Angels Rejoice At Our Salvation

Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.

Luke 15:10

The Bible tells us that angels are aware of the moment each person repents of his sin and becomes a Christian. According to Luke 15:10, they rejoice. One writer says that “they set the bells of heaven to ringing with their rejoicing before the Lamb of God.” Although the angels rejoice when people are saved and glorify God who has saved them, they cannot do one thing: they cannot testify personally to something they have not experienced. Angels have not been redeemed. They can only point to the experiences of the redeemed and rejoice that God has saved them. This means that throughout eternity, we humans alone will give our personal witness to the salvation that God achieved by grace and that we received through faith in Jesus Christ. As great as they are, angels cannot testify to salvation the same way as those who have experienced it.