The following is an excerpt from this author’s first book of Truth.

Guardian Angels

One Truth of God (throughout this world) described fully, using the Bible and yes, even the Qur’an, is the truth of guardian angels (and especially, how people can keep, or lose, their guardian angels).

The Qur’an 13:10  It does not matter if a person hides the truth or screams the truth, just as one might lurk in the night or walk freely in the daytime,

The Qur’an 13:11  because each person has guardian angels in front of them and behind them; these angels being commanded by God.  God does not lessen the condition of a people until they first change what is in their heart, but if God wills misfortune upon people, no person can avoid it.  Nor will they have any to defend them, but God.

Most Christians believe in guardian angels, but they do not know the foundation of these beliefs.  Well, know now that these beliefs come from Christ Himself, as spoken in the Gospel.  Before you can understand guardian angels, you need to learn what a child means to God because when Christ teaches us about guardian angels, He does so only in the context of God and His children.  The conversation is always so important:

Matthew 18:1  At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

Matthew 18:2  And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

Matthew 18:3  and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

(Read this last verse again, but do so removing all the commas.  The “comma” was not invented until the Middle Ages in Europe.  The original text of the Bible contains no commas.  Remove the commas, and this verse takes on a whole new meaning:  the meaning that Christ intended!  Christ did not mean “converted to Christianity” because Christians did not yet exist.  Follow the conversation to see what we are supposed to be converted to:)

Matthew 18:4  Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

(Little children understand nothing about the Christian faith or any other faith:  God knows this.)

Matthew 18:5  And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

Matthew 18:6  But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Matthew 18:7  Woe unto the world because of offences!  for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Matthew 18:8  Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee:  it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

Matthew 18:9  And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee:  it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Every person who ever took a breath should take just sixty-seconds to read Christ’s words again here because He just described the best and most efficient way for any person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.  These words are in the Bible, but no Christian faith teaches this way toward Heaven:  it is too simple and requires little faith (just a simple belief, really).  The Qur’an teaches Muslims that the words of Christ are God’s Truth, but this author guesses that not one single Muslim ever accepted these words of Christ into their heart:  it is too complicated and not of the Qur’an.

Regarding guardian angels, we now find the truth that Christ spoke:

Matthew 18:10  Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 18:11  For . . .

Wait a minute!  The word “For” means that what Christ is about to say is a DIRECT RESULT of what He just finished teaching:  Christ is concluding His conversation.  Follow the conversation, my friend, for this is where you will find wisdom:

Matthew 18:11  For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

My friend, we have been talking about guardian angels here and the simple truth regarding these angels has just been confirmed in the Qur’an and the Bible.

Guardian angels are nothing . . . everybody gets one!  Really?  Then how do you lose your guardian angel?  God just told you how this happens in the Qur’an.  Examine what you just read a bit closer.  Christ just said that every little child has an angel (possibly more than one).  The Qur’an said they (and some others) have, at least, two angels.  Guardian angels are not important:  God’s Word here is what is important because God is trying to teach us something.  Guardian angels are not important because everybody gets one!  But only some people keep them; AND THIS IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT.

Start with the words of Christ regarding this.  Christ chose the child (in Matthew 18:2) at random from a small crowd.  It was a Jewish child because there were no Christians in that day:  Christ came to the Jews.  Christ gave a beautiful summation of exactly how we should live our lives, and in fact, the easiest way for us to enter the Kingdom of God.  Regarding life (and God), if we can stay as children, then we will be as great as anyone who is in the Kingdom of Heaven.  Only as we grow-up, do we lose our childish ways and start seeking the vanities of this world:  power, corruption, wealth, religious sects, and shades-of-gray.  These are all grown-up vanities and are disgusting to God.

Well, Christ came here to teach us this very message.  His conclusion to this entire Truth was as follows:  “For this, the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.”  Please excuse this paraphrase, but your common sense understands the passage.  Christ came to us when He did because the world was nearly lost (to Satan and vanity).  This world had reached a point to where even children had no chance of growing up to live decent lives:  ever!  The Jewish faith had become so corrupt in its laws that a decent person was no longer able to separate the laws of God from the laws of man.  You will find this all through Christ’s messages.  If you need help, you will find this in this author’s four books of Wisdom.

Christ never actually stated how it is that adults can lose God’s angels, but the words are truly there in His message of Matthew, Chapter 18.  All you have to do is pay attention to Christ’s words:  if you cannot see the difference (to God), between a child and a grown-up (devoured by vanities), then you just are not trying.  If you cannot see this difference, then ask a child and allow them to teach you the difference.

The Qur’an, if you care to observe, spells this out in detail!  Regarding these angels, “God does not lessen the condition of people until they first change what is in their heart.”  (The Qur’an 13:11)  So, it is we who leave God’s ways and we who leave God’s angels!

My dearest friend, you just learned a very simple Truth of God here that has existed for all of time.  This Truth is as simple as 2+2=4 and you could have found this any time you wanted.  But now, learn the Wisdom of God and part of God’s Plan for this world:  to do this, you will have to rely upon the common sense you were born with.  Using both the Bible and the Qur’an, we have two simple facts here:

FACT – Every person enters this world with a guardian angel, which receives their commands from God.

FACT – It is possible for us to lose our guardian angels as we grow if we change the ways that are found in our hearts.  This is a normal part of growth in this world, but is not by God’s design; rather it is by our design.

Using these two facts, there can be only one conclusion (if we always remember that angels take their commands from God, and not from us).  So what do angels do for us?

Angels are not here to assure that we live long, prosperous, and disease-free lives:  this is obvious and any belief contrary to this truth is only our vanities speaking.  Angels are here to protect us from Satan and this is what they do for God.  Every little child is absolutely protected from the ways of Satan and this is by God’s Plan!  Any person with common sense can see the difference between children and adults.  By way of these differences, God is describing the work of His angels (if you allow your common sense to see God’s Truth).  We can keep this protection of His angels, or we can lose it:  it is only our acts that can cause us to lose this protection.  The choice is clearly ours.

If you are a parent who’s child has suffered a severe illness or horrible accident, please allow this wisdom to comfort you just a bit.  God’s angels are not in this world to assure a long life, free from all accidents or sickness:  this is not God’s Plan.  God’s angels are commanded to keep Satan’s ways from all children and God’s angels perform His work magnificently.  Angels are given all that is necessary to fulfill God’s Will.  If your child has suffered a great tragedy, this author truly feels for you.  But your great loss is God’s gain for He will accept your child, in Heaven, as one who never failed.  This life we live truly is such a short existence, but know that the Kingdom of God is forever:  God has always taught this to mankind.  Your child is a great joy to God, the Father; and your child shall be blessed by seeing God’s face before the rest of us.  Remember that the worst portion of a tragedy falls upon those left behind.  Life is about moving forward and your child has done (or will do) just that, having led a life we should all aspire to live.  Know that every child who leaves this world, does so without blemish; and leaves in the company of angels:  the Word of God promises this.

To all parents, know that your child will never lose their guardian angels until they cease caring about and caring for others in this world.  Raise your children with this truth ringing in their ears and know that if you succeed, you have shown them the straight path to God.  This is the best beginning any person can have in this world.

Returning to those remaining in this world, what then is God teaching us here regarding His angels?  Read the Bible or read the Qur’an, but God is teaching us that we can always return to His ways.  God is teaching us that we can get His angels back if we just return to His simple ways that even children understand.  Indeed, God is teaching us that we MUST return to these ways of living a simple life, leaving behind any vanities that cause us to hate (or injure) others.  None of this is new:  this Truth of God has been with us for a very long time.  It is only we that pursue our vanities thereby leaving the life God desires us to live.  Hence, the mark of the beast; hence, the failure of mankind; and hence, our making God desolate in this world by way of our abominations.

My friend, all this Truth of God shown here . . . is but a simple lesson regarding the work of God’s angels.  The Wisdom of God available in this world is far beyond human understanding:  only because the Glory of God is far beyond human reckoning.  But if we can have just a simple belief in God (as a child has), then the truth and understanding available to us is limitless: IF, IF, IF we do not reject the Truth of God.

All this . . . knowing that the name of our faith matters not, the name by which we call God matters not, and the nation in which we were born matters not:  for the Glory of God came long before our knowledge of these vanities.

 

 

 

Copyright (2006) by jpw@wisdomi.org