Do Angels Go To Work?
Answer: The word angel means “messenger.” Angels don’t have jobs where they work for pay, the way people do.
Instead, they serve God. Angels do nothing but what God wants them to do all the time, without ever getting tired or grumpy.
They’re happy to do it. They do a lot of work, but they don’t “go to work” like your mom or dad does.
Key verse: The angels are spirits who serve God. They are messengers sent to care for those who will receive [Christ’s] salvation. (Hebrews 1:14)
Related verses: Luke 4:10; 16:22; Revelation 4:8; 7:15
Related questions: What does my angel do? Can angels build things? Why does God use angels-why doesn’t he do everything?
Do Angels Watch Television?
Answer: Angels spend all their time doing what God wants them to do and praising him.
They don’t take time to relax or do things “just for fun.” Keep in mind that angels don’t need to relax, because they don’t get tired.
And they enjoy their service to God so much that stopping to do something else wouldn’t be “fun” for them anyway.
Why would angels want to watch the stuff on TV when they can see the stars up close, fly through the universe doing errands for God, and watch God doing miracles in people’s lives?
Angels have much better things to do than watch TV-they help us!
Key verse: These Living Beings… didn’t rest day or night. They said, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! He was, and is, and is coming.” (Revelation 4:8)
Related verses: Hebrews 1:14; Revelation 7:11-12
Related questions: What do angels do all day long when they are not protecting people from getting kidnapped? Can angels get bored?
Does Each Angel Belong To A Person?
Answer: The Bible says that angels help people, but it doesn’t say each angel watches over a certain person like a bodyguard.
You may have heard people say that God assigns an angel to watch over each person, but we don’t know whether that’s true.
We only know that God gives angels the job of helping and protecting us. We don’t know how they divide that job.
Key verse: Be careful that you don’t look down upon a single one of these children.
For I [Jesus] tell you that in Heaven their angels can speak directly to my Father. (Matthew 18:10)
Related verses: Psalm 34:7; 91:11; Ezekiel 28:14; Hebrews 1:14
Related questions: Does every person have a guardian angel? Do I have a guardian angel?
Note to parents: There is a Jewish tradition that angels look like the person to whom they are assigned.