The Creation of the Angels
Though Genesis does not explicitly name angels, their creation is implied by the statement that God rested from all His works on the seventh day. Scripture elsewhere confirms that angels were created before the stars, who praised God at their creation. Therefore, the angels must be identified with the light of the first day, illuminated by the eternal Light of the Word. By participating in this uncreated Light, they became light themselves. Some angels, however, turned away and became darkness—not by nature but by privation of the good they had lost.
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