The Existence of Angels (Introduction)
In the New Testament, angels are mentioned a total of 165 times in 15 books: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, II Corinthians, Galatians, Colossians, II Thessalonians, I Timothy, I and II Peter, Jude, and Revelation. As with the Old Testament, all types of New Testament literature mention the existence of angels. It is obvious that Scripture clearly teaches the existence of angels, from the first book, Genesis, to the last book, Revelation. Angels are not only mentioned in the older primitive books, but also in the later books; the mention of angels is scattered throughout the Scripture. In other words, the mention of angels is not peculiar to just one author, nor is it peculiar to visionary authors only.
Furthermore, Jesus Himself clearly taught the existence of angels and referred to them in every Gospel (Mat. 13:39, 41, 49; Mk. 12:25; Lk. 12:8-9; Jn. 1:51).