16:11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
Gen_21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Gen_22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
 
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They just speak according to what we read in the Bible. Sometimes they took on the form of men.


That form is their natural form...they don't have to "take on" the form.
 
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I’ve never seen or heard an angel. Is it communication of an active large voice or what?

The angel I met spoke normally...basically just like they do in the bible anytime they speak to humans.
 
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