The home beyond, or, Views of heaven and its relation to earth . in heaven. Christ is the Lord of angels, Jehovahof Hosts ; and he brings all his glorious retinue to servehim in his office of Savior ; as the author of the Epistleto the Hebrews says of the angels: Are they not all ministeringspirits sent forth to minister them who shall be heirs of salvation ? (Heb. i, 14). In the Old Testament, angels were declared to beguardians of Gods people (Ps. xci. 11, 12). Here our blessedMaster confirms the truth. His angels are his peoples angels stand-ing ready before God to be sent upon any mission
The home beyond, or, Views of heaven and its relation to earth . in heaven. Christ is the Lord of angels, Jehovahof Hosts ; and he brings all his glorious retinue to servehim in his office of Savior ; as the author of the Epistleto the Hebrews says of the angels: Are they not all ministeringspirits sent forth to minister them who shall be heirs of salvation ? (Heb. i, 14). In the Old Testament, angels were declared to beguardians of Gods people (Ps. xci. 11, 12). Here our blessedMaster confirms the truth. His angels are his peoples angels stand-ing ready before God to be sent upon any mission that concerns thewelfare of his little ones ; little children and child-like find here the doctrine of particular guardian angels ; whetherthat be true or not we are unprepared to say ; but, certainly, allChrists people are under the guardianship of Christs angels. Thereis not one of all the radiant winged spirits who do Gods will inprovidence, that is not ready to be a servant of those whom Jesusnumbers among his little ones. Rev. Dr. Bethune,. THE AKGEL ANNOUNCING THE BIKTH 07 CHRIST, OR VIEWS OF HEAVEN. 433 EARTH-ANGELS AND HEAVEN-ANGELS. Saints are to each other angels in a blessed sense,—thoughtheir services and sympathies no more shut out those of angels thanthe light of the moon is destroyed by the light of the stars which at-tend him and mingle their light with his, to lessen, if they cannotentirely disperse the earths darkness. No, exclaims the poetwith emphasis, against the idea that earth has no angels, becausetheir wings are not seen, and their songs are not heard— No: earth has angels, though their forms are moulded, But of such clay as fashions all below;Though harps are wanting, and bright pinions folded, We know them by the love-light on their brow. I have seen angels by the sick ones pillow; Theirs was the soft tone and the soundless tread,When smitten hearts were drooping like the willow, They stood between the living and the dead. And if my
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