Bible Discussion Thread

Are there angels assigned to the believer?

Yes! the Angels are present even though you may not see them when you believe in the Gospel. They are holy spirits who minister under God and are messengers and deliver God's people from danger just like how Psalm 91:11 says.

Matthew 18:10, Hebrews 1:14,

Matthew 18:10

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones (child); for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 4:6

And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Hebrews 13:2

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Luke Chapter 4

8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Only God the Father commands the angels.

Jesus gave us the Lord's Prayer as a model to pray to our Father who art in Heaven. We form our prayers around the one Jesus gave to us. Personalize your requests.

I would say a better response is that they are to respond as directed by God as messengers-that is why there is a sort of dual meaning to the "angel" of each church in Revelation 3 for instance. This could refer to the pastor/elder human authority; but also the angel presiding over that congregation. There probably are different roles for those angels remaining true to God just like with the fallen "principalities and powers" mentioned in Ephesians 6. Some are in charge of large regions; others for specific localities and others over the affairs of individuals. There are promises such as Psalm 91 and others where angels are said to be our "front and rear guard". With Christ when He was driven into the wilderness; and during His later trials had angels strengthen Him. They were always; of course following the lead of the Holy Spirit; hence they could NOT stand in the way of his ultimate trial from being completed; i.e. His death on the cross. As "ministering spirits" they surely strengthen us; and when necessary protect us. Daniel makes it clear that they are involved in invisible battles and well aware of prayers of saints (which often need to be persistant so that victory can be won as was the case with the 21 day delay fighting the Prince of Persia). Fasting also; no doubt plays a part as well in securing these victories. This should give us assurance because no one can harm us unless God allows it and in His timing. There is no doubt the enemy would find people to destroy us before the time if He were able. As long as we are walking in the Spirit; the enemy has no power over us.

In saying all this; it is not a healthy concept to envision some personal angel assigned to us. An angel of God never accepts worship; of course and wouldn't want any undue attention. He wouldn't thus hang around to "play favorites". In the heavenly realm angels would come in and go out of this dimension quickly and when needed.

Dear Richard. The word angel originates. from the ancient Greek "angelos" which means "messenger". That is why the Scriptures always identify them as angels of the Lord, that is messengers of the Lord, it could have been angels of the king or of any other person. Now in the church God's messenger is usually the pastor who delivers God's word to the members of the church