Luke 12 8, 9 I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God. But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God.
Here the repeated phrase before the angels of God is another way of speaking of the immediate presence of God (see the parallel in Matthew 10:32, 33). We learn, therefore, with regard to angels, that they are always in God's immediate presence. What we also learn, however, is that believers ought to always be aware of an invisible world, the world of angels that is the world that really counts. So often we are aware of what men see and what they think but more important is what the angels see and what they think. When tempted to deny the Lord, think of the angels.
Revelation 3:5 is parallel in part
The one who is victorious will ... be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.Also relevant is Luke 15:10, which we tend to think of as referring to angels but is really referring to God himself
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
In Luke 1:19 Gabriel reveals that he stands always in the presence of God.
Revelation 3:5 is parallel in part
The one who is victorious will ... be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.Also relevant is Luke 15:10, which we tend to think of as referring to angels but is really referring to God himself
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
In Luke 1:19 Gabriel reveals that he stands always in the presence of God.
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