The Answerer

The Bible does not spell out exactly how He does. It is a mystery.

God is omnipotent (all powerful), omnipresent (everywhere at once), and omniscient (knows everything). Just how God is all those things I cannot tell you, but He did make the world so everything is possible.

Angels help God’s work a lot. In the Book of Hebrews it stays: “No, for the angels are only spirit-messengers sent out to help and care for those who are to receive his salvation.” (Hebrews Chapter 1Verse 14 TLB) And it’s Life Application Bible commentary is: “Angels, God’s messengers ,were created by God and are under His authority (Colossians 1:16)  They have several functions serving believers (1:14) protecting the helpless (Matt,18:10-11) proclaiming God’s messages (Revelation 14: 6-12) and executing God’s judgement. (Acts 12:1-23) and (Revelation 20: 1-3).” I hope that helps. As to : ‘What is God?’.All I can tell you is that ‘He is’.

On many occasions in the Bible angels feature in helps to many people and tribes. They have killed a whole army during the night. Others have put awful fear into the hearts of whole armies causing them to kill one another. King Jehosophat was in deep trouble with three armies coming after him (you got plenty of notice about coming armies in those days – they walked). What could Jehosophat do? All be killed – not him!! He called all the people to fast and pray, he humbled himself and begged for God’s help. Then he led his army out singing and praising God for his goodness. They took no weapons. ‘As soon as they began singing, the Lord confused the enemy camp so that the Ammonite and Moabite troops attacked and completely destroyed those men from Edom. Then they turned against each other and fought until the entire camp was wiped out.’ That is in The Second Book of Chronicles, chapter 20.

Jahaziel, the prophet told Jehosophat: ‘You won’t even have to fight. Just take your positions and watch the Lord rescue you from your enemy.’ They did, and soon every soldier of the three attacking armies were lying horizontal (dead). It took a good while to collect all the ‘loot’ from the dead soldiers too.

In other accounts whole armies just ran away at full speed leaving all their ‘goodies’ (food and weapons and clothing) behind.

I can truly write that God’s angels are everywhere. David wrote: ’God will command His angels to protect you wherever you go.’ (Psalm 91:11). Bad things still happen to good people and I can’t explain that I’m sorry to say).

And in Hebrews : ’Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation.’ (Hebrews chapter 1 verse 14)

For myself and the four voices telling me important things (see Q 154). The Apostle Paul (or Saint Paul) had Jesus turn his life around from a Christian persecutor to a Christian teacher and writer, and Christians still today are pleased to have his writings in the Bible. Paul was a ’giant’ of a man. He was put in prison so he sang and converted the jailor and many others. The Bible certainly is not all dull boring ’stuff’.

As for ’us’, God does not attend to those who just...’want something’ from him-like a Lotto win or our personal desires. It takes many years to get to know God and His ways and He: ’…knows what we have need of before we ask.’