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Are Angels Real?

By Rick Reed, Senior Pastor, Metropolitan Bible Church, Ottawa

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Angels are soaring in popularity these days. They get primetime airtime on TV. They're good as gold in jewellery stores. They're really in. But are they real?

The Bible's answer is that angels really do exist. Angels are mentioned in thirty-four of the Bible's sixty-six books. Jesus repeatedly referred to them. When it comes to angels, unseen doesn't mean unreal.

Though angels do exist, many of the popular notions about them are wishful thinking. Our culture sells us a Disney version of angels that portrays them as spiritual Tinkerbells. Angels are supposedly cute and cuddly, helpful but harmless.

This view of angels doesn't fly with the Bible. The Bible informs us that angels are powerful, spiritual beings. The people who encounter them are usually terrified or awestruck. The soldiers guarding Jesus' tomb collapsed in fear when an angel came down to announce that Jesus had risen (Matthew 28:4).

Do angels provide supernatural guidance and protection? The Bible does tell us of times when God dispatched angels to deliver a message or deliver someone in trouble. But we're never told to ask angels for direction or protection; we are to call on God for help. In fact, the Bible warns us that fallen angels, called demons, will seek to deceive and destroy us.

So, impressive as angels can be, they are not to occupy our attention or affection. We're not to worship them (Colossians 2:18-19). Rather, we are to join them in worshipping God and His Son, Jesus (Revelation 5:11-14).


Rick Reed is the senior pastor of the Metropolitan Bible Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Rick is a graduate of Biola University (B.A), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (DMin). This article appears in Rick's book "That's a Good Question". Used with permission of the author.

 

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