Hey do you guys believe that there are only good spirits in this earth realm?

Sep 2, 2009 -- 11:24PM, Pam34 wrote:

I think that we think that we don't know what you are talking about. Earth realm? what is this, the Tolkien discussion forum?

Don't Jews believe in Sheol and the soul? Do you think there are bad angels,as you guys believe in good holy angels?

Sep 5, 2009 -- 9:55PM, Pam34 wrote:

no.

 

That is, since 'an angel' is nothing more than the manifestation of God's will in this world, how could there possibly be 'bad' angels? There are only 'godly angels', and 'good' or 'bad' are far too inadequte to use as terms for manifestations of God.

 

Angels have no free will, they are just 'God-willed' entities.

Yeah, I know that, no free will, they must obey all god says. I think that's miserable. No offense, I know your beliefs are probably dear to you.

 

 

angelology is one of those 'side issues' - their actual existence - or non-existence - makes no real difference to Judaism. They are sometimes a handy way of talking about the spiritual world, that's all.

Humans have free will. Other created things have instincts. Angels can be thought of as glimmers visible to humans in 'this world' that are a kind of echo, or a little twinkle from 'the world beyond'. The point being that, to US, they appear to be distinct creatures with independent existence, but in 'actuality' (the REAL universe where God 'dwells') they are all part of the One.