The Meaning of life, page three.

Have you ever thought of the profound meaning in the words of 1st Corinthians 6:3a, which reads, “Do you not know that we will judge angels?” The fallen angels have accused God of unrighteousness; unfortunately, God’s angels cannot judge the fallen angels without creating a conflict of interest, because we tend to protect our kind. Also, God’s angels absolutely cannot say that they have suffered for believing, or having faith, in a God that they have never seen. Nor can God’s angels communicate the gospel to us without destroying our faith, which is necessary for the judgment of the fallen angels. In other words, if we accept God because we’ve seen and heard His angels, then it is no longer a matter of faith. And without faith, we would lose our strategic value regarding the Judgment of fallen angels.

This is one of the reasons why Hebrews 11:6 says, “Without faith it is impossible to please God.” Of course, there are many biblical examples of heavenly beings acting in our favor. The key to understanding whether God’s heavenly beings can have physical interaction with humans or not is based on whether it is strategically justifiable for the purpose of righteousness for which we were created. In other words, how will that interaction be perceived in the Day of Judgment? Will it help the cause? Is it truly necessary and fair to all parties involved?

Look at it this way; the insubordinate angels have accused God of unrighteousness and created a disturbance of universal proportions that has gone on, from a human perspective, for eons. Behold, onto the judgment arena comes mankind, an entity that has never seen God’s face nor heard His voice, yet can lay to rest any doubts of God’s faithfulness, because although man has free will, he deliberately surrendered it and accepted God’s way by mere faith.

In case you haven’t realized, that’s us! You and I will stand up in judgment against the fallen angels and say something along the lines of this. “God is just, for I never saw nor heard of the wonders that you insubordinate angels have enjoyed, yet without a doubt, I knew there must be a God and I believed in Him. I suffered pain and hardship for my faith in God. At times I even risked losing my salvation, but in the end, I kept the faith, and here I am. Therefore, there is no excuse for your betrayal.” Then God will say to them, “Away with you, ‘into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.’” (Matthew 25:41b) This is one of the major reasons why we are in the middle of this huge spiritual war, because we are to judge angels.

Have you ever wondered what’s up with Satan? In other words, what’s the big deal? What does he have to gain or lose if everyday people like us are saved or not? It is true, as many preachers have said, that Satan acts this way because he wants to have company where he’s going. But moreover, he needs to make sure that simple believers like us don’t remain in the faith, because it is these people that are going to expose the lies that he has told and seal the fate of countless fallen angels. Through Jesus, we have become the living proof of God’s righteousness. You can see it in 2nd Thessalonians 1:5, which reads, “all this is evidence that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.” This is why we have to follow the teaching found in 1st Peter 5:8, which reads, “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”