322 ELEMENTAL THEOLOGY Numerous beings: “And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, and rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and he came from the ten thousands of holy ones; at his right hand was a fiery law for them” (Deut. 33:2 asv — cf. Dan. 7:10; Rev. 5:11). In Hebrews 12:22, angels are spoken of as “‘an innumerable company’ (literally: myriads), Multitudes of heavenly hosts ap- peared at the birth of Christ, shouting once more for joy at the beginning of the new creation (Luke 2:13). How large their number is only He knows whose name is Jehovah-Zebaoth, the Lord of Hosts” (A. S. Gaebelein, The Angels of God, p. 16). Doctrinal statement: Angels are possessed of special and superior faculties and powers which fit them for their superhuman work. Their Moral Nature All created holy, as shown by — 1. The character of God: “That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the judge of all the earth do right?” (Gen. 18:25). 2. Character of God’s creative work: “And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day” (Gen. 1:31 — cf. Hab. 1:18). 3. The record of their sin: “And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day” (Jude 6 — cf. 2 Peter 2:4). By the character of God which is absolutely holy, by the character of His creative works with which He, as a holy being, was well pleased, and by the record of the angels’ fall, the fact is fully established that angels were created holy. Obedient angels confirmed in goodness: “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory” (Matt. 25:31 — cf. Ps. 103:20; Matt. 6:10; 18:10; Mark 8:38; 2 Cor. 11:14). The angels, who have maintained their personal integrity and loyalty to God, are confirmed in holiness; their obedience has be- come habitual and their goodness a permanent quality of character. They are called “holy angels.” Their holiness, like the holiness of God, is not only an exemption from all moral impurity, but at