A Little Angelic Perspective



Furthermore: do angels feel somewhat
emasculated by Precious Moments images?



This could be dangerous territory, but lately I've been wondering about angels.  While trying to stay within the bounds of Scripture, I've been boldly venturing into the realm of speculation by asking: do angels have strong feelings and opinions?  And if so, what do they think about the current state of things on earth?

 As spiritual beings, angels undoubtedly have a heightened awareness of reality.  They see the things that, to us, are invisible and have the privilege of entrance into God's throne room, the govenmental center of the universe. They see the glory of God; they hear and carry out His righteous decrees.  If unfallen angels do have opinions, a logical conclusion would be that their opinions are grounded in reality.  Perhaps they see things as they really are.

Things that are normal to angels may be abnormal to us.  When we approach such passages as Isaiah 6 and Revelation 4 and 5, where God's throne room is described, we are often taken aback by the strangeness of the descriptions we encounter.  Living creatures.  Ceaseless worship.  Lights, sounds, colors. It goes beyond our imagination.

However, the angels don't find this setting to be in the least bit strange. In Revelation 5, we find that "myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands" of angels are participating in the ceaseless, heavenly worship of God.  The angels are right at home.  From their point of view, giving oneself to the incessant worship of God is a completely rational thing to do.  No one has ever had to talk the angels into joining in. As they stand on the sea of glass and gaze upon the glory of God, there's no inward struggle or debate.  It would be simply illogical for them to not worship.

How odd, then, must it seem to them when they enter into the earthly sphere and find that such expressions of extravagant worship are a rarity?  From an angelic perspective, humanity's refusal to give to God the glory due His name is undoubtedly ludicrous.  The fact that, even in the Church, prayerlessness and anemic worship are considered normal may be blatantly offensive.  Perhaps they look at each other, shake their heads and exclaim, "Are they insane?  They're living in a state of complete disillusionment if they don't see that the worship of God is the one thing that matters most.  The earth as it is right now is way out of line with reality!"

But maybe, when they enter into one of today's rare expressions of night and day worship, they look at each other, nod, and with a contented sigh say, "Now this feels like home."

Maybe.