Billy Graham’s book on angels was a best seller—my guess is that we sold more of them than Graham’s popular How to Be Born Again. I knew it back in the day under the title, “Angels, Angels, Angels: God’s Secret Agents.” Graham’s book is light on biblical teaching, but is known for the anecdotal stories of angelic appearances and accounts of miraculous interventions. Nothing heretical here, but the unintended consequence is that when one focuses upon anecdotal stories about angels, that opens the door for folks to recount their own stories about angels. “Billy Graham may have some great stories about angels, but I’ve got a few of my own. If he can tell them, well, so can I.” And how many ministers felt the need or saw the opportunity to follow suit? Angels fascinate people.

The Reformed focus upon God’s providence in directing all things to their divinely appoint ends, and although willing to admit that angels may indeed be agents in accomplishing God’s purpose, Scripture does not say much about them nor reveal when and how they work. This is why we should be guarded when speaking about the angelic world. Ordinarily, angels do not appear to humans except in major turning points in redemptive history. Their work is mysterious. And when they do appear the reaction from human witnesses is fear and terror!

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