Jun 16, 2012 -- 3:43PM, five_point_dad wrote:

     Paul mentioned in 2 Cor. 5:1 that to be "absent from the body is to be present with the Lord," which would suggest there are only two places a Christian believer can ever be, either on earth in a body of clay or in heaven in the presence of God. There is also no specific Bible passage that says human beings become angels.  Peter says that angels were not involved in salvation (I Peter 1:12). 

    There are many different kinds of angels, some pretty grotesque looking (Isa. 6:1-4) and how do we account for them if they were human beings?  Angels are always depicted in the masculine never in the feminine, which is contrary to the human race made up of both.  Job tells us that angels greeted creation, while human beings were made after creation got underway. 

    Christ came and took upon Himself human form and nature and not the form and nature of angels.  He redeemed his "people," not angels. 

Thank you for your input on this post. This thread is close to a question I pose in another thread. Your reply has helped me personally.

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