ANGELS
GENERAL INFORMATION Angels can communicate with humans in several different ways: Angels are mighty creatures who have amazing abilities
: GUARDIAN ANGELS Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you that their angels are always with my father in heaven. A second one, which seems to be aimed at believers in general, is at Hebrews 1:14 as shown Angels are merely spirits sent to serve people who are going to be saved. Others can be found at Exodus 23:20, Psalms 34:7, and Psalms 91:11. Do these passages mean there are angels assigned to each of us to protect us from harm? Only to a certain extent. Realize that these bible passages specify protection for people who fear God -- not just anyone. This is supported in Genesis 19:1-21 when angels were sent to save Lot from God's wrath on Sodom, and later at Genesis 21:17-19 when an angel was sent to save Ishmael from death in the desert. Much later, an angel was also sent to prevent the Egyptian army from killing the Israelites (Exodus 14:19-20, 24-25). In still another case, an angel was sent to protect three faithful men from burning to death (Daniel Chapter 3), and in yet another case, an angel was sent to protect a man from killer lions (Daniel 6:22). It is clear in scripture: Angels are sent to protect the faithful, not just anyone. Although God sends angels to protect us, we must realize these angels don't protect us if we are doing something reckless or sinful. For example, if we act recklessly by testing God, we will not be protected (Matthew 4:5-7). If we are sinning and get hurt in the process, we will not be protected (Proverbs 22:8, Galatians 6:7-8, Romans 6:23 ). The bible makes it clear that if we make sinful choices, then we deserve the consequences (Proverbs 1:32, 14:12, 16:25). Therefore, even though angels are assigned to protect faithful believers, they are not assigned to protect us from our own bad judgment or immoral behaviour.
ANGEL WORSHIP I knelt at the feet of the angel and began to worship him. But the angel said, "Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you and everyone else who tells about Jesus. Don't worship anyone but God. Everyone who tells about Jesus does it by the power of the Spirit." and at Revelation 22:8-9 8 My name is John, and I am the one who heard and saw these things. Then after I had heard and seen all this, I knelt down and began to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown it to me. 9 But the angel said, Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you. I am the same as a follower or a prophet or anyone else who obeys what is written in this book. God is the one you should worship. The prohibition against angel worship is also mentioned at Colossians 2:18, which states: Don't be cheated by people who make a show of acting humble and who worship angels. They brag about seeing visions. But it is all nonsense, because their minds are filled with selfish desires. The bible makes it clear that God is the only one who is to be given worship as shown at Deuteronomy 10:20. This concept is supported in the New Testament at Matthew 4:10: Jesus answered, "Go away Satan! The Scriptures say: `Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.' "
CONCLUSION Summing it all up, angels are mighty spiritual entities at God's service, but are not gods to be worshipped. They can manifest their presence in a variety of ways, they possess magnificent powers, and have the choice of free-will. It is a priviledge to experience a close encounter with an angel of God.
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