Title: People Equal to Angels
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Angels are servants of God sent to serve those who will be saved. As it is written, “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?” (Hebrews 1:14).
The world is divided into a world above and a world below. That is why he testified, “...we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and men” (1 Corinthians 4:9). It is like dividing the world of Leah (top) and Rachel (bottom).
For God cannot establish the kingdom of God with the first angels and the first men, so salvation is the work of the angels chosen from among angels and men chosen from among men to establish the eternal kingdom of God's glory in one Christ Jesus.
Therefore, regarding the angels who opposed Christ, "God did not forgive the angels who sinned, but cast them into hell and placed them in pits of darkness to be kept until judgment..." (2 Peter 2:4), and again, He imprisoned the angels who did not keep their position and left their dwelling place in darkness with eternal bonds until the judgment of the great day...” (Jude 1:6).
And, “In the presence of God, Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, I solemnly command you to observe these without prejudice, and do not be partial to anything…” (1 Timothy 5:21). is.
Therefore, those who are chosen by the angels and those chosen by men are all brothers and sisters born of one God. This is just as the sons of Leah and the sons of Rachel are brothers.
Therefore, in the meeting between the angel and man, he testified, “He said to me, ‘I am a servant with you, your brothers, the prophets, and those who keep the words of this book; not, but worship God’’ (Revelation 22:9) ) is recorded.
Thus, holy angels and holy men are equal. It is the same as it is written, “They measured the wall, and it was one hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that of an angel” (Revelation 21:17).
Also, the Bible testifies that the three men who appeared to Abraham were angels. It is written, “He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing opposite him. As soon as he saw them, he ran out to meet them at the tent door, and bowed himself to the ground…” (Genesis 18:2) And again, “It was late at night.” Then the two angels came to Sodom, where Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom, and when he saw them, he got up to meet them, and fell down and bowed down to the ground..." (Genesis 19:1) He said again, "They stretched out their hands and took Lot. It is even clearer when it is written, “They brought them into the house and shut the door…” (Genesis 19:10).
Therefore, concerning those who are equal to angels, the Bible says, "Jesus said, "Children of this world marry and are given in marriage; There is none, and they cannot die again, for they are equal to angels, and as children of the resurrection, they are the children of God” (Luke 20:34-36). and there are eunuchs who have become eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever deserves these words, let them be accepted” (Matthew 19:12).
For this reason, Christ is the mystery of God who unifies angels and men, just as “that all things in heaven and on earth may be united in Christ” (Ephesians 1:10).
Therefore, he said, "...the harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are angels..." (Matthew 13:39) and again he said, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Let them go” (Luke 10:2). Amen, thank you Lord.
Last but not least, Kim Yoon-goo