Guardian Angels?

[Justin Adams]

To get a correct handle on all this stuff, read UNSEEN REALM or watch the videos.

God enjoys involving His created beings in the running of His Creation.

[leah777]

the new age and some christian views are that we have specific, named guardian angels we can have a direct relationship with and know their name and talk to them.

The specific meaning and definition of the term 'Guardian Angels' by @Melinda12 is required.

[missmuffet]

Question: "Do we have guardian angels?"

Answer: Matthew 18:10 states, “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.” In the context, “these little ones” could either apply to those who believe in Him (v. 6) or it could refer to the little children (vs. 3-5). This is the key passage regarding guardian angels. There is 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).
The question is whether each person—or each believer—has an angel assigned to him/her. In the Old Testament, the nation of Israel had the archangel (Michael) assigned to it (Daniel 10:21; 12:1), but Scripture nowhere states that an angel is “assigned” to an individual (angels were sometimes sent to individuals, but there is no mention of permanent assignment). The Jews fully developed the belief in guardian angels during the time between the Old and New Testament periods. Some early church fathers believed that each person had not only a good angel assigned to him/her, but a demon as well. The belief in guardian angels has been around for a long time, but there is no explicit scriptural basis for it.

To return to Matthew 18:10, the word “their” is a collective pronoun in the Greek and refers to the fact that believers are served by angels in general. These angels are pictured as “always” watching the face of God so as to hear His command to them to help a believer when it is needed. The angels in this passage do not seem to be guarding a person so much as being attentive to the Father in heaven. The active duty or oversight seems, then, to come more from God than from the angels, which makes perfect sense because God alone is omniscient. He sees every believer at every moment, and He alone knows when one of us needs the intervention of an angel. Because they are continually seeing His face, the angels are at His disposal to help one of His “little ones.”

It cannot be emphatically answered from Scripture whether or not each believer has a guardian angel assigned to him/her. But, as stated earlier, God does use angels in ministering to us. It is scriptural to say that He uses them as He uses us; that is, He in no way needs us or them to accomplish His purposes, but chooses to use us and them nevertheless (Hebrews 1:7). In the end, whether or not we have an angel assigned to protect us, we have an even greater assurance from God: if we are His children through faith in Christ, He works all things together for good (Romans 8:28-30), and Jesus Christ will never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5-6). If we have an omniscient, omnipotent, all-loving God with us, does it really matter whether or not there is a finite guardian angel protecting us?

https://www.gotquestions.org/guardian-angels.html

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by missmuffet

[Sower]

9 hours ago, Justin Adams said:

To get a correct handle on all this stuff, read UNSEEN REALM or watch the videos.

God enjoys involving His created beings in the running of His Creation.

You Justin, or another poster suggested that book a few months back.
By Dr. Michael Heiser, I got it ebay, cheap. Then bought another one to give to a friend, to compare thoughts.
I was impressed, and learned much about God's 'council' and so many other troubling scriptures.
Was/is a great eye opener. He has a bunch of other neat vids....
 

[BeauJangles]

4 hours ago, missmuffet said:

https://www.gotquestions.org/guardian-angels.html

Thanks for sharing this commentary, Miss. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and found a lot of edification from referencing the scriptures in relation. Very nicely put together. 

[BeauJangles]

13 hours ago, Justin Adams said:

God enjoys involving His created beings in the running of His Creation.

Surely He must. We can't even begin to fathom the majesty of His plans, purposes, and wondrous ways. 

[missmuffet]

3 hours ago, BeauJangles said:

Thanks for sharing this commentary, Miss. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and found a lot of edification from referencing the scriptures in relation. Very nicely put together. 

Some people actually worship angels 

[JohnR7]

On 8/22/2020 at 2:02 PM, Melinda12 said:

Do you think when we are saved, we get a guardian angel assigned to us?

Angels are assigned to us at conception. I had a dream about my daughter in Heaven and there were two angels there assigned to take care of her. One of the angels was reading a book. I thought he was just smart and learning new things. Later on I found out he was reading the book of my daughter's life written by God. He was there to help her become the person God intended for her to be. Some people believe the angels write books that keep track of how much we follow God's plan & purpose for us and our life. 

"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God: and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works". (Rev-20:12)

 

[BeauJangles]

48 minutes ago, JohnR7 said:

Angels are assigned to us at conception.

what? 

50 minutes ago, JohnR7 said:

One of the angels was reading a book.

best seller or paperback novel? 

51 minutes ago, JohnR7 said:

I thought he was just smart and learning new things.

learning NEW things? 

52 minutes ago, JohnR7 said:

Later on I found out he was reading the book of my daughter's life written by God.

later on? 

53 minutes ago, JohnR7 said:

He was there to help her become the person God intended for her to be.

what? 

54 minutes ago, JohnR7 said:

Some people believe the angels write books that keep track of how much we follow God's plan & purpose for us and our life.

 they do? 

[BeauJangles]

1 hour ago, missmuffet said:

Some people actually worship angels 

Yes. Some feel as though they have some kind of equivalence to divinity.