The Heaven Answer Book

Jesus identified Himself with fallen humanity when He was “made a little lower than the angels” (Hebrews 2:9). Angels cannot testify of salvation by grace through faith, but they do exalt the One who stepped down from His throne of glory and onto the world’s stage, humbling Himself in the sight of the angelic host. The Bible says, “Even angels long to look into these things” (1 Peter 1:12). In Heaven, those whose souls have been redeemed by the bloodshed of Christ will serve Him with gladness and will in turn be served by God’s holy angels. The angels will stand aside when believers are introduced to their boundless, eternal riches. If you think about it, no sin ner saved by grace would ever want to give up his exalted position in Christ by becoming an angel. The church is the body of Christ, and it represents the highest expression of God’s love. No love could go deeper, rise higher, or extend farther than the amazing love that moved Him to give His only begotten Son to redeem the lost. And angels celebrate each one who is found: Jesus said, “I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15:10).

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