Angels in the Bible Quiz

1. Which angel announced to Mary that she would conceive and bear the Son of God?

1. Gabriel
2. Michael
3. Raphael
4. Uriel

2. Which archangel is described in the Bible as a warrior who fights against demonic forces?

1. Gabriel
2. Michael
3. Raphael
4. Saraqael

3. The seraphim in Isaiah's vision had how many wings each?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

4. What were cherubim originally placed to guard in the Bible?

1. The Ark of the Covenant only
2. The entrance to the Garden of Eden
3. The gates of heaven
4. The throne of God

5. What does the word 'angel' literally mean?

1. Holy one
2. Messenger
3. Servant of light
4. Warrior of God

6. An angel touched Elijah under a broom tree and told him to do what?

1. Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you
2. Go to Mount Sinai immediately
3. Pray for rain for forty days
4. Return to prophesy before Ahab

7. What did the angel of the Lord do to 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in one night?

1. Caused them to fight each other
2. Drove them into the sea
3. Put them to sleep for seven years
4. Struck them dead

8. In Revelation, how many angels stand before God in the heavenly throne room?

1. 12
2. 24
3. 4
4. 7

9. An angel appeared to Gideon while he was doing what ordinary task?

1. Drawing water from a well
2. Ploughing a field
3. Sleeping under a tree
4. Threshing wheat in a winepress

10. Which angel told Zechariah that his elderly wife Elizabeth would bear a son (John the Baptist)?

1. An unnamed angel
2. Gabriel
3. Michael
4. Raphael

11. What happened to Zechariah when he doubted Gabriel's announcement?

1. He fainted and woke with no memory
2. He was sent out of the temple
3. He was struck blind
4. He was struck mute until the baby was born

12. The four living creatures (zoa) in Ezekiel's vision and Revelation are sometimes classified as what type of heavenly being?

1. Archangels
2. Cherubim
3. Seraphim
4. Thrones

13. What phrase did the angels repeatedly use in Isaiah 6, which is also used in Revelation 4?

1. 'Glory to God in the highest'
2. 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty'
3. 'The Lord is King forever and ever'
4. 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain'

14. An angel appeared to Joseph (Mary's husband) in a dream. What instruction did the angel give after the Magi left?

1. Announce Jesus as Messiah in the synagogue
2. Flee to Egypt with Mary and Jesus
3. Return immediately to Nazareth
4. Take the family to Jerusalem for dedication at the Temple

15. In Genesis 18, how many angelic visitors came to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre?

1. Four
2. One
3. Three
4. Two

16. What unusual thing happened to Jacob when he wrestled with a mysterious figure all night at the Jabbok river?

1. He was blinded temporarily
2. He was given golden armour
3. He was lifted off the ground
4. The figure touched his hip and put it out of socket

17. According to Hebrews 13:2, what should Christians remember about showing hospitality to strangers?

1. God will bless those who feed the hungry
2. Love your neighbour as you love yourself
3. Some have entertained angels without knowing it
4. The stranger today may be a friend tomorrow

18. In Revelation, which angel pours out bowls of wrath, sounds trumpets, and announces the fall of Babylon?

1. Angels are not named in Revelation's judgment scenes
2. Gabriel alone
3. Michael alone
4. The seven angels standing before God

19. What did the angel do when Peter was imprisoned by Herod and scheduled for execution?

1. Appeared to Herod in a dream and warned him
2. Caused the guards to fall into a deep sleep only
3. Freed all prisoners in Jerusalem that night
4. Struck off Peter's chains and led him out of prison

20. At the resurrection, how many angels appeared at Jesus' empty tomb according to the Gospel of John?

1. An unspecified number
2. One
3. Three
4. Two

21. Who were the first people told by an angel that Jesus had been born?

1. King Herod's advisers
2. Shepherds near Bethlehem
3. The Magi from the east
4. The priests in the Temple

22. An angel shut the mouths of lions to protect which man?

1. Daniel
2. David
3. Elisha
4. Samson

23. The angel of the Lord called out from heaven to stop Abraham from sacrificing whom?

1. Esau
2. Isaac
3. Ishmael
4. Jacob

24. Angels took which man and his family by the hand and led them out of Sodom?

1. Abraham
2. Job
3. Lot
4. Noah

25. What sign did the angel give the shepherds so they would recognise the newborn Messiah?

1. A baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger
2. A bright star resting over a stable
3. A dove descending on a house
4. A voice speaking from a cloud

26. Who dreamed of a stairway reaching to heaven with angels going up and down on it?

1. Jacob
2. Joseph
3. Samuel
4. Solomon

27. Whose donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword?

1. Absalom
2. Balaam
3. Jonah
4. Saul

28. How many figures did King Nebuchadnezzar see walking unharmed in the fiery furnace?

1. Five
2. Four
3. Seven
4. Three

29. The angel of the Lord announced the coming birth of which judge to his barren mother?

1. Gideon
2. Jephthah
3. Samson
4. Samuel

30. After which event did angels come and attend Jesus?

1. His baptism in the Jordan
2. His temptation in the wilderness
3. The feeding of the five thousand
4. The transfiguration

31. The angel of the Lord found which woman beside a spring in the desert on the road to Shur?

1. Hagar
2. Miriam
3. Rebekah
4. Sarah

32. In Matthew's Gospel, the angel at Jesus' tomb had an appearance like what?

1. Burning coals
2. Lightning
3. Polished bronze
4. The noonday sun

33. Which two angels are named in the Protestant Bible?

1. Gabriel and Raphael
2. Michael and Gabriel
3. Michael and Uriel
4. Raphael and Uriel

34. At his arrest, Jesus said he could call on his Father for more than how many legions of angels?

1. Forty
2. Seven
3. Ten
4. Twelve

35. A seraph touched which prophet's lips with a live coal taken from the altar?

1. Ezekiel
2. Hosea
3. Isaiah
4. Jeremiah

36. Which servant girl was so overjoyed to hear Peter's voice that she left him standing outside the door?

1. Lydia
2. Priscilla
3. Rhoda
4. Tabitha

37. In Jesus' parable of the rich man and Lazarus, who carried Lazarus to Abraham's side?

1. His brothers
2. The angels
3. The prophets
4. The rich man's servants

38. Psalm 91 says God's angels will lift you up so that you will not strike your foot against what?

1. A serpent
2. A snare
3. A stone
4. A thorn

39. An angel told which Roman centurion in Caesarea to send to Joppa for Peter?

1. Claudius Lysias
2. Cornelius
3. Julius
4. Publius

40. What did an angel from heaven do for Jesus as he prayed on the Mount of Olives?

1. Carried him to safety
2. Hid him from the soldiers
3. Strengthened him
4. Woke the sleeping disciples