- [Narrator] What do angels do in heaven?
Many people have misconceptions about angels in heaven.
What are angels' purposes and roles?
Let's look at some truths from scripture
about the purpose God has for the angels he created
to exist in heaven with him.
Angels are capable of many tasks.
Everything angels do is in reference to God
and in accordance with his will.
The good angels, elect angels, worship and serve God,
while also playing a role in the world created by the Lord.
Archangels, Cherubim and Seraphim, for example,
are different types of angels with distinct roles.
Michael, the Archangel, is mentioned in the Bible
as the chief of angels,
and appears to have a special role in relation to Israel.
Daniel 12:1,
Now at that end time Michael, the great angelic prince
who stands guard
over the children of your people, will arise.
Gabriel, the second named Angel in the Bible,
was entrusted with the responsibility
of communicating vital information to the biblical figures,
Daniel, Zechariah, and Mary.
In the future, certain angels
will be assigned particular responsibilities
such as the seven angels who will be in charge
of blowing the seven trumpets during the tribulation period.
The Bible tells us that angels worship the Lord
and offer praises to him.
Psalm 148:2,
Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts, armies!
Luke 2:13,
Then suddenly there appeared with the angel
a multitude of the heavenly host, angelic army
praising God and saying.
Hebrews 1:6,
And when He again brings the firstborn, highest-ranking Son,
into the world, He says,
"And all the angels of God are to worship Him."
Revelations 5:11-12,
Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels
around the throne and the voice of the living creatures
and the elders; and they numbered myriads of myriads,
and thousands of thousands, innumerable,
saying in a loud voice,
"Worthy and deserving is the Lamb that was sacrificed
to receive power and riches and wisdom
and might and honor and glory and blessing."
Thousands upon thousands of angels worship the Lord,
bringing him glory.
At specific times God calls angels
to present themselves before him.
Job 1:6,
Now there was a day when the sons of God, angels,
came to present themselves before the Lord,
and Satan, adversary, accuser, also came among them.
Angels also serve God and carry out his commands.
Some of these commands include being sent by God
to answer prayer and serve and God believers.
Angels are sometimes employed by God as weapons of judgment,
particularly in situations where people or nations
are disobedient or do not believe in God.
There is not a single act that angels accomplish
that goes against the will of God.
Psalm 103:20,
Bless the Lord, you His angels,
You mighty ones who do His commandments,
Obeying the voice of His word!
Even angel Gabriel states that he stands
and minister in the very presence of God.
Luke 1:19,
The angel replied and said to him, "I am Gabriel;
I stand and minister in the very presence of God,
and I have been sent by Him to speak to you
and to bring you this good news."
Scripture indicates that angels observe Christians
and their lives.
1 Corinthians 4:9,
For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles
at the end of the line, like men sentenced to death
and paraded as prisoners in a procession,
because we have become a spectacle to the world,
a show in the world's amphitheater,
both to angels and to men.
Ephesians 3:10,
So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God
in all its countless aspects might now be made known
revealing the mystery to the angelic rulers
and authorities in the heavenly places.
Angels cannot experience salvation, they are interested
in the conversion experience of individuals
and the application of God's grace.
Angels celebrate when a sinner repents.
Luke 15:10, Amplified Bible,
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy
in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner who repent,
that is, changes his inner self, his old way of thinking,
regrets past sins, lives his life in a way
that proves repentance;
and seeks God's purpose for his life.
Angels serve as a powerful example for Christians to follow
in terms of obeying the Lord and giving praise to his name.
To tell the truth, we can join the worship of the angels
in praising God and say with the psalmist, Psalm 150:6,
Let everything that has breath
and every breath of life praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!
All the angels were standing around the throne
and around the elders and the four living creatures.
They fell down on their faces before the throne
and worshiped God saying, Amen!
Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.
Another angel, who had a golden censer,
came and stood at the altar.
He was given much incense to offer,
with the prayers of all God's people,
on the golden altar in front of the throne.
The smoke of the incense,
together with the prayers of God's people,
went up before God from the angel's hand.
Angels are God-saturated and worshiping messengers
sent by God on a mission.