could a person who is with the messiah judge angels
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What about the Devil and his evil angels? What about these.....
Jude 1:6
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."
Also, we shall judge the evil angels......
1 Corinthians 6:3
Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
Jude 1:6
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day."
Also, we shall judge the evil angels......
1 Corinthians 6:3
Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
technically people aren't "in heaven" - the earth will be made new - but that's not exactly relevant.
if you don't mind to let me reframe your question,
"will the children of God judge angels?"
the answer is yes.
as InSpiritInTruth quoted for us, yes, angels will stand judgement, and yes, the redeemed will judge them, at least in some part, though in another place in scripture, we are told that all judgement is given to the Lord Jesus ((John 5:22)).
i haven't read the 'gotquestions' site on the topic, or honestly ever done any research into what the church has historically thought about this, but my small opinion is that those demons who took part in tempting you, who sought to destroy you, and who led you astray from the narrow way, will one day have to answer for all these evils, and that Paul's comment indicates that we will be given authority in this matter through Christ.
i've always thought it odd how Paul says this so matter-of-fact, and with so little substantiation -- and i think that it is likely if we had been there in those days, we may have heard him discussing this at greater length in person. to us, it seems like such a great thing! such an important matter -- where are the details?? but Paul in his writings put the gospel first, above all things, the life and death and resurrection of Christ, and the mystery of godliness revealed, the living mercy of God, a man, Christ Jesus, living in us -- this gospel is far, far more weighty and important and necessary than all other things, so that i can only surmise that from Paul's perspective, the fact that we will one day judge angels is by comparison, trivial, and not worth wasting ink on, when the implications and illumination of the risen Messiah are to be written of.
but do we consider the gospel that important? that deep and that awesome?
or do we think of it as a kind of common knowledge that doesn't need to be discussed - something trivial in itself, "yeah i 'accepted Him / asked him into my heart / etc' but what else is there tho" . . . ??!
i'm not saying your question isn't worth talking about, or trying to discourage you from thinking about this -- it is a wonderful mystery, or sure, revealed in the Lord. but it strikes me as a very profound thing that there is just this one little comment about it, and the reason for that shouldn't be passed by without taking to heart.
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