Vulgate. From the Latin, the word angel came into English vocabulary through the fusion of Old English engel (with hard -g-) and Old French angele. Angels are real but they are not physical, although, they often appear to have bodies. Hebrews 1:14 states that they are spirits. According to Matthew 8:16; Luke 8:2; 11:24, 26; and Acts 19:12, the same is true of the fallen angels (demons). They are spiritual beings created holy with a personal nature and distinct identity (Gen. 1:31; Mark 8:38; 1 Cor.