What does my angel do?
Answer: Angels are God’s helpers. They live in heaven with him. God often instructs angels to protect people by blocking the evil that Satan directs at them. Angels also carry out God’s purposes in people’s lives. In other words, angels help us do what God wants us to do.
Key verse: [Jesus is speaking] “Be careful that you don’t look down upon a single one of these children. For I tell you that in Heaven their angels can speak directly to my Father.” (Matthew 18:10)
Related verses: Genesis 24:7; Numbers 22: 15-35; Daniel 3:28; 6:22; Matthew 1:21-24; 4:11; Hebrews 1:14 RELATED QUESTION: Are there angels in the room with us?
Note to parents: Some people think that each person has a guardian angel, an angel assigned to a person to watch over and protect him or her. We don’t know for sure if people have guardian angels. But we do know that God uses angels to accomplish his will.
Who is the devil?
Answer: The devil is also called Satan. The word devil means “liar” or “enemy.” Satan used to be an angel. But he wanted to be like God, so he fought against God. God kicked him out of heaven.
Ever since then, Satan has worked on earth, trying to defeat God and God’s people. He is God’s enemy. But God is far stronger than Satan. In the end, Satan will be thrown into hell and suffer forever.
Key verse: But if you keep on sinning, it shows you belong to Satan. He has been sinning from the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8)
Related verses: Genesis 3:1-15; 1 Chronicles 21:1; Job 1:6-13; 2:1-7; Zechariah 3:1-2; Matthew 4:1-11; John 14:30; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Ephesians 6:11; Hebrews 2:14
Related questions: Why did God make the devil? Why doesn’t God kill Satan? Will God forgive Satan?