Myers Briggs judging vs perceiving: What is the difference?

The difference between judging and perceiving is that Judging personalities prefer an organized and structured life whereas Perceiving personalities are spontaneous and carefree. We all live within this busy world and we are constantly taking in information and making decisions on what the best course of action would be. Those who prefer to observe and perceive everything that happens around them are the perceivers and those who like to take action and make decisions are the Judgers.

MBTI is the acronym for the Myers Briggs type indicator, which is a tool created by Carl Jung as a way for us to understand the actions and behaviors of the people around us. Comprised of four components, namely sensing vs intuition, extroversion vs introversion, thinking vs feeling, and perceive vs judge. This article will keep focused on the difference between perceiving and judging.

The benefits of judging over perceiving

• Fond of making lists and scheduling their lives which puts the j in Myers Briggs
• Prefer to be prepared and informed
• Dislike being in the dark, or caught unaware
• Judgers are not overly fond of change unless it’s premeditated
• Decisive and self-disciplined
• Feel uneasy without a concrete plan
• Feel in control by being chief of their environment.
• Tend to have multiple backup plans – just in case!

The benefits of perceiving over judging

• Seekers of spontaneity and flexibility, which puts the p in Myers Briggs!
• Perceivers feel that too much structure holds them back from their full potential
• Routine bores them and creates inner frustration
• Crave change as they are adaptable
• They are the kings and queens of procrastination
• Choose never to end a project but have many projects left to be finished later, or when inspired
• By only making decisions when necessary they feel in control
• Decisions are left to the last minute to ensure they did not make the wrong choice.
• They enjoy the fun side of life, often prioritizing it over work.

Perceiving vs judging examples

To truly understand the differences between perception vs judgment, we have laid out some real-life examples in a way everyone can relate to.

Travel

When it comes to an upcoming travel expedition, we all get ourselves excited and have different ways of preparing for the trip. People with the judging function would have pre-planned their entire trip, booked all the hotels and planned the route, made sure they know where the train stations are, and even downloaded the country’s map on google maps so it works offline. People with the perceiving function will gussy up their excitement but listening to tales of people who have visited the place before, making mental notes, not concrete ones, to visit the places that strike interest if the chance arises – unless something better comes up along the way.

Work

In work life, judging types are most likely to be in leadership roles where they can make decisions. They are driven towards success by their self-disciplined and determined nature. The perceiving types may have had many careers before their current one, which will not be their last. They are more likely to have a job in which they travel a lot, ensuring a constant change of scenery.

Examples of the judging personality type

The judging personality types out of the 16 personalities of the Myers biggs personality typology that falls under the judgers are as follows:

ESTJ – The director

• This personality type, or the directors, are undoubtedly one of the extraverts.
• They are quite assertive and sure of themselves
• Live by the book
• Great at making difficult or impartial decisions
• Directors have a strong set of morals and expect other people to live in the same ethical manner
• Confident, dependable, hard workers
• Can seem insensitive, argumentative, or unable to express feelings.
• Straight to the point in communication.

ISTJ – The Inspector

• Inspectors are made up of introverts
• Prefer life to be ordered and synchronized
• they’re extremely practical but also extremely reserved
• Their life, in every aspect, must be organized
• Realistic, down-to-earth, responsible, logical, and observant
• Tends to be blameful, judgmental, and insensitive
• Enjoy plans to be made well ahead of schedule
• Rely on past experiences to make decisions for the present or future.

ENFJ – The Giver

• The givers are extraverted
• Friendly and warm, easily approachable
• They are adaptable and likable by all the personality types
• Givers love to help others whenever they can
• Strong sense of values
• forgets own needs over the needs of others
• They love to empower people to rah their full potential
• Empathetic, affectionate, persuasive
• Tend to seem manipulative, overly sensitive, and indecisive

INTJ – The Architect

• Architects are introverted
• Prefer to work alone than in a group setting
• Lovers of organized life, with structure.
• Pre-plan for everything thread of schedule, with a backup plan or two
• Makes decisions according to logic, as opposed to feelings
• They are great listeners
• Hard-working, deals well with criticism,  and self-confident
• Tends to be a perfectionist, too blunt, or judgemental

Examples of the perceiving personality type

The judging personality types out of the 16 personalities of the Myers biggs personality typology that falls under the perceivers are as follows:

ESTP – The Persuader

• Extrovert personality type
• Confident people who enjoy taking action
• Have a large circle of friends, or many different groups
• They live in the present moment
• Great at improvising instead of planning ahead
• Perceive smaller details that others usually overlook
• Great with their words, able to rally people up and persuade them to take a particular acion
• Friendly, talkative, resourceful, and observant
• Tends to be dramatic, judgemental and enjoys competition

ISTP – The Crafter

• Introvert personality types
• They are determinedly independent
• Loves to spend time alone
• Love applying practical solutions to problems as opposed to coming up with ideas
• Prefer working with their hands
• Crave change and seek new experiences
• Detached from their own feelings and that of others
• Grows via experiences and lessons learned, realistic and practical workers
• Tend to come across as insensitive, they get bored easily nd take risks

ENFP – The Champion

• Champions are extraverted
• Excited and enthusiastic about life
• They have a mind for creativity
• Thrive in situations where they are free to express
• Not fond of routine
• Can be distracted if the project is not in line with their interests
• Spontaneous, empathetic, “people persons”
• Tends to be disorganized, overthinkers, unable to abide by the rules

INFP – The Mediator

• Mediators are introverted
• Strive to improve the world around them
• Introspective on how they feel and keen to understand why
• Want to understand the behaviors and experiences of others
• Gain energy from alone time
• Decision making is last minute, preferring to keep open options
• Empathetic, compassionate, see the bigger picture
• Tends to miss smaller details, defensive, too idealistic

MBTI judging vs perceiving: Key takeaways

Ultimately, you can be an introvert or an extrovert but still either be a judger or a perceiver. You may do a little bit of both but the way you portray yourself to the world around you will be behaviorally one or the other. If you are interested in finding out which personality type you have there are a multitude of tests available online. Also check out our blog post on sensing vs. intuition.

FAQs

Can you be both judging and perceiving?

We are all a little bit of perceiving as well as judging. Being more judging does not exclude you from being a perceiver and vice versa.

Which is better perceiving or judging?

Neither is better than the other. We all do a bit of judging as well as a bit of perceiving at times. The one is how we tend to behave outwardly in the world and without the balance of all different personality types, we would have a very boring society.

What does judging mean in Myers Briggs?

People who are of the judging personality are more comfortable when they have a set plan. they feel in control when they are aware and prepared for just about anything.

Are there more judgers or perceivers?

There are an equal amount of judges as there are perceivers. to be exact there are eight judging personality types and there are also eight perceiving personality types.

We have a big discussion today.  It is just fascinating, perplexing, and widely spoken about. It may or may not have been an obvious realization for you, but, the sensation that we are being bombarded by a high flow of energy is not coming from just anywhere! You may or may not have heard the terms information age or DNA upgrades but we shall shed some of the glorious light onto you for your expansion. We shall discuss what is meant by the term DNA upgrade and how it can affect you individually and humanity as a whole.

We Choose Our DNA

There are intersections with technology and spirituality when we think about DNA. A great layer to explore in and of itself. If we remember that our job before we came into this Earthly life was designing our body. We were manipulating our DNA to make it exactly the way we wanted it to be for our lives. This is because we knew what we wanted to look like. We had to add a certain amount of the gene makeup from our parents because we chose our parents. That among other reasons, we were choosing all those things so that we could be the way we want, in order to accomplish all the things we want to accomplish. If we think in terms of the Olympic athletes. We can all be athletic, but some bodies are built for it. it comes naturally to them – It’s organic. Their body was designed specifically for that when coming in because they knew what they wanted to do, and what experiences they will go through. So they designed the body to go with it. And while some of us may not have extremely athletic DNA, we can us DNA activation to bring out certain aspects that may be hidden from us.

Our Personalities Carry Through

We design our personalities to some extent to match the type of body we have. I feel like we carry our personalities from previous lives – as if it is something from the soul. In a previous life of mine, as a French explorer, I experienced his emotions and a fascination with uncovering discoveries, things that don’t exist yet or facing things that are usually perceived as fearful but being able to move on past the fear.  These are all aspects that I know come from him. A theme that I know he felt, which I feel a lot too. I feel it as if it is presently a part of me. And now I actually seek discomfort in different ways to test my mind, my body, and my physicality. I like to be slightly uncomfortable and expand outside of what is considered “normal comfort”.

This can be reflected from the months the French explorer was at sea, battered by storms and malnutrition. It may seem funny to some people, or may just be a bit weird, but it’s a nuance or a facet of my personality that I carried over from that previous life.

 It is an exciting revelation to learn that you do keep your personality, you don’t ever lose “you” and that you are always with “you”.  The other flip side of it is the people that you feel most closely connected to in this world, can give you an idea about how you were connected in previous lives. You don’t really leave each other. You’re switching roles and supporting each other.

Understanding DNA Upgrades

I believe that we’ve come in and out of our lives, transcending time and space. We’re reconnecting, imagining, and supporting each other with our thoughts and we’re sort of daring to dream about a bigger life for ourselves – a bigger sense of consciousness. By accepting this human, Earthly life, you have accepted the journey you are going to undertake, no matter the perils.

To do this you’re going to have to learn how to not deal with situations in a 3D, conventional manner. Don’t worry, along the way, as you go on this experience, you’re gonna get what we call DNA upgrades. As you reach different points in your life you will accumulate techniques to deal with them, you will have the opportunity to learn how to heal your body, and to learn to be more multi-dimensional, like telepathy. You will experience more synchronicities in your life, supporting your mission, whilst unlocking different levels of DNA.

DNA upgrades can be compared to playing a character in a video or PlayStation game. This character has to go through all the levels and once they have achieved or completed it, they progress to the next one – unlock different tools which are now at their disposal. 

The Age Of Aquarius and DNA Upgrades

If we look at our history, in terms of science and discoveries, around 9000, or 10,000BC they went from being almost mindless and simple slaves living only to obey and follow commands to suddenly gaining a mass amount of knowledge and capability to understand medicine, agriculture, and all these big developments in such a short space of time – in a boom! Right now, we’re in a similar situation – being the Age of Aquarius.  We’re realizing our enlightenment – our sense of real power and a sense of our ability to heal ourselves. It took 1000s of years to get to this place. And we’re finally here. So isn’t it great to just stop and appreciate how far you’ve actually come? If you really look at some of the timelines you will realize you are a very advanced character in this game.

What Happens If You Feel Stagnant?

It’s so refreshing to just step back, look at the timeline of humanity and see how far we have come. Look at the resources you do have and you’ll realize that you’re never stuck – your “stuckness” is a myth, you always have options. Allow your character in the game to keep on moving, keep on searching, keep on exploring, doing whatever is unique to you. Feeling stuck, or stagnant, is a product of your current emotional state. You can do something to shake that up by doing some exercise, or some deep breathing. A walk in the forest also helps or calling a friend that makes you laugh. Then take that same problem you were looking at as being stuck, and your vibration with it will be slightly different – you will have new thoughts about it. That is just the way our human minds work. You’re always shifting different elevations of your vibration. 

If your “stuckness” is something perpetual and you feel it lasts days, weeks, or even years, try to put yourself in a zone of focus, where you know you must focus on what is at hand. I like extreme things like skydiving because it’s a situation where you really take stock of what you’re thinking about. It’s, ultimately, up to you to choose. In this human life, there are so many things that can shift your perspective. There is an anecdote for whatever degree of “stuckness” you are. I am seeing now, that there is a greater loosening up of “restrictions” around the world. There is more acceptance of the work of shamans and those alike, people who work with plant medicine and such which were all remedies for that feeling of being stagnant are gladly being more and more accepted in the modern world. 

Being Your Authentic Self

What is your passion? That might be a great indicator of what you are here to do. Imagine you go on a trip to the beach of your dreams, but there is going to be no one around. No emails, no phone – just you with your thoughts. That means no judgment or pressure. It’s in this place that we can allow our energy to flow. This is because we are sensitive human beings, we each have empathetic feelings which cause us to manipulate our passions so that it doesn’t hurt others or so that we’re accepted by them. But you are not meant to worry about their opinions because this is about you. Make sure what you are doing is for you, and be honest with yourself. Rather live a life where you are pleasing yourself more than the opinions of others – be authentic.

Re-awakening into our DNA

In each life we experience, we gain new aspects in our DNA. But if we’ve had certain abilities in other lives, does that not suggest that the DNA for that life might be in this life?  It’s not something new, we are just tapping back into it. Before we came into this life our DNA was very similar and we made changes to it in order to fit this life. Therefore, aspects of our DNA or abilities from previous lives have always been there- we’re just reawakening or unlocking that part of ourselves.

The terms “reawakening” or “unlocking” are used because there is very little that you haven’t already been. You’ve already been everything but you’re doing it again from a different perspective.

Where Are We At?

We are in the river and the current is strong, and you just have to make it to the other side! That’s where we are. This is the part of the game where we can really level up. This Age-of-Aquarius period in time will last for another few years and it will be intense and following this, there will be some even bigger shifts. It’s really interesting the time we are living through and being able to see the chaos for what it is. Chaos can be an accelerator. It sends us forward, into the new world. Sometimes you need chaos – or in other words, contrast – a little bit of deprivation to realize what you really want to do, or aspects that you miss. 

Final Thoughts on DNA Upgrades

So what do you think advancing a level in this human experience is? Is it getting a new car? Or going on that next mind-bending trip to Nicaragua? What did you set it out to be? I think it’s probably set up to be depending upon the game master. Take a moment to really think about what this means for you.

FAQs

Will the Age of Aquarius influence our DNA upgrade?

The age of Aquarius is also known as the information age. A similar time could be compared to the ancient civilizations in Egypt during 9000BC or 10000BC where they had a sudden boom in development – they acquired knowledge of medicine and agriculture. The same thing is happening now and has been for the last 50 years or so. We are surrounded by technology which gives us information instantly and on top of that, the drive and thirst for knowledge is more powerful than ever. By learning we become aware and as a result of overcoming certain situations we are growing, and our DNA is upgrading. 

What must I do if my energy feels stagnant?

This usually calls for a bit of introspection. Take a step back so you can see what it is that is making you feel “stuck”. If you are working a job that doesn’t necessarily make you happy but it pays the bills, it means you are not being authentic which is going to cause an energy block and your growth will be stunted. Change your environment and scenery in order to get a fresh perspective. Hang out with a new group of friends and allow yourself to resonate with their energy – when you return to the problematic situation you will feel renewed.

Do we choose our DNA?

What do angels really look like?

The topic of angels has always been a mystical one. Sonnets have been devoted to describing their striking beauty and dazzling energy that comes with them. Artists throughout the middle ages and the renaissance depicted angels with beautiful, innocent, baby-like faces and skin texture with epic halos cascading light from the crown of their heads. Interestingly enough these depictions fall short of the descriptions of angels that we read in the old testament of the bible. The new testament follows the more expected belief, most likely changed to help people relate more to the idea of angels. So what does an angel look like? In the stories that mention angels in the bible, those who encountered them did not often give a description of what they saw. Most times the angel would say to them, “do not be afraid”, which is a strange thing to say, especially coming from such an angelic creature that exudes light and beauty. If the angel suddenly appeared in front of the person it would be understandable for them to get a fright, but not to be perpetually terrified. It is hard not to lean towards the idea that angels’ appearance is not all that comforting, but rather alarming. in order to bring some light to this topic, we are going to discuss in detail the different angels’ descriptions, according to the bible. From there we will discuss what an angel’s presence in your dreams might mean as well as real-life sightings of visitations from angelic beings and of those who have seen them in heaven from a near-death experience.

It is odd that angels are depicted in poetry and paintings as angelic and beauteous beings, determined to end suffering on earth when those depictions are contradicted by the descriptions in the bible. Why would such peace-bearing beings feel the need to carry a sword as did the angel from the 1st Chronicles and the Angel of the Lord in Numbers,

From the biblical descriptions available, Ezekiel 1 is by far the most detailed. Yes, he does mention that they resemble human beings yet nothing like us at all. Even though we are lead to believe these beings that visited him are angels, of some kind, yet Ezekiel referred to them as “living creatures”.

What do angels look like in the bible?

In the modern era we all know angels to look like fair-faced men and women clad in all white with large white wings, holding harps, but this is not what they originally were stated to look like, according to the bible, what are angels supposed to look like? We shall be looking at the different types of angels mentioned within the bible and what the old testament had described of their appearance.

Cherubim

Cherubs are the most fondly depicted of the angels, this is often because people are lead to believe they are the cute, baby-like angels from paintings. Cupid is often thought to be a Cherub when he is actually the Roman god of love.  Those child angels from paintings are actually what’s known as Putti angels. But Ezekiel has a more detailed description which is in high contrast to the innocent cubby-cheeked angels we have been misguided by.

“And this was their appearance: they had a human likeness, but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf’s foot. And they sparkled like burnished bronze. Under their wings on their four sides, they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus: their wings touched one another.

Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went. As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.

Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went.

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. And the living creatures darted to and fro, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.“ – Ezekiel 1

What we know of the Cherubim is that they are the messengers of God. The word Cherub is the singular form, therefore cherubim are the plural for any cherub angels. They were designated as guardians of the garden of Eden as we learn from Genesis 3:24.

“So God drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He permanently stationed the cherubim and the sword with the flashing blade which turned round and round in every direction to protect and guard the way (entrance, access) to the tree of life.”

“These are the living beings that I saw beneath the God of Israel by the River Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim. Each one had four faces and each one had four wings, and beneath their wings was the form of human hands. As for the likeness of their faces, they were the same faces whose appearance I had seen by the River Chebar. Each one went straight forward.” – Ezekiel 10

Images of cherubim were sculpted onto the ark of the covenant. Within the ark were the ten commandments, written by God and held by Moses.

“The cherubim are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.” – Exodus 25:20

Seraphim

Seraphim are rarely mentioned in the Bible. In fact, they are only mentioned in one chapter. Even though the word “Seraph” is not found, it is thought to be the singular form of Seraphim, therefore Seraphim is the plural for this type of angel. Angels are said to come in many forms and the seraphim’s appearance is descriptive by their name which is the Hebrew word for “the burning ones” – literally and directly translated.

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one cried to another and said:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”

4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 So I said: “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.”

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. 7 And he touched my mouth with it, and said:

“Behold, this has touched your lips; Your iniquity is taken away, And your sin purged.” 8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”

9 And He said, “Go, and tell these people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ 10 “Make the heart of these people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And return and be healed.” 11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?”

And He answered: “Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly desolate, 12 The Lord has removed men far away, And the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land. 13 But yet a tenth will be in it, And will return and be for consuming, as a terebinth tree or as an oak, Whose stump remains when it is cut down. So the holy seed shall be its stump.” – Isaiah 6

Common Angels

These are the worker bees of all the angels. Where the Cherubim guard the garden of Eden and the Seraphim reside mostly in the throne room of God. These angels do not seem to have any training, nor a need for it. Yet its does not diminish their power as they are still heavenly creatures made of God’s power. Some say this type of angel is what we know as our guardian angels – whom we are usually more acquainted with as children, the daughters, and sons of God. Some say the more common angels are the guiding light towards the path of righteousness. This does seem to be the vaguest category of angels. they are mentioned all through the Bible’s scripture but there are few actual descriptions of them. We think we will find out more once we have passed on from this life.

“Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers—being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.” – Hebrews

Living Creatures

In the bible there are four living creatures, them being a lion, ox, eagle, and a man. They have been stated to have either four to six wings with eyes all over suggesting they are very alert and knowledgeable.

Also in front of the throne, there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.

“In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front, and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,’
who was, and is, and is to come.”

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives forever and ever,” –Revelation 4:6-9

Archangel

Archangel Gabriel is the only angel who was explicitly mentioned as an archangel yet many people believe there were two known to man. Angel Gabriel, though never directly mentioned as an archangel, was said to “stand in the presence of God”, which seems to be a privilege not all angels get to appreciate.

“The angel replied and said to him, “I am Gabriel; I stand and minister in the very presence of God, and I have been sent by Him to speak to you and to bring you this good news.” – Revelations 1:19.

You would not think so, but, there seems to be some form of hierarchy amongst the angels. The word “arch” means “chief” in Greek which leads us to believe that the archangel is the top-ranking level of the angels. We can see it in this example from revelations 12:7;  “And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war,”  This is almost an obvious example of Michael the Archangel leading a group of angels into a battle as their troop leader against lucifer, who after would become a fallen angel and take on the name Satan.

Can an angel be in human form?

Angels come in many strange and terrifying ethereal forms, but what do angels actually look like in human form? When an angel wants to help a human to complete an objective or to appear to them to help bolster faith or calm their minds, they appear either as a normal human or one that has wings, a form that won’t terrify the human viewer.

What do angels look like in real life?

There are many different types of angels and contrary to what people think of what angels really look like, they have extremely strange appearances. In real life, they will often appear in the form of a man as to not overwhelm the person they are appearing to.

“Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name”. The angel of the LORD did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah realized that it was the angel of the LORD (Judges 13:6,21).”

When they do appear in human form they do so in the appearance of men, though they are sexless beings, not that of woman or child.

“But Mary stood crying outside the tomb. As she cried, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying – one at the head and the other at the feet (John 20:11,12).”

In some cases, they may look like men but with striking details to them and with special clothing adorned.

“I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen, with a belt of gold from Uphaz around his waist. His body was like beryl, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the roar of a multitude (Daniel 10:5,6).”  

Often they aren’t recognized as angels at first but as normal men.

“The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground (Genesis 18:1,2).”

What do angels look like in dreams?

What does it mean when you see an angel in your dream? When one sees an angel in their dream, it is to receive a heavenly message from God, with whose message is delivered by an angel. Often people today who say that they are visited by an angel in their dreams, mention that they appear as the modern depiction of an angel, being a man with large wings. In the bible, being visited by an angel in ones dream is mentioned only a handful of times with Joseph.

“But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”  Matthew 1:20-21

When appearing in a dream they often have instructions of heavenly importance, messages of warning.

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” –  Matthew 2:13

What do angels look like in heaven, is it different?

In heaven angels take on their true, bizarre forms, ranging from multi-winged creatures with multiple animal faces to ethereal floating wheels with many eyes. In heaven the Ophanim angels, the ones with the form of wheels with many eyes, act as wheels for God’s chariot. Their bodies are not made up of physical matter but rather that of spirit and light. In heaven, angels are free to use their true forms but when visiting humans on earth or in dreams they take on less frightening appearances as to not terrify the viewer and appear more calming. When being seen in dreams they will appear with wings and when appearing in the waking world of a human they take on the form of a man.

What do angels look like? Our Key takeaways

So we can deduce from what we have spoken about in this article that originally angels were not as beautiful and serene as we have been brought up to know but actually quite obscure and terrifying-looking creatures made up of the spirit. Too incredible and strange to be seen by human eyes without invoking fear if not presenting themselves in the form of light or that of a human. Perhaps this is why in the new testament they were described different in appearance as to appeal more to a religious widening audience without the fear of deterrence.

FAQs

What do angels look like according to Ezekiel?

“I looked, and I saw beside the cherubim four wheels, one beside each of the cherubim; the wheels sparkled like topaz. As for their appearance, the four of them looked alike; each was like a wheel intersecting a wheel. As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the cherubim faced; the wheels did not turn about as the cherubim went. The cherubim went in whatever direction the head faced, without turning as they went. Their entire bodies, including their backs, their hands, and their wings, were completely full of eyes, as were their four wheels. I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.” Each of the cherubim had four faces: One face was that of a cherub, the second the face of a human being, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.” –  Ezekiel 10:12

Are angels made of light?

Angels are not made up of light but may appear as a form of light when coming down to earth in the presence of a human, so as to appear more soothing.

What are angels made of?

Angels are made up of spirit and do not consist of matter as life does down on earth.

What do angels sound like?

Angels have been noted in the bible to have powerful and thundering voices. They speak in a language that is incomprehensible to human ears.

“heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter” –  Corinthians 12:4