ANGELS

The study of angels is a fascinating subject. Everything God wants us to know about angels is found in the Bible. They are one-way messengers from God “to” us and they are “never” our messengers “to” God. No one in Scripture ever prayed to an angel and neither should we. They are not go-betweens or mediators between God and us. Jesus is the only one empowered for that role. “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ.” (1 Timothy 2:5) KJV

It is a breech of the first of the Ten Commandments to worship any manifestation of angelic presence.  “Thou shall have no other gods before me.” We are never to worship angels. Our worship belongs only to God. We should never confuse angels, whether visible or invisible with the Holy Spirit, the third person of the trinity. Angels do not indwell us.  Only the Holy Spirit seals us and indwells in us when He has regenerated us. The Holy Spirit is all knowing, all present and all-powerful. Angels are mightier than men, but they are not gods and they do not possess the attributes of the godhead.

Angels are not omnipotent. Omnipotent is having unlimited or universal, power, authority, or force. Scripture affirms that “all power” belongs to God. The earliest manifestation of God’s power is seen in the creation of the world in which we live. Jesus’ power was evident through the many miracles He performed. He had the power to raise Lazarus from the dead. There are many other verses in the Bible where God reveals this powerful aspect of His nature.

Angels are not omnipresence. Omnipresence means being present everywhere at once.  Only God is omnipresence. Even though angels are created beings they are limited by space. They cannot be present everywhere at once. An angel, object or person can only occupy one place at a time. King David tells us that he could not escape the presence of God. “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go to the heavens, you are there. If I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.” (Psalm 1:397-10) NIV

Angels are not omniscient. Omniscient means a state of being all knowing. The attributes of all-knowing and unlimited knowledge belong to God alone. “For God is greater than our hearts and He knows everything.” (1 John 3:20) NIV. Angels cannot read the mind of any human being nor do they know the day and hour when Jesus will return to earth. “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Mark 13:32) NIV

Angels can see and observe events on earth. They rejoice when one sinner repents. Jesus said,” In the same way, I tell you there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.”(Luke 15:10) NIV Isn’t it exciting to know that we have a heavenly host of angels watching and celebrating with us at the moment one sinner repents and receives the gift of salvation?