Question: When were angels created?

Question: When were the angels created? Genesis:2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
See All... seems to indicate they were created during the week of creation. Some, however, think that they were already created. Does the Scripture have a more definite answer?

Response: It is true that the Lord created “all things.” Angels have not always been in existence. There is a definite point in time when they were created (Colossians:1:16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
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See All... does say that “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them” and some interpret “host” to mean angels. Yet Deuteronomy:4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
See All... tells us, “...and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars...shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.” In this case, the word “host” is referring to “the sun, and the moon, and the stars…” The Hebrew word means “a company of persons or things…” and can refer to “the starry host” (Deuteronomy:4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
See All...), to the angelic host (1 Kings:22:19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
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See All...; Barnes Notes, Genesis:2:1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
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Verses such as Job:38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
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When we consider the function of angels, some have concluded that God created the angels some time prior to the creation of mankind because they are said to be “ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation” (Hebrews:1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
See All...). The reasoning is that they were created just prior to the creation of man. But there are other things to also consider. Scripture indicates that angels were in existence before the Garden of Eden. As further proof, Satan, formerly the angel Lucifer, appeared in the garden already in his fallen state. In addition, there is another point that some consider to be an indication of how long angels have been in existence. Scripture tells us that angels are to exalt God around His throne (Revelation:5:11-14 [11] And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; [12] Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. [13] And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. [14] And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
See All...). Consequently, they may have been in existence millions of years before God created the world—worshiping and serving Him. In short, without further scriptural proof, we are open to some speculation.