“And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne.” Rev. 5:11.
4. Did angels exist before the death of any of the human family?
“So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubim.” Gen. 3:24.
Cherub: “A creature of a sacred and celestial nature.”—Gesenius.
5. Who witnessed the laying of the foundations of the earth?
“Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who [pg 524] laid the corner-stone thereof; when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” Job 38:6, 7.
6. How many of these beings did John see around the throne?
“And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne; ... and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.” Rev. 5:11.
7. What does Paul say of their number?
“But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels.” Heb. 12:22. See also Dan. 7:10.