John 1:51, Angels of Elohim ascending. This is a clear reference to Jacob’s vision of the latter to heaven. The word angel (Gr. angelos) means “a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from Elohim,” and can refer to human messengers as well as to angels (in the traditional sense of the word).
Angelos is synonymous with the Hebrew word malak, which has the same definition. It was “angels” or messengers ascending and descending the ladder that Jacob saw in his vision. Both malak and angelos can refer to human messengers as well.
For example, Yeshua called John the Baptist a messenger (angelos, see Matt 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27; also see 2 Cor 12:7; Phil 2:25). Therefore, the “angels” Jacob and Yeshua refer to who are climbing the ladder to heaven, which is Yeshua himself, could easily refer to YHVH’s heavenly earthly messengers, which are the saints as they presently or in Yeshua’s millennial kingdom go about their divine task of spreading the gospel of Yeshua who is the way to the Father in heaven.
I often pray that my Father makes me an answered prayer for someone…I guess I am asking that He makes me a malak – even though I have never actually used that phrase before. I think it is beautiful that ADONAI would use us as carriers of His message – either through word or actions. Thank you
Yeshua told his Apostles to be Messengers so we are to be Malak’s As we share about Him, we are!
Nice message! Thank you