“During death angels will come to carry the soul away.”
Luke 16:22
“The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.”
Yes, the Bible indicates that when we die, we will not be alone, but angels will accompany us on our journey to heaven (if we deserve). In the above parable, Jesus talked about a poor man who had suffered much during his time on earth. When he died, Jesus said, “the angles carried him to Abraham’s side-to heaven – a happy and joyful state where he was comforted.
That has to do with the ministry of angels at the time of death of a believer.
John-11:25-26 “Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.”
He is with us right up to the moment of our death.
We deserve nothing less than hell because of our sins but Jesus took upon himself the judgement and hell that we deserve. Now he offers us the gift of eternal life and all we have to do is receive it.
John 5:29 says “those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.”
In Luke 16:19-31 speaks the death of a rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus.
In Luke 16:22 We see the experience of both like one moment poor Lazarus was collapsed at the gate of a very rich man, a dying beggar and the next moment he was being carried by angels to heaven. In this physical life his companions were dogs licking his sores but in death, mighty angels came, swept him into their embrace and carried him into paradise with Abraham.
And the rich man being carried by angels not by the good but by the evil angels and not into Abraham’s side, but to hell.
Angels are ministering spirits given for us. Few months back, in Punjab, one young believer boy named Moses met with an accident and had a severe head injury. It was just next to impossible for him to survive but a miracle happened. The Lord released His resurrection power on Moses and he got a new life within 10 days. This was according to the Word given by heaven for him and so many other patients were also discharged that day. I believe that it was the Lord who sent His angels in human form to take care of his hospital admission, treatment, fee payment etc. Two believers (attendants) released Word of God (Rev 2:10) all the time there where he was admitted. All glory to the Lord.
Mathew-25:46 “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Our life is not a bed of roses but ahead of us is heaven, where we will be safely in God’s presence forever. Let that great truth encourage and strengthen us every day.
Sol. Poonam Batra, AOJ