This isn't intended to sum up the biblical position on angels or the bible, but it is interesting. Hebrews 2:2 writes,
Jewish tradition suggests that even though the Bible came from God, it came from God through angels. St Stephen notes in Acts 7:53,
Galatians 3:19 continues the same thought, albeit with one modification. St Paul writes,
So it appears that Jesus [as Word] is the mediator, to be sure, but he sends his law to angels who send it to us. It looks like there are multiple mediations.
Why is this important? Conservative Evangelicalism (and the entirety of TR Reformed theology) overreacted to American inanity on angels. In my discussion at PB on near-death-experiences, even though I was basically quoting Augustine, people were "worried about the direction" I was taking. I was worried that they hadn't gotten their angelology from the Bible.
For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast...
Jewish tradition suggests that even though the Bible came from God, it came from God through angels. St Stephen notes in Acts 7:53,
You who received the law as ordained by angels...
Galatians 3:19 continues the same thought, albeit with one modification. St Paul writes,
[The Law] having been ordained by angels by the agency of a mediator...
So it appears that Jesus [as Word] is the mediator, to be sure, but he sends his law to angels who send it to us. It looks like there are multiple mediations.
Why is this important? Conservative Evangelicalism (and the entirety of TR Reformed theology) overreacted to American inanity on angels. In my discussion at PB on near-death-experiences, even though I was basically quoting Augustine, people were "worried about the direction" I was taking. I was worried that they hadn't gotten their angelology from the Bible.
