5 Biblical Reasons Why God Might Send His Angels

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The word angel means “messenger” or “agent”. Scripture tells us that angels are witnesses to the creation of the world, which indicates they were with God long before the great event. Angels were created by God for a very divine purpose. They are here for one reason: to do God’s will. In short, they were created to be instruments or agents to carry out His work. The Bible says, “Praise the Lord, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His bidding, who obey His Word” (Psalm 103:20). Just as angels are largely unseen by us, so also is their work. If we knew all the times angels were at work and the things they were doing right before us, we would be amazed. God does many things through His angels including giving us protection in times of danger, and not just physical danger, but also moral and spiritual danger as well. Want to know other ways angels are at work around us? Here are five biblical reasons why God might send His angels.

To Give Praise and Worship to God

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In the Bible, perhaps the biggest and most important role of angels is praising and glorifying God. Revelation 5:11-12 gives a description of over 100 million angels praising God in heaven. Revelation 4: references angels who day and night never stopped saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was and who is to come.” Angels were also there to celebrate the birth of Jesus. We don’t know how many there were that day, but we do know that it was a great company of heavenly host. For angels, praising God is very important. In the Psalms, we are told that not only angels, but all of creation is to praise and worship God.

To Execute God’s Judgment

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Angels are also used by God to punish sin and bring His judgment. God has always existed as a judge over His creation. The judgment of God is described in the Bible as a process, not strictly rendering of verdict or passing of a sentence. In fact, some of Jesus’ parables illustrate that judgment is a process that eventually leads to a decision or a reward, or lack thereof. Throughout the Book of Revelation, we see detailed accounts of God giving angels the charge to execute His judgment. One example is in Revelation 12:7-9 which says, “Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, but he was defeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world – he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.” This is a powerful image of what angels executing God’s judgment looks like.