Luke 20:36
“…and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels.”
Tricking Jesus was a game for the Sadducees. But Jesus read their minds, and enlightened them with straight talk. After the resurrection, things will be different, (Luke 20:35-36).
There’s been a lot of talk about Angels lately. Books have been published about them, cults have sprung up in angel adoration, and toy angels complete Christmas decorations. Some angels have wings, some look like genderless creatures. Wherever holiday scenes decorate the landscape, angels are found in abundance. From what Jesus said in today’s Scripture, we learn that angels are immortal.
Who is like the angels, and will never die? Jesus’ answer is clear: After the resurrection of the dead, we too, will never die.
Are angels really everywhere?
Yes.
Psalm 34:7 says, “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and He delivers them.” When believers—as God’s kids—follow Jesus, we are guarded by His angels.
Does this surrounding layer of protection give you confidence? Have you ever been scared in the dark? Do you imagine bogeymen chasing you at night?
Psalms 91:11-12 says, “For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” Psalm 91 is the Scripture that assures God’s children that we are protected on all fronts. God is our refuge and strength, v.2, against the terror of the night, v.5, and be with us in trouble, v.15.
Angels surround, before and behind, to the right and the left, those who love the Lord. (Read Luke 4:10-11 to see the words the devil quoted to Jesus during His temptation. Do they sound familiar?)
Fear not, for you are safe beyond measure.
“Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it” comes from Hebrews 13:2. What else could this passage mean except that angels are everywhere people are? Do you suspect that you may have met an angel?
Take Home Nugget
Luke 20:38 talks about immortality: “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.” When God created the universe, death was not part of the picture. After death, we will live forever, just as angels will live forever. The question is not will you live, but where will you live?
With angels surrounding us everywhere
Of what can we be afraid?
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