22. Will I become an angel when I die?

No, sorry, I hate to burst your bubble; and Michael Jackson did not become one either, although you'd think he was already an angel to hear it told on the TV news and talk shows. It's a current common theme -- Michael looking down upon us. (And I'm not talking about Michael the genuine Archangel.)

But the reason that you, and I, and Michael Jackson will not become angels is primarily because angels are a different species than we are -- another type of being -- unrelated to mankind. It's like asking whether you will become a canine in the next life, or whether your late Fido will become a human in the heavenlies. (Which is a totally different issue as to whether we'll meet our pets in heaven. I hope we will !!)

There is a little more to it, however, in that angels (although sometimes visible) are spirit beings, aka non-corporeal beings. Some post in the future will tell us much more about angels. But even now I will complicate things a little, by saying there are two other types of beings that many writers put into the category of angels: the cherubim (pl.) and the seraphim (pl.). In a broad sense, we could put them in the angel category since they are spirit beings (although sometimes visible) also.

But here's a question: Do angels (in the narrow sense) have wings? That is, other than the angels for sale at the mall and shown in Disney movies? No, apparently not. There is no instance of wings being spoken of in the Bible concerning the angels. Go read your whole Bible and check it out. But the cherubim and seraphim BOTH have wings.

The seraphim are spoken of by name in only one passage of scripture (Isaiah 6:1-7) -- although there are hints of their action elsewhere, as fiery beings. "Seraphim" means the fiery ones, the burning ones.

The bizarrely beautiful four-faced cherubim, however, are mentioned often in the Bible, and play a large part in the book of Revelation. This is why I brought up the subject, since Revelation is full of angels and the living creatures involved both in worship and judgment. The beings described in Rev 4:6-11; Rev 5:6-14; and Rev 6:1, 3, 5, &7 (and called living creatures), are surely the same cherubim which are also described and called cherubim in Ezekiel 10:1-22, which are also described and again called living creatures in Ezekiel 1:5-28.

That should give you plenty to consider and to look up in your bibles.

May your guardian angels watch over you tonight. (But are you really sure you have a guardian angel?) :^)
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