ANGELS, YES OR NO

It’s logical that numerous people anticipate becoming angels when they get to Heaven, for so many other people keep assuring them of that. I once watched on the telly a local funeral of a policeman killed while on duty. A man who spoke, perhaps the Chief of Police (I don’t recall exactly) told the deceased’s little children, sitting in the front row, their dad was now an angel in Heaven, watching over them.

In Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark tells Laertes after his sister Ophelia loses her mind and drowns herself, that she is, or will be (again I forget. It’s been years), a ministering angel. Shakespeare is often right-on-the-button when he discourses on theological concepts, but here he misses big. The Bible, which is the only real source of information for this issue, does not teach human beings ever become angels. Genesis tells us angels were a separate creation, and those with names in the Bible have masculine names.

If my readers disagree and can offer chapter and verse, please do so, but please also, stick to the King James Version or to the New International Version. Have a nice day!

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