![]() Jesus had angels assigned to him when he walked the earth. I think it is safe to say there are enough angels to cover us all. Twelve legions would be 7200 angels for just this one event. Jesus told him to put away the sword and then said, “Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?" (Matthew 26:53) A Roman legion had 6,000 soldiers. When Jesus was arrested on the night before the crucifixion, one of the disciples grabbed a sword and sliced off the ear of one of the perpetrators. At one point the angels were saying aloud in unison, “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” (Revelation 5:12) How many were there? John said, “…I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.” (Revelation 5:11) In Bible interpretation this is known as a rhetorical phrase for an indefinitely large number. This explains at least some of those unexplainable events that just couldn’t be coincidental.Īre there really enough angels to have several assigned to each believer? John got 3-D, IMAX, Surround Sound vision of the spirit world. Isn’t this quite remarkable? When you accepted Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins God assigned a host of angels to minister to you. "Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" (Hebrews 1:14) Each believer in Jesus not only has just one but a collection of angels looking out for them, not just children. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven…” (Matthew 18:10) “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. ![]() The passage of scripture that most clearly addresses our guardian angels is from the teaching of Jesus – ![]() The Bible clearly speaks in many instances about angels who guard and protect. Have you ever wondered if we, Christians, really have guardian angles? Is this something someone just made up to keep children from being afraid at night and the story got passed down like an old wives’ tale? Or was it extrapolated to explain away why some people escape perilous incidents unscathed?
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