"To Thee all At regis cry aloud, the Heavens oad the Hy do cry" (Te Deum) gil the Powers therein. the Old Testament, the existence of angels is taken for granted, and no account of their origin is given: most ancient religions contained similar beliefs. In the New Testament, too, there are frequent references to them, but I expect we are more interested in what Christ Himself taught about them. His teaching, based on His own recorded words, is, briefly, this: Their dwelling place is in heaven; they are superior {o men, but in world to come the righteous shall be on an equality with is usually the good angels who are referred to: they are limited in knowledge; they rejoice at the triumph of good.
"There are guardian angels of children. The writers of the Gospels hold that the main duty of angels is to deliver God's message to men.
On only one occasion are angels brought into direct contact with Christ—at the close of Christ's temptation in wilderness, The main differences between Christ's teaching angels and that found in the Old Testament is that they are not active among men—their abode and their work are, rather, in the heavenly regions: they are not intermediaries be-God. and man, for it is Christ Himself, or His Spirit, who direct; to them. Much emphasis is laid on their with
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