How to Know if You've Met an Angel in Human Form

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All about human angels, biblically accurate angels, and others

Co-authored by Luke Smith, MFA Reviewed by Stina Garbis

Last Updated: April 1, 2025 Fact Checked

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Signs of an Angel in Human Form

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Signs of Angels in Heavenly Form

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Biblically Accurate Angels

In the Bible, angels have a knack for going “incognito” in human form, whether they’re delivering good news or dining with disciples. It’s not always obvious, but you may be walking among angels every day and just don’t realize it! That’s why we’ve put together an eye-opening list of signs that someone may be an angel, plus descriptions of what angels look like in their heavenly and biblically accurate forms.

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Angels often have positive effects on your emotions, boosting your mood and making you feel at peace in their presence.
Angels are always patient, kind, and empathetic, seeking to improve every life they touch.
Angels can sometimes heighten your senses, making you see, hear, and feel more intensely than normal.

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Signs of an Angel in Human Form

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Angels are supremely thoughtful and generous, and are always there to lend a hand or a sympathetic ear. No matter what kind of person you are, angels are sent by God to help. They don’t discriminate!
Angels’ divine auras are infectious. When you’re around them, you feel totally content and at peace. What’s more, angels are often said to have physically healing auras, curing your bodily ailments while they're nearby, or even with a simple touch.^{[1]
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Angels are immortal, and have all the time in the world. This makes them incredibly patient, never rushing around or losing their tempers. They know that what needs doing will be done, eventually.
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They overflow with positive energy and good vibes. Angels leave a wake of happiness wherever they go. Often, it’s a sudden mood shift as they pass by. Other times, it might be something as humble as a cheerful bumper sticker you see on their car.^{[2]
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- Whatever their methods, you can count on walking away from an angel encounter with a lofty outlook and a spring in your step.
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They have an uncanny sense of empathy. Have you ever met someone who just gets you? Someone you immediately connect with, and who seems almost like a kindred spirit? Angels are said to have emotions and intelligence just like humans, but with a little something extra.^{[3]
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- That’s probably why they’re able to understand and relate to humans, and often seem like long-time friends, even when they’re total strangers.
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They have a clear purpose or a benevolent mission. Angels are here to make the world a better place—they’re messengers of God, after all. You might find them working in soup kitchens, volunteering in old folks’ homes, or nursing a sick animal they found on the side of the road.
- No matter what they’re doing, they’re always looking to help, and they’re determined to make life a little easier for everyone.
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They’re impossibly wise and give the best advice. Angels, while not all-knowing like God, are said to have enhanced intelligence.^{[4]
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- If you ever meet someone who always dishes keen and helpful advice, and who never leads you astray, you may have been speaking to an angel.
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You feel your senses heighten around them. Some say that, in the presence of an angel, your senses work overtime.^{[5]
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- It could be that an angel is trying to show you what the world could be, if only we opened our eyes to a little hope and kindness.
In an angel’s presence, you can’t help but feel fortified and invigorated in your faith, even when you’re not talking about religion. It’s the result of an overflow of grace that rubs off on you the more time you spend with them.

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Signs of Angels in Heavenly Form

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You see them all the time in paintings and pop culture depictions of angels. Halos have long been used in art to draw attention to the divine. You might not see a golden ring around someone’s head, but catch a glimpse of a radiant aura? Could be an angel.
Angels’ wings show up in the Bible time and time again, both while angels are in human form, and in heavenly form. You might “feel” them, even if you don’t see them, when you stand behind an angel.
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Bright lights In the Bible, angels are constantly appearing as brilliant rays of light, like in Acts 12, when “an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in [Peter’s] cell.”^{[6]
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- If you ever witness flashes, ethereal rays descending from the clouds, or other sublime and divine light shows, it just might be an angel!
Ezekiel 10 describes clouds filling the inner court of God, surrounding the various angels.^{[7]
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You may associate shadows with dark forces, but they may also be telltale signs of an angel. Like when you see something move out of the corner of your eye, but there’s nothing there when you turn to face it. Maybe you’ve encountered your guardian angel!

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What do biblically accurate angels look like?

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Seraphim In Isaiah 6, the seraphim are said to have “six wings. With two wings they cover their faces, with two they cover their feet, with two they were flying.”^{[8]
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- Isaiah 6 also says that the role of the seraphim are to praise God, and to cleanse God’s people of sin.^{[9]
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Cherubim The cherubim might be best described in the book of Ezekiel, where they’re said to have 4 faces: a cherub, a human, a lion, and an eagle.^{[10]
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- Cherubim are first mentioned as the protectors of the Garden of Eden, after God casts out Adam and Eve.^{[12]
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The ophanim also appear in the book of Ezekiel, and are often thought to be the “wheels” of the Lord’s holy chariot. Ezekiel 10 describes them as “a wheel intersecting a wheel…completely full of eyes” (like the cherubim). They also sparkle “like topaz” and are constantly whirling.^{[13]
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It’s important not to treat angels any differently than a normal person. They’re disguised in human form for a reason!

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You never know when an angel could be near; that’s why it’s important to treat everyone with kindness and respect, not just angels.

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