One of the principal duties of angels is to serve as
guardians for the baptized.
Here are some Scriptural verses that demonstrate the
truth of guardian angels:
Ex.23:20-23 – “See, I am sending an angel before
you, to guard you on the way and bring you to the
place I have prepared. Be attentive to him and heed
his voice. Do not rebel against him, for he will not
forgive your sin. My authority resides in him. If you
heed his voice and carry out all I tell you, I will be an
enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. My
angel will go before you and bring you to the
Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and
Jebusites; and I will wipe them out.”
Psalm 34:8 – “The angel of the Lord, who encamps
with them, delivers all who fear God.”
Psalm 91:11-13 – “For God commands the angels to
guard you in all your ways. With their hands they shall
support you, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
You shall tread upon the asp and the viper, trample
the lion and the dragon.” God reveals to David that
the angels will guard and protect him. Since this
Psalm was written about 1,000 years before Christ,
the belief in guardian angels was well-established
among the Jews.
Dan. 10:13 – “but the prince of the kingdom of Persia
stood in my way for twenty-one days, until finally
Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me. I
left him there with the prince of the kings of Persia…”
See also Dan. 4:17; 10:10-21; and Acts 16:6 where
angels serve as guardians of entire countries.
Matt.18:10 - "See that you do not despise one of
these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in
heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly
Father.” Jesus’ use of “their angels” (hoi angeloi
auton) in reference to “one of these little ones” (enos
ton micron touton) indicates that each “little one” has
an angel to guard and protect the little one.
Acts 12:14-15 – “She was so overjoyed when she
recognized Peter's voice that, instead of opening the
gate, she ran in and announced that Peter was
standing at the gate. They told her, "You are out of
your mind," but she insisted that it was so. But they
kept saying, “It is his angel.” This demonstrates that
adults also have guardian angels. The phrase “they
kept saying” also shows that the belief in guardian
angels was common in the early Church.
Acts 16:9 – “During the night Paul had a vision. A
Macedonian stood before him and implored him with
these words, "Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
.Heb. 1:14 – “Are they not all ministering spirits sent
to serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit
salvation?” This verse clearly indicates that God
created the angels to help us achieve salvation.
Rev. 1:20 – “This is the secret meaning of the seven
stars you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold
lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the
seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the
seven churches.”