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What is the Role of Angels in Heaven?
The Word Angel’s Meaning
The
Greek word for angels is “aggelos.” The name angel means “messenger of God.” That is one of the
chief duties on angels.
Remember
the angel that was sent to Daniel. This was “Michael, one of the chief princes” which means that He was of a high rank
of the angels (Daniel 10:13).
Chief
could be considered a general but we must remember that all angels are under
the direct reign and sovereignty of God. Michael is also called an “archangel Michael” (Jude 1:9).
Michael
must be in charge of at least some angels, even though still under God overall, because when “there was war in
heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and
his angels fought back” (Revelation
12:7). Note that this verse said,his angels.
These
“messengers” of God have many duties in heaven and on earth. Angels are not the chubby
little cherubs that appear in most paintings and they do not all have
wings.
These
are powerful spirit beings and they have specific jobs to do. They are
messengers, they are dispatched to aid humans in need for times of emergency or
for protection, and some are specifically created to worship God in heaven 24
hours a day.
What Do Angels do on Earth?
Angels
are given to us, as directed by God, to protect and defend His chosen
ones. Michael told Daniel that he was “the
great prince who protects your people” (Daniel
12:1). So we see that angels are messengers and also are protectors of God’s
people.
God
dispatched angels to Christ after His temptation in the Wilderness and “attended him” (Matthew 4:11). In
the Garden of Gethsemane, just before Calvary, He prayed for God to remove this
cup if possible and was in excruciating agony (Luke 22:43).
We have angels
around us as the
author of Hebrews wrote, “Are
not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit
salvation” (Hebrews
1:14)? Those who will inherit salvation are clearly the believers.
Many of
us may have been visited by angels and not even known it as the writer of
Hebrews says to “not forget to
entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels”(Hebrews
13:2).
What Do
Angels do in Heaven?
Angels
are worshipping God every second, of every minute, of every day and night.
They
worship Jesus (Hebrews 1:6) and they surround God‘s throne as it says in
Revelation 4:8, “Each of the
four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even
under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: ‘Holy, holy,
holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
The
angels declare God’s glory and some were created just for this reason. At
Jesus’ second coming, “He will
send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from
the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other” (Matthew 24:31).
But this
duty of the holy angels will be foreboding for those who have not put their
trust in Christ because “This
is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the
wicked from the righteous and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth” (Matthew
13:49-50).
Conclusion
Decide
today whether you are going to join with the angels in worshipping Christ in
the Kingdom of Heaven or have them cast you into the lake of fire at Jesus’
return.
For
those who have trusted Christ, they will partake in the great joy of eternal bliss of
the fellowship of the saints before God.
For
those who refuse to repent, confess, and reject Jesus as Lord, King, and Savior
the only thing that they can expect is the wrath of God.
For “Anyone who rejected the Law of
Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How
much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has
trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood
of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? For
we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” and again, “The
Lord will judge his people.” It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands
of the living God” (Hebrews
10:28-31).
Indeed
it will be a terrible day for those who put their trust in their own goodness
and think they’ve been a good person…good enough to go to heaven.
No,
Jesus gives us a stern warning in Matthew 7:21-23, “Not everyone who says to Me,
‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My
Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we
not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many
wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew
you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”
Jesus
does not say that He does not know them.
He says
that He never knew them, meaning that they never had any
relations with God.
They
never acknowledged their being sinners in need of a Savior – Jesus Christ – and
will suffer eternal damnation in hell.
“It is a
fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” Hebrews 10:31 (ESV)
My
prayer for all who read this is that you will believe in the only name given to
us by which we must be and can be saved, and that is Jesus Christ (Acts
4:12).
Humble
yourselves before Him today, while it is still called today (2 Corinthians
6:2).
God has made it possible
for you to know Him and experience an amazing change in
your own life by receiving His Son, Jesus Christ, and have eternal life.
Say the following
prayer:
“Father God, I confess I am a sinner and my sins have
separated me from you.
I am truly sorry.
I now want to turn away from my past sinful life and live a
new life pleasing to you.
Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again.
I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was
resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer.
I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and
reign in my heart from this day forward. Thank you that according to your Word,
I am now born again.
Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do
Your will for the rest of my life. Please use me for Your glory.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.”
“I Hear Angels” Marty Nystrom
lyrics
I hear angels singing praises
I see men from ev'ry nation
Bowing down before the throne
Like the sound of many waters
Like the rushing wind around us
Multitudes join the song
I see men from ev'ry nation
Bowing down before the throne
Like the sound of many waters
Like the rushing wind around us
Multitudes join the song
Pre-chorus:
And a symphony of praise arises
Tears are wiped away from eyes
As men from every tongue
and tribe all sing
And a symphony of praise arises
Tears are wiped away from eyes
As men from every tongue
and tribe all sing
Chorus:
Holy holy, God Almighty
Who was, who is and is to come
All the angels are crying "holy"
To the lamb who sits upon the throne
Holy holy, God Almighty
Who was, who is and is to come
All the angels are crying "holy"
To the lamb who sits upon the throne
I see one who's full of wonder
Eyes of fire and voice of thunder
Shining bright his majesty
All the colors of the rainbow
Circle him and fill his temple
So beautiful this is to me
Eyes of fire and voice of thunder
Shining bright his majesty
All the colors of the rainbow
Circle him and fill his temple
So beautiful this is to me
[Repeat Pre-chorus]
[Repeat Chorus]
To the lamb who sits upon the throne
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