63 – Confirmed State of Good Angels
CONFIRMED STATE OF GOOD ANGELS
§ 63. Those angels who persevered in their primeval state, were in accordance with divine election,1 confirmed2 in holiness3 and in the enjoyment of everlasting bliss and communion with God4 in a state of glory.5
1. Those angels who persevered in their primeval state, were in accordance with divine election,
I Timothy 5:21 I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels.
2. confirmed
Matthew 18:10 In heaven their angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven.
3. in holiness
Matthew 25:31 The Son of Man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him.
4. and in the enjoyment of everlasting bliss and communion with God
Matthew 18:10 In heaven their angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven.
Luke 20:36 Neither can they die any more, for they are equal unto the angels.
5. in a state of glory.
Matthew 25:31 The Son of Man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him. Cf. Luke 2:9. Matt 28:2–3.