I just felt so blessed after reading this article in CQ. It inspired me knowing about the fact that Jesus from the very beginning always tries to find ways to be with us and can't wait to see us in heaven. With whom did Jacob really wrestle? Was it just any old angel?

The word angel means messenger and is applied in Scripture to an order of supernatural beings whose function is to act as God's messengers to humankind and as agents who carry out His will.

Jesus believed in good and bad angels. He speaks of the angels in heaven (Matt. 22:30, NIV) and of the devil and his angels (25:41). According to our Lord the angels of God are holy (Mark 8:38); they have no sexual or sensuous desires (Matt. 22:30); they could have been sent to the aid of our Lord had He so desired (26:53). To doubt whether angels exist is to doubt Scripture and even the words of Jesus Himself.

Scripture describes different kinds of angels. An angel with six wings was called a seraphim (Isa. 6:2). Cherubims are said to have four wings (Ezek. 1:5, 6). Scripture also speaks of a certain angel that has become the study of many biblical scholars. Called the angel of the Lord, he is mentioned in Genesis 16:7 (KJV) along with Hagar. In Genesis 22:11 and 12, this angel interposes to prevent the sacrifice of Isaac. In Exodus 3:2, the angel of the Lord appears in the burning bush. Who is this angel? We can begin to find this answer in Exodus 3:4, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush.