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[Shelly Duffy]

DO PEOPLE BECOME ANGELS WHEN THEY DIE?
October 04, 2021 

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When the apostle Peter was miraculously delivered from prison, the young lady, Rhoda, who answered the door could hardly believe it was him. In her excitement, she left Peter locked outside and rushed to tell the others. Since he had been previously delivered by an angel, the other believers in the house praying for Peter’s release apparently thought this might be his angel. 

It is not strange that these followers of Jesus believed Rhoda saw a spiritual being. Even Christ’s disciples had moments when they thought they were seeing some type of spirit. When Jesus came to them on the water during a storm, it says, “When they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out” (Mark 6:49). After the resurrection, Jesus’ appearance alarmed some. “As they said these things, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, ‘Peace to you.’ But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed they had seen a spirit” (Luke 24:37). 

Some people believe Acts 12:15 indicates that when people die they immediately become angels. During the time between the Old and New Testaments, many interesting theories about angels were formulated by Jewish teachers. 

But the Bible teaches that angels are not of the same order as human beings (Psalm 8:5) and existed before people were even created (Job 38:4–7). Before any person ever died angels existed in the garden of Eden (Genesis 3:24). God has provided each of His children a guardian angel (Matthew 18:10; Psalm 34:7). Someday God’s angels will come and gather the Lord’s people at the second coming of Jesus (Mark 13:27). 



KEY BIBLE TEXTS 
"And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda."
"And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate."
"And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel." 
Acts 12:13-15



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Shelley Duffy