Surah 74:31
"We have made only angels as keepers of the Fire, and We have made their number only as a test for the disbelievers, so that those who have been given the Book may be certain, and that those who believe may increase in belief, and that those who have been given the Book and those who believe may not be in doubt, and that those in whose hearts is a sickness and the disbelievers may say, ‘What did God intend by this as a parable?’ In this way God leads astray whomever He pleases and guides whomever He pleases. No one knows the (angelic) forces of your Lord but Him. It is nothing but a reminder to humankind."
We have made only angels as keepers of the Fire This long verse, visibly out of sync with the rest of the sūra, seems designed to explain the mysterious number “nineteen” in verse 30. However, the verse also seems to say that no one understands the matter except the Lord.
- from The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to Understanding the Scripture of Islam