Should we pray to the angels or ... worship them? (Part I)

Colossians 3:17
"Whatever you say or do, do it in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father through the Lord Jesus."

To understand this topic it is necessary to take it appart, therefore first let's see: who created the angels? What are angels, what is their position and what is their function?

Who created the angels?
The Word of God teaches us that angels are one God's creation "“You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, the heaven of heavens with all their angels. You have made the earth and all that is on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all of them, and the angels of heaven bow down to You." (Nehemiah 9: 6).

What are angels, what is their position and what is their function?
Incredibly the Lord takes the time to teach us that:
1. The angels are spirits and a spirit is ... let the same Word of God teach us: "As they talked, Jesus Himself stood among them. He said, “May you have peace.” But they were afraid and full of fear. They thought they saw a spirit. Jesus said to them, “Why are you afraid? Why do you have doubts in your hearts? Look at My hands and My feet. See! It is I, Myself! Touch Me and see for yourself. A spirit does not have flesh and bones as I have.” When Jesus had said this, He showed them His hands and feet." (Luke 24: 36-40), however, sometimes the Word of God records that they can take human bodily form as in the case of Genesis 19, Zechariah 5: 5 -11, among others.
2. The position of the angels is much smaller than that of Jesus ... in fact, the Word of God teaches us that "Christ is as God is. God cannot be seen. Christ lived before anything was made. Christ made everything in the heavens and on the earth. He made everything that is seen and things that are not seen. He made all the powers of heaven. Everything was made by Him and for Him. Christ was before all things. All things are held together by Him. Christ is the head of the church which is His body. He is the beginning of all things. He is the first to be raised from the dead. He is to have first place in everything. God the Father was pleased to have everything made perfect by Christ, His Son. Everything in heaven and on earth can come to God because of Christ’s death on the cross. Christ’s blood has made peace." (Colossians 1: 15-20)
3. And the function is clear to the angels in the Bible "they are all ministering spirits, sent forth for service in behalf of them that shall be heirs of salvation" ...
To corroborate all the above, let's read:

“Long ago God spoke to our early fathers in many different ways. He spoke through the early preachers. But in these last days He has spoken to us through His Son. God gave His Son everything. It was by His Son that God made the world. The Son shines with the shining-greatness of the Father. The Son is as God is in every way. It is the Son Who holds up the whole world by the power of His Word. The Son gave His own life so we could be clean from all sin. After He had done that, He sat down on the right side of God in heaven.  The Son of God was made greater and better than the angels. God gave Him a greater name than theirs. God did not say to any of His angels, “You are My Son. Today I have become Your Father.” And He did not say to any angel, “I will be a Father to Him. He will be a Son to Me.” But when God brought His first-born Son, Jesus, into the world, He said, “Let all the angels of God worship Him.” He said this about the angels, “He makes His angels to be winds. He makes His servants a burning fire.” But about His Son, He says, “O God, Your throne will last forever. Whatever You say in Your nation is right and good. You have loved what is right. You have hated what is wrong. That is why God, Your God, has chosen You. He has poured over You the oil of joy more than over anyone else.” He said also, “Lord, You made the earth in the beginning. You made the heavens with Your hands. They will be destroyed but You will always be here. They will all become old just as clothes become old. You will roll up the heavens like a coat. They will be changed. But You are always the same. You will never grow old.” God never said to any angel, “Sit at My right side, until I make those who hate You a place to rest Your feet.” Are not all the angels spirits who work for God? They are sent out to help those who are to be saved from the punishment of sin.” (Hebrews 1)

Now that the above has become clear to us, let's go to the question, Should we pray to the angels or ... worship them?

To be continued...


God bless you and have an excellent day in Christ Jesus!

Roldan Ortiz Molinares