The Holy Angels

They're on Christmas cards and coffee mugs. But the angels of the Bible are nothing like the greeting cards.

They are mighty, holy servants of the Most High. They guarded the garden of Eden, cooked breakfast for a worn-out prophet, shut the mouths of lions, announced the birth of Jesus, rolled away the stone, and opened prison doors. And every one of them points away from itself and toward God.

In plain, large-print language, Robert C. Lemoine walks through everything Scripture teaches about the holy angels:

• What angels are, when God made them, and what they can and can't do
• Cherubim, seraphim, the living creatures, and the armies of heaven
• Michael the archangel and Gabriel, God's messenger
• The mysterious Angel of the LORD, with the main Christian views explained fairly
• Angels in the Old Testament, in the life of Jesus, and in the early church
• Guardian angels: what the Bible does and doesn't say
• Angels in Revelation and at Christ's return
• What the angels teach us about worship
• False teachings about angels, and four simple tests to spot them

Each chapter ends with a plain "What This Means for You" section, and the back of the book includes study questions for groups, a topical list of every key passage, and a glossary.

A companion to When the Stars Fell, this book keeps its eyes where the angels keep theirs: on God.