“She’s Such An Angel” … (May 2025 Update)
This past Mother’s Day, many people spoke about their mothers in angelic terms, saying things like, “What an angel my mother was!” Or “my mother is such an angel!” We even use this expression to speak about children and especially little babies. In general, we use this expression to tell how wonderful and special a person is. But, in reality, people are not angels and never will be.
It is hard to trace the idea of people as angels. It is not found in the Bible though there are many references to people and children being “like the angels” which may have led to the idea that people become angels at death. This idea was popularized in many books and movies, the most popular being the famous Christas movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” In that movie, ZuZu says, “Teacher says, every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” The whole premise of the movie is based on a character named Clarence who died and became an angel 2nd class. Only when he did some good deed would he get his wings.
But what does the Bible tell us about angels? Over the next two updates, we will look at a few biblical facts about angels.
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