About the Book
What is a herald?1 It is a person who proclaims or announces significant news. Other terms used are harbinger, messenger, and forerunner. In this book, we will study intensively angels as angelos (messengers). What role do angels have in the lives of Christians? Angels are proclaimers.2 To proclaim is to declare or to publish abroad.3 The word herald appears in Hebrew, such as herald,4 ambassador,5 and messenger. Christian hymnody is replete with references to angels.6 According to some scholars, angels are recorded in three hundred Bible locations.
Christians ask, “When were angels ‘created’?” We do not know the day. We can only postulate that angels were created sometime within the hexaemeron (six days of the creation).
Christians also ask about personal guardian angels, “Is a certain angel assigned by God to every believer for his or her protection?” Not just one but many good angels are given to the individual believers for their protection; this is clearly stated in scripture. Whether a certain angel, however, is assigned to every single believer from the day of his or her birth as that person’s guardian––as well as whether the guidance and government of the church is assigned to certain angels and whether a special angel presides over providence––is partly uncertain and partly false.
Therefore, we conclude that Christians do not have a personal guardian angel.
About the Book
What is a herald?1 It is a person who proclaims or announces significant news. Other terms used are harbinger, messenger, and forerunner. In this book, we will study intensively angels as angelos (messengers). What role do angels have in the lives of Christians? Angels are proclaimers.2 To proclaim is to declare or to publish abroad.3 The word herald appears in Hebrew, such as herald,4 ambassador,5 and messenger. Christian hymnody is replete with references to angels.6 According to some scholars, angels are recorded in three hundred Bible locations.
Christians ask, “When were angels ‘created’?” We do not know the day. We can only postulate that angels were created sometime within the hexaemeron (six days of the creation).
Christians also ask about personal guardian angels, “Is a certain angel assigned by God to every believer for his or her protection?” Not just one but many good angels are given to the individual believers for their protection; this is clearly stated in scripture. Whether a certain angel, however, is assigned to every single believer from the day of his or her birth as that person’s guardian––as well as whether the guidance and government of the church is assigned to certain angels and whether a special angel presides over providence––is partly uncertain and partly false.
Therefore, we conclude that Christians do not have a personal guardian angel.