David Jeremiah Daily Devotional 20th July 2021, Tuesday Message
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Topic: Escorted by Angels
So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. – Luke 16:22
Recommended Reading: Luke 23:43
Unique in this story is the role of angels at death. The poor beggar died “and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom”—a metaphor for Paradise, or the gathering place of the saints awaiting the inauguration of the Messianic kingdom (Luke 23:43). It’s easy to look at death as an ending of life, and it is the end of the mortal, physical body. But immediately upon the beggar’s death, angels from heaven came and carried him—that is, they escorted him—into the presence of God. The accompanying role of angels at death is just another proof of the continuation of life for those who die in faith. And evidence of God’s continuing care.
Those nearing the end of life can expect to be joined by angels when they breathe their last. Yet another reason to have no fear of death.
Those who have welcomed Christ may welcome death.
Matthew Henry
Read-Thru-the-Bible: Isaiah 20 – 24
David Jeremiah Daily Devotional 20th July 2021 Message. Turning Point for God was founded in 1982 as the broadcast ministry of Dr. David Jeremiah to deliver the unchanging Word of God to an ever-changing world.