What Does it mean that, 'Some Have Entertained Angels Unawares?'

by Tony Warren

Hebrews 13:1-2

• "Let brotherly love continue.
• Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares".

    There are two things that we should understand when searching for the truth of this verse. Number one, the word angel here is the Greek word [aggelos], meaning messenger, and is the "exact" same word translated messenger throughout scripture. Example:

Luke 7:24

• "And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?"

That word translated Messengers is the "exact same" word translated angels. It's talking about people, not angelic beings.