Roles of Angels

The Bible has many things to say about the roles of angels. Mostly, we thought that angels are guardians, guides, protectors and messengers. Personally, all of these are true but angels function according to what God has given them, or what could be the wishes from human beings and other entities who need their help.

Now, there are verses in the Bible that could describe angels roles. In Matthew 18:10, we read, "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven." If we interpret Matthew 18:10 as referring to "guardian angels," it would seem that these angels are not on active duty, but rather, "always see the face of" the Father in heaven. The active duty or "oversight" role seems then to come more from God than the angels. In our society today, it's "in" to believe in angels.

In context, "these little ones" could either apply to those who believe in Him (Matthew 18:6) or to the little children (Matthew 18:3-5). This is the key passage pointed to when people discuss the possibility of guardian angels. There's no doubt that good angels help protect (Daniel 6:20-23; 2 Kings 6:13-17), reveal information (Acts 7:52-53; Luke 1:11-20), guide (Matthew 1:20-21; Acts 8:26), provide for (Genesis 21:17-20; 1 Kings 19:5-7), and minister to believers in general (Hebrews 1:14). It's not so apparent from Scripture whether each person or each believer has an angel assigned to him or her. In the Old Testament, the Nation of Israel had the archangel Michael assigned to it (Daniel 10:21; 12:1), but there's really no place in Scripture where it states that an angel was ever "assigned" to an individual (they were sometimes sent to individuals on different occasions, but no mention of "permanent" assignment is given).



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