Made Equal with the Angels

We all desire to partake of this experience, but it is good to consider and realize the sort of beings angels are before we aspire to become equal with them.

We must shape ourselves in the mould of perfection to become equal to them because, studying what the Bible tells us of them, we find them doing God’s will, solely. They have no actions but to perform God’s desires; no words but His words. There is no “self” with them in any way: they are God! This is the position we aspire to hold ourselves-to fill the earth with the glory of God, to become manifestations of God!

God created the heavens and the earth, by his Spirit, through the angels. Angel hands interpreted God’s will, from the forming of the most magnificent of the geophysical creation to the intricate beauties of the most minute forms of life. Angels’ voices spoke God’s commands and instructions to those chosen by Him to hear;

That we may attain to this state of mind so attuned to God’s will, He has given us a pattern and example in Christ, which very many before us have attempted to follow, through much trial. We must shape our characters and channel our desires in His direction before we can hope that He will use us in His service. He can change our frail bodies, but we must change our own frail minds.

God will do nothing for us that we can do for ourselves. He created the Garden of Eden, but Adam was to dress it. He warned Noah of the flood and gave him specifications for the ark, but Noah had to build it, though it took him 100 years. He provided the miracles and the plan that brought the children of Israel out of Egypt to the Promised Land, but their leader, Moses, in the execution of that plan, had to contend in desperation and fear for his life at times with Pharoah and the Israelites. God provided the Saviour, but Mary bore him and reared him. He gave Christ the world, but Christ had first to overcome his nature.

We must do likewise! We must exercise our own will, to desire with all our hearts to conform, and to have sufficient faith to know that, when we cry to Him, He will lift us when we cannot lift ourselves.

Then comes the Trump of God. The graves are opened and we who are alive at Christ’s coming are all at once astounded with the spectacle of resurrected saints and holy angels in our midst and, with apprehension and wonder we are caught up together to meet Him in the air, and caught away in a moment of time to Sinai for judgement. “Caught away”, perhaps, as was Phillip after baptising the eunuch.

It is my belief that our children will go with us. Family love and unity are given special mention in the Bible as being important, and we are responsible for the guidance and care of our children. Children are blessed for their parents’ sake. More so those of the future Kings and Priests, in the terrible times about to break on the earth!

On Sinai we review our life with the prompting of our angel, who has been with us through every minute of our responsible life. He knows us as we are gradually brought to know ourself, stripped of all pretense, hypocrisy, false pride and self delusion. Indeed “the counsels of the heart are made manifest”. We pray sincerely that we have manifested sufficient faith and true works for God to extend his mercy to us and place us on his right hand as we pass before Him for judgment. We desire greatly, with much humility, to hear Him say, “Well done . . .” With the wonderful joy and relief of acceptance, we would be able to bear the few or many stripes meted out to us.

Then comes the culmination of all our hopes and desires: the great multitude of saints, clothed in white robes, with palms in their hands, with gratitude and humility and praise and exquisite joy, singing a new song before the throne and before the angels.

This is the experience of being made equal with the angels: in a state of physical perfection and perpetual youth, in harmony and peace—”They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles: they shall run and not be weary: and they shall walk and not faint . . . that excels in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening to the voice of his word.”