will you get wings?

[pooterz]

Will you get wings when you go to heaven? Or no? Whats your thoughts.

I'd like to have them.

 

[perdidobay]

Yup, Mine will be buffalo wings with bleu chesse dressing and a side of fries and a Guinness to wash it down with...... after all, that IS my idea of heaven

 

[mssocks]

I'm thinking not - it's the angels who have them and we will be "more important?" than angels. Now that didn't come out right at all - I'm sure I will be flamed all over the place........

In my mind heaven will not be a physical place like we would think of it. But if we get wishes I want to be thin.

 

[RoyalCanadian]

There is nothing in the entire Bible that suggests that we will become angels when we die.

 

[jimmalru80]

I will get wings if I order them. Medium please, not too hot.

 

[WatchinCaptKangaroo]

Yuk. Wings are nasty.

 

[spazzyjazzy]

I already have two sets of them on my back.... do tattoos count?

 

[goofyforlife]

sorry no wings for me...

I have always thought my job would be tour director in hell....

I'm hoping for a/c though.....

 

[WatchinCaptKangaroo]

sorry no wings for me...

I have always thought my job would be tour director in hell....

I'm hoping for a/c though.....

oo OO can I have a job? I always figured heaven wouldn't let me in and hell would be afraid I'll take over. Maybe if I had a job...

 

[Buckalew11]

I agree with Royal Canadian. I think angls are separate creations and that no, we wouldn't become angels in Heaven.

 

[ilovepcot]

According to a dear friend who taught bible history, he says angels are not beautiful beings with wings but are frightening creatures (physically). I wouldn't really know...I haven't seen any.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Do they have vegetarian wings? I don't eat the real ones and I'm really not into fake meat, but I'd be willing to try some (fake, not real). I like spicy, so that part would be good!

 

[RoyalCanadian]

According to a dear friend who taught bible history, he says angels are not beautiful beings with wings but are frightening creatures (physically). I wouldn't really know...I haven't seen any.

I'm a Lutheran pastor on vacation -- which means most of my biblical knowledge has also gone on vacation.

I believe it is the 6th chapter of Isaiah that paints a rather vivid picture of the angels -- six wings, four heads. Nasty looking things.

No wonder every time angels appear to humans in the Bible their first words are "Do not be afraid."

 

[RoyalCanadian]

I'm hoping for a/c though.....

Perhaps you should be reading the Misty Fans thread.

 

[MrsPete]

Will you get wings when you go to heaven? Or no? Whats your thoughts.

I'd like to have them.

I'm not sure where our society invented the idea that when Christians die, they go to Heaven and become angels. There's nothing in the Bible that suggests that idea.

Instead, angels are created beings just like us. Each time they appear in the Bible, it's clear that they are mighty beings much more powerful than humans. When people see them, they frequently cower in fear. Sometimes angels appear in all their glory, other times they look exactly like humans -- what's that verse about entertaining (being kind to) strangers because "some have entertained angels unaware"? So clearly there are angelic beings walking around among us, and we don't recognize them as what they are. Perhaps they are able to disguise themselves.

The angels do the Lord's bidding -- probably looking after us much of the time -- yet they are not omnipotent, nor are they all-powerful. Instead, they simply do what God tells them to do. They are His army. For example, in the Old Testament, we see that Daniel prayed and God sent an angel to him immediately, but the angel was stopped by a demon who fought against God's angel for days. He was only able to complete his mission when an arch-angel came to help him in the fight.

Angels do not reproduce, nor can they die; however many God created, that's how many still exist. Many people believe that demons were at one point angels, but they turned against God. Now they retain their angelic powers, but they use them for evil instead of good. Modern mythology -- or maybe art -- has decided that angels are beautiful female creatures, yet the Bible doesn't describe their gender. It does say that one type of angel uses two of its six wings to cover its "feet", which in Biblical days was a term sometimes used to mean genitals; still, that could mean male or female parts.

There are seven (?) types of angels described in the Bible. Arch-angels are the highest form, and only two are named: Michael, whose main job seems to be going into battle for the Lord, and Gabriel, who acts as a messenger angel. Though only these two are specifically identified, that doesn't prove that they're the only ones. Some people believe that the devil was originally an arch-angel as well (back when he was Lucifer); I'm not sure what the Bible actually says that supports or defends this position.

Then there are the cheribum and the seriphim (probably spelled those wrong), each with their own duties. And guardian angels, though nothing suggests the modern notion that a loving grandpa can return to be a child's guardian angel.

Anyway, the subject is fascinating. I recommend Billy Graham's book Angels. It gives many details straight from the scripture, so I believe it to be a truthful account of what angels must be like.

 

[goofyforlife]

Perhaps you should be reading the Misty Fans thread.

Which thread would that be?

 

[4nana]

Without any doubt, I believe in guardian angels, however not sure about the wings thing . Upon my physical death, my soul will ascend to heaven. I'm guessing no need for wings there.

 

[pooterz]

I always wanted to fly. Pooty!! Oh well, have to stick with aeroplanes.

I have Billy Graham's book Angels! Sweetums!