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Cherubim Look Like Naked Babies and Other Myths We Believe About Angels

May 1, 2020 by Staff

(ChurchLeaders) How accurate is your understanding of cherubim and angels? In the introductory video to their series on spiritual beings, the BibleProject says, “Unfortunately, almost all of our modern conceptions about these beings are based on serious misunderstandings.”

In popular culture, a “cherub” is a baby with wings. This, however, is an idea that comes from Renaissance art. Cherubim as the Bible depicts them are quite different. 

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