ANGELS

“Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.” Psalms 103:20

Have you ever wondered if, maybe in your lifetime, you may have encountered an angel, or spoke with one and never knew it? Perhaps it happens often to many individuals. As the book of Hebrews tells us, “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” (Hebrews 13:2)

Most of the reports in the Bible indicate that they look like us, walk, eat, and speak just like us. The expression “angel of the Lord” or “God’s host” is frequently used in the scriptures. Other times “Lord” or “angel” is used. All of these designate a supernatural being. One thing to keep in mind is that when the word “LORD” is used in all caps, it designates the name of God himself. There were times in which God himself became the messenger.

The Hebrew word for “angel”, according to the Strong’s Concordance, is pronounced mal’ak (mal-awk) and in the Greek is pronounced aggelos (ang’-el-os) and means “messenger or representative, envoy or one who is sent.”

Angels are spiritual beings who at various times and places throughout history have become visible to man. “Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:” (Psalms 104:4) There seem to be three specific reasons why they appear: (1) to make an announcement of a coming event such as a birth, (2) to assist men in furthering God’s plan and, (3) to intervene for believers in need.

Certain angels are reported to have eaten the same foods that man eats. Man likewise ate the same food as angels. After their exodus out of Egypt while in the desert forty years with Moses, God fed the people a type of food called manna. This is established in the book of Psalms where it is written, “Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.” (Psalms 78:25) God caused the manna to appear on the ground after the morning dew had dissipated. “And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was.” Oddly, the word “manna”, according to the Strong’s Concordance, in the Hebrew means, “What is it”. “And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.” (Exodus 16:14-15) It appears to have been something like a wafer. “And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.”(Exodus 16:31) This manna ceased to materialize as soon as Joshua and the children of Israel went over Jordon to the Promised Land. “And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.” (Joshua 5:12)

We discover from the scriptures that there are different levels of angels and there are good and evil angels. Only two of their names are given: Gabriel and Michael. The name “Gabriel” means “warrior of God”or“man of God” and the name “Michael”means, “Who is like God.” (Strong’s Concordance)

Speaking of Jesus in the flesh, in the Old and the New Testaments, we can conclude from the scriptures that the position of an angel is higher than man. “For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and hast crowned him with glory and honour.” (Psalms 8:5) It is added in the book of Hebrews that Jesus was given authority over God’s creation. “Thou madest him a little lower than the angels, thou, crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the work of they hands.” (Hebrews 2:7)

On this web site you will find examples of the appearance of angels, plus other unusual encounters with the supernatural throughout the scriptures from the Old Testament book of Genesis to the New Testament book of Revelation. Words written by Jesus, the apostles, the prophets and God himself, describing and concerning angelic encounters, are also specified. We learn that our natural laws, such as gravity and fire, do not appear to have an effect on the angels. We also discover that nowhere is there any example of a female angel. And, contrary to popular tradition, no references are made of angels having wings, although there are examples of them floating and flying. We find that angels generally appear out of nowhere and disappear without walking away.

This website gives you a comprehensive knowledge of what the Bible has to say concerning angelic encounters. Before you continue the subject of angels, again consider these words from the book of Hebrews: “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” (Hebrews 13:2)

Angelic Encounters of the Bible…Susan

ANIMALS AND ANGELS

God is pleased with and places a high value on the animals he has created. He knows them all. “For every beast of the forest is mine and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.” (Psalms 50:10-11) God’s word also states that a righteous man respects the dominion that has been given him over the animals and is never cruel. “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.” (Proverbs 12:10)

In the book of Jeremiah it asserts that animals are more able to follow their instincts than man is able to use common sense. “Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.” (Jeremiah 8:7)

Have you ever wondered if animals are sensitive to things around us that we cannot see? Have you ever detected a sudden silence come over animals? Could it be they have sensed an angel, hopefully good, passing by?

An example of birds being sensitive to the Holy Spirit is found in I Kings, where God instructs the ravens to feed Elisha the prophet. “And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.” (I Kings 17:4-6)

A man named Balaam was struggling within himself between God’s will and his own selfish desires. When an angel stood in the road and attempted to stop him, Balaam’s donkey saw the angel, but Balaam did not. An unprecedented miracle happened during this encounter. God enabled an animal to speak! Balaam’s eyes were at last opened and he too was able to see the angel.
“And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
“And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall: and he smote her again. And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou has smitten me these three times? And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou has ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? Behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me. And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak” (Numbers 22:21-35)

Verification that angels have the power to control animals is illustrated in the book of Daniel, as we read in the following scripture. It was an angel that stopped the lions from devouring Daniel. It doesn’t say how, but it only required one angel to control all the lions. “Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.” (Daniel 6:21-22)

We should also consider the animals Noah took on the ark. Noah had to have had some help. Rounding up all the different animals, some wild and dangerous would have been a tremendous job. According to the scriptures, they just walked onto the ark. Perhaps angels led them. After they were all in the ark scripture states that God shut the door. “In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.” (Genesis 6:13-16)

God promises, in the world to come, that the animals will all be at peace with each other and with man. There will be no more carnivores. Scripture reveals that God is going to make a covenant of peace with the animals. They too are waiting for that day. Can you picture a cow, bear, wolf, leopard and lamb resting together? “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.” (Isaiah 11:6-7)

“The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.” (Isaiah 65:25)

Here is God’s promise, concerning the animals. “And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things on the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.” (Hosea 2:18)

ZECHARIAH, EZEKIEL AND ISAIAH’S VISIONS

Angels provided Zechariah with the interpretation of numerous extraordinary visions that he had experienced. The entire book of Zechariah is filled with visions and conversations that Zechariah ensues with angels. To adequately report it would require inserting the entire book of Zechariah. For fascinating reading, if you have not, you may want to read it. It will leave you with answers as well as questions. Here are a couple of verses to give you an idea. “I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be. And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.” (Zechariah 1:8-11) I believe those who walked through the earth are angels.

Ezekiel’s visions include the image of a “being” on a throne. This “being” would have to be God himself. No one else is qualified to be on the throne. The vehicles described in the vision will be covered in more debth in another blog. What Ezekiel sees is unlike anything reported in the scriptures. The first vision is revealed to him while in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar, which today would be Iraq. He speaks in Ezekiel, chapter one, of seeing vehicles and God himself sitting on the throne. The man appears very bright to Ezekiel, like fire from his head to his feet.
“And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face and I heard a voice of one that spake.” (Ezekiel 1:26-28)

Ezekiel, a second time, speaks of seeing this vision. “Then I arose and went forth into the plain: and behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar and I fell on my face.” (Ezekiel 3:23)

Once again in chapter forty-three, as he had described previously by the river Chebar, Ezekiel speaks of a glorious appearing. The words that God communicates to Ezekiel are intense and heart piercing. God emphatically states that the soles of his feet shall stand by mans’ without end and that his house will be by their house and will no more be dishonored. “Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon on my face. And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me. And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger. Now let them put away their whoredom and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.” (Ezekiel 43:1-9) Verse six describes an angel standing beside Ezekiel at the same time as God spoke.

Isaiah the prophet in the first chapter of his writings also describes seeing the throne of God: “In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.” (Isaiah 6:1)

This posting, as well as others we have covered, reveals to us that God himself is a being with a form just like man. Ezekiel said he saw the appearance of a man. God spoke in the beginning: “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (Genesis 1:26-27)

Paul describes Jesus as being the image of God. “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” (Colossians 1:15-17)

ANGEL WORSHIP

As we learned previously, angels are positioned to guard and protect individual believers, announce coming events and instruct persons, but angels are not to be worshipped. They themselves are worshippers of God. This is made clear throughout the scriptures as is revealed by the Psalmist, “By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.” (Psalms 33:6) Peter affirmed this in I Peter 3:22, speaking of Jesus being the supreme authority, “Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.”

Likewise Nehemiah, in the Old Testament, writes that God made and maintains all: heaven, earth, seas, angels and man. “Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.” (Nehemiah 9:6)

The apostle Paul confirms this thought in the New Testament, warning believers to use caution and not to be deceived into worshipping angels. “Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,” (Colossians 2:18)

When the people rebelled against God, during the time of Moses, the scriptures reveal that they made the mistake of worshiping angels. God, at a certain point, gave up on them and allowed them to worship the host of heaven, as is referred to in the book of Acts. It states: “Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets,” (Acts 7:42)

One evil king, who was involved in angel worship, is presented in the Old Testament. It is Hezekiah’s son Manasseh, who did evil in the sight of the Lord. “For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up alters for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.” (II Chronicles 33:3) Manasseh, after much hardship, later repented and was forgiven.

Two instances are given in the book of Revelation where an angel told John that he was not to worship him, because he was only a servant (as was John). “And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” (Revelation 19:10) And, again “And I John saw these things, And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow servant, and of thy brethren the prophets and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.” (Revelation 22:8-9)

The Bible makes the position of the angels clear. In contrast to Jesus, in the book of Hebrews, it is obvious whom is to be worshipped and why. “Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.” (Hebrews 1:4-8)

God stipulates, in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, that he is the creator even of the angels and he has named them all. “To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? Saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” (Isaiah 40:25-26)

THE FUTURE AND ANGELS

A mystery is spoken of in the first chapter of Revelation, concerning seven candlesticks and seven stars. The mystery is then revealed: the seven stars are angels. The seven angels are the overseers of the seven candlesticks, which are seven churches. This discloses to us, that an additional job of the angels is to be the administrator, manager or overseer of the churches. “The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and the seven candlesticks, which thou sawest, are the seven churches.” (Revelation 1: 20) A unique message is given, in the second and third chapters, to each of the angels, concerning the churches that they oversee.

Just prior to God’s plan for mankind being revealed, the book of Revelation describes an angel sealing seven imminent truths in the foreheads, or in the minds, of his servants. Four additional angels, who have been given the duty of hurting the earth and the sea, are asked to hold off, until the sealing is complete. “And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea. Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them, which were sealed; and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.” (Revelation 7:1-4)

It is interesting to note that, after the sealing takes place, the instructions are given that the only ones to be harmed by the four angels holding the four winds are persons who have not been sealed by God in their forehead. The angels have been instructed not to hurt the earth or the sea. “And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which
have not the seal of God in their foreheads. (Revelation 9:4)

In the Old Testament book of Ezekiel, a similar account is portrayed. One difference is Ezekiel depicts a mark instead of a seal, being placed on, not in, the forehead. The people who were chosen to receive the mark were chosen because they had faith in God and demonstrated a concern about the corruption that was going on among their own people. As with the seals, the destroyers are told not to harm the ones with the mark. We may want to ask ourselves, are we concerned about corruption going on in Christendom today? God was offended that the people were saying, “The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.” Not unlike words spoken by some today.
“HE cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even everyman with his destroying weapon in his hand. And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brazen alter. And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side; And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin with my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men, which were before the house. And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.
“And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! Wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? Then said he unto me, the iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head. And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.” (Ezekiel 9:1-11)

Referring once again to the book of Revelation, seven angels, who have been given trumpets, are seen standing before God. “And I saw seven angels, which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.” (Revelation 8:2) Each of the seven angels, as they blow their trumpet, causes an action to occur. The scriptures say that when the seventh angel performs his task, the mystery of God, which has been reported by the prophets, will be finished, or accomplished. This verse does proclaim that the prophets have previously informed us of this mystery. The books written by the prophets Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and others have given us advance warning. “But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.” (Revelation 10:7)

When the sixth angel, in Revelation 9:15, sounds his trumpet, four additional angels appear, which have been given an assignment to perform at one set point in history. Their job is to eliminate one third of mankind. “And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.”

The Bible, without doubt, describes angels as having an enormous role to play in the future events of mankind, especially relating to the return of Jesus Christ. “And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.” (II Thessalonians 1:7)

Angels are to be responsible for some day removing all that is negative, offensive and wicked out of this world. It is difficult for us as humans to imagine, although we dearly desire it, a world such as that. “The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity.” (Matthew 13:41) Jesus points out that this action will take place at a time described as the “end of the world”. There is to be a separating of the wicked from the just. This seems to indicate that there are only two categories, the just and the wicked. “So shalt it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.”(Matthew 13:49) “Then shall he say also, unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” (Matthew 25:41)

According to Jesus’ words, there will come a day of reckoning. There will be a day when all will be made right and fairness and justice will be the rule. He says, “There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.” (Matthew 10:26) This reckoning will not only remove the negative, but Jesus says there will be rewards given to those who are left. “For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels and then he shall reward every man according to his works.” (Matthew 16:27) This is also repeated in the last chapter of the Bible, “And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” (Revelation 22:12)

God will also one day instruct the angels to gather all his followers in heaven and on earth. “And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” (Matthew 24:31) This is confirmed again in Mark 13:27 “And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.” The word “elect” in the Strong’s Concordance Greek dictionary means “picked out” or “chosen.”

Jesus teaches us not to set a date as to when this is going to occur, since neither he, nor the angels, knows the exact date. “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.” (Matthew 24:36) Again the fact that only God knows that time is brought forth in the book of Mark. “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” (Mark 13:32)

Jesus points out in a parable that he has servants who are to feed truth to his family at that time “Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of.” (Matthew 24:44-50)

Several scriptures reveal that when Jesus reappears, his holy angels will be with him and he will then sit on the throne and rule. “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory. And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.” (Matthew 25:31-32) Jesus says that when he comes with his angels, he will be ashamed of those who were previously ashamed of the word of God, and of him. “Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” (Mark 8:38) This is once more confirmed in the book of Luke. “For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and the holy angels.” (Luke 9:26)

Although it is difficult to comprehend, according to the apostle Paul, in the future, Christians shall be responsible for judging the angels. Paul writes in the first letter to the Corinthians, “Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? How much more things that pertain to this life.” (I Corinthians 6:2-3)

The Bible says that one day, in the end, a large number of us, along with the angels will stand before the throne of our God. “After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.”
(Revelation 7:9-12)

Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him all his hosts.
Psalms 148:2