What does the Bible say about guardian angels and do we all have one?

Believe it or not, even though there is quite a bit of talk about angels in popular culture, there is not an abundance of clear definitive information in scripture. But scripture does address angels even if it is in an indirect way. Here’s what we can know about angels:

• God created vast numbers of angels. (Heb. 12:22, Rev. 5:11)
• There’s a variety: angels, seraphs, cherubs, and an archangel known as Michael. (Heb. 12:22, Rev. 5:11, Eph. 1:21, Eph. 3:10, Col. 1:16, Job 38:4-7, Psalm 104, I Tim 5:21, Mark 8:38, Gen. 3:24, Rev. 4:6-8, Ex. 25:17-20; 37:8-9, I Kings 6:24-27, Isa. 6:1-7, Jude 9, Rev. 12:7, Matt. 22:30, Mark 12:25, Job 1:6, 7; 2:1)
• Their work includes providential actions into human affairs and angels relate to humans as God’s ministering spirits, comforters, and as messengers of God’s revelation. (I Kings 22:19-23, Dan. 10:21, Dan. 4:13, 17, 10:13, Ezek. 9, Rev. 9:14-18, Heb. 1:14, Acts 27:23-24, Acts 7:53, Gal. 3:19, Rev. 1:1, Heb. 2:2)
• They are a different created order than humans. Humans will not become angels and angels will not become humans. (Psalm 8:5, Heb. 2:7)
• They have great personal power compared to humans that include strength, wisdom, and the ability to move across great distances very quickly. (Rev. 22:9, Matt. 28:2, Psalm 103:20, II Pet. 2:10-11, II Sam. 14:17, 20, Dan. 9:20-21, Rev. 14:6)