I don’t know that I have ever read such a
thorough-going work of eisegesis as Ed Rocha’s Angels: God’s Supernatural
Agents. It would take a book of my
own to show how the Scripture has been developed in such a way to say more than
what the Scripture allows.
Now, understand:
I do believe in angels.
I do believe that God has and may send
them to help the Church.
I do believe that there have been times
when people have seen angels.
However…
Rocha’s foundation for his book is Hebrews
1:14, “Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of
those who are to inherit salvation? (ESV)”
Rocha argues through anecdote and
Scripture, that this means that God created the angels for us to do what we
need of them. For example, he tells the
story of a healing prayed for in the church, and angels appeared and at the
request of the church, the angels flapped their wings, “because there is
healing in their wings,” and the person was healed.
I believe the foundational verse is
misinterpreted – and from there – the application and link to all of the
anecdotes. The author of Hebrews says
that the angels are sent – by Whom? – God – to serve – Whom? – humans? NO!
God. The angels may minister to
us as God will them to do so for His purposes and glory.
This book seems to have been written with
good intentions, but the angels are not puppies at our beck and call.
Please avoid this book and read something
like John Owen’s commentary on this verse – which is extensive – and gives the
glory to God.
#AngelsGod’sSupernaturalAgents
[This review appears on my blog and on
Amazon.com. I received this book free in
exchange for an honest review.]
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