Do All Angels Have Blonde Hair?
Answer: Actually, the Bible never says that angels have hair. Whenever the Bible describes them as appearing as people, it doesn’t mention what color their hair is.
Remember, angels don’t have bodies like humans do. You may have seen paintings of angels with blonde hair, or you may have seen cartoons that show them that way, but we don’t know exactly what angels looked like when they appeared to people.
They can appear with blonde hair, but they don’t have to.
The Bible does say, however, that they often appeared as shining, radiant, or glorious beings.
Maybe that’s where people got the idea that they must have blonde hair. But then it would be just as likely that they had red hair. Right?
Key verse: The angels are your messengers. They are your servants of fire! (Psalm 104:4)
Related verses: Luke 2:9-10; John 20: 12; Acts 12:7; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Hebrews 1:7
Related questions: What do angels look like? Are angels as bright as the sun? Are some angels black?
Do Angels Have Halos?
Answer: Many drawings of angels or of people in the Bible show them with little rings of light over their heads that look a lot like round fluorescent light-bulbs.
Those are called halos. But there is no evidence in the Bible that anyone, human or angel, ever had a halo. Real angels don’t look anything like those pictures.
Some passages in the Bible describe angels as very bright beings. Their clothes or their faces shine with bright light, glow like hot metal, or gleam like the sun.
This is because angels reflect the glory of God. (When Moses met with God on Mount Sinai, his face took on a glow because he had been with God.)
Angels don’t have to come shining brightly, but many of them do.
Halos have become a popular way of showing that angels give off God’s glory or brightness, but they don’t give a very good picture of the glory and power that angels actually have.
Key verses: As I [Daniel] stood there, I looked up. And suddenly there stood before me a person dressed in linen clothes.
He had a belt of purest gold around his waist. And his skin was glowing and lustrous! From his face came blinding flashes like lightning.
And his eyes were pools of fire. His arms and feet shone like polished brass. His voice was like the roaring of a great crowd of people. (Daniel 10:5-6)
Related verses: Matthew 28:2-3; Luke 2:9; 24:4; 2 Thessalonians 1:7
Related questions: Are angels’ clothes shiny? Do angels wear clothes?
Why Can’t See Angels?
Answer: The Bible tells of angels appearing to people. Why don’t they appear to us today?
It may seem unfair or strange that you can’t see angels, but angels are spirits.
They don’t have bodies as we do. Angels appear with physical bodies only when God sends them to speak to people.
The times when angels have appeared to people (at least the ones we know about for sure) have been quite rare- only during the Exodus, the time of the judges, the time of Elijah, the time of Jesus’ birth, and the time of the forming of the early church.
In other words, God doesn’t show off his angels. He saves angelic appearances for times when people really need to see them.
Angels can do their work without being seen.
Key verse: An Angel of the Lord came and spoke to Philip.
The Angel said, “Go over to the road that runs from Jerusalem through the Gaza Desert. Be there around noon.” (Acts 8:26)
Related verses: Psalm 34:7; Acts 10:22
Related questions: Will God let us see an angel in these days? How come God wants it so you can’t see the angels? How come angels disappear?
Note to parents: The real question here may be, If angels are real, why can’t I see them?
Explain to your child that there are a lot of things that are real that they can’t see, such as electricity, oxygen, etc.