A POLITE Discussion about Singing Angels

[Cow Poke]

I totally agree that the angels can't sing redemption's story. But I do think they are singing praise to God for His character and His works.

Regardless, I can't be serious about this topic, so I will leave.

It's not really about the angels singing, Moss -- it just makes me wonder what ELSE is there that we assume the Bible says or teaches just because we WANT to believe it, or we learned it from some song, or some preacher told us.

But I understand what you're saying --

[mossrose]

Don't be -- but have you ever heard the song.... Ten Thousand Years, and the verse...

We will just begin to sing love's sweet story.
It's a song that the angels cannot sing.
I'm redeemed by the blood of my Savior,
And ten thousand years or more, I'll praise His Name!

Again, that's "just a song", but it puts me in mind of the fact that WE will be singing redemption's story, but the angels haven't had that experience - of being redeemed.

I totally agree that the angels can't sing redemption's story. But I do think they are singing praise to God for His character and His works.

Regardless, I can't be serious about this topic, so I will leave.

[Cow Poke]

You are a big meanie.

Now I am sad.

Don't be -- but have you ever heard the song.... Ten Thousand Years, and the verse...

We will just begin to sing love's sweet story.
It's a song that the angels cannot sing.
I'm redeemed by the blood of my Savior,
And ten thousand years or more, I'll praise His Name!

Again, that's "just a song", but it puts me in mind of the fact that WE will be singing redemption's story, but the angels haven't had that experience - of being redeemed.

[Cerebrum123]

you will

You will.

[Cow Poke]

One of the USUAL responses I get is that the angels "sang a new song" - Rev 14:3, but.....

And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

It was the 144,000 redeemed from the earth who were singing.

[mossrose]

I like to think that everybody goes to Heaven. But, sadly, I can't support that from the Word.



But, I guess that's my point - a lot of what we believe about God, Heaven, His creation, Angels - comes from hymns or traditions or desires or our own imagination....
I'm pretty sure that if there were a verse that says that angels do NOT sing, I would have come across it.

In my own Christian experience, I have been coming back to, "OK, but is that REALLY in the Bible".

You are a big meanie.

Now I am sad.

[mossrose]

But I don't like to sing.

You will.

[Cow Poke]

But I don't like to sing.

you will

[Cow Poke]

I guessed I'd always assumed it was singing, but now that you mention it I can't think of anything more specific. I'll be interested to see if anyone else does.

Thanks - and I know this is "fine lining" it, but it's been a curiosity of mine. Because WE sing "holy holy holy", we tend to think the angels must have.

[Cerebrum123]

Some day you will sing with a perfect voice to the Lord.

But I don't like to sing.

[Zymologist]

In that one, it appears they were "calling" to one another.

KJV - And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
YLT - And this one hath called unto that, and hath said: 'Holy, Holy, Holy, is Jehovah of Hosts, The fulness of all the earth is His glory.'
Darby - And one called to the other and said, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!
HCSB - And one called to another: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; His glory fills the whole earth.

I guessed I'd always assumed it was singing, but now that you mention it I can't think of anything more specific. I'll be interested to see if anyone else does.

[Cow Poke]

Then, I don't know.

But I like to think they sing.

I like to think that everybody goes to Heaven. But, sadly, I can't support that from the Word.

And if you can't find scripture that says they don't sing, then I will believe they do.

But, I guess that's my point - a lot of what we believe about God, Heaven, His creation, Angels - comes from hymns or traditions or desires or our own imagination....
I'm pretty sure that if there were a verse that says that angels do NOT sing, I would have come across it.

In my own Christian experience, I have been coming back to, "OK, but is that REALLY in the Bible".

[Cow Poke]

Some day you will sing with a perfect voice to the Lord.

I already do!

(kidding)

[mossrose]

Glad I'm not an angel.

Some day you will sing with a perfect voice to the Lord.

[mossrose]

I have heard it said that angels were not given the gift of song because that is reserved for the humankind

Just looking for actual scriptural support. BTC has, as far as I can see, the best indication I've seen, and I'm not really convinced that's necessarily "angels".

Then, I don't know.

But I like to think they sing.

And if you can't find scripture that says they don't sing, then I will believe they do.