Angels are ministering spirits who come alongside those who are heirs of salvation (Heb. 1:7, 14). The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him (Ps. 34:7). Fear in that verse means, reverence, respect, bowing down, worship. There is something the Lord wants to highlight in this regard. What God is looking for is a quality of spirit that the Lord calls a contrite spirit and a broken heart. Humility of spirit attracts ministering spirits. Arrogance has a way of chasing them away.

Let us briefly look at some of the functions that angels will have and always had in God’s plan of action – some of which have not always been recognized. The good news is that not all angels fell; only a third were swept to the earth (Rev 12:1-4). Two thirds are still fulfilling the function that is highlighted in Heb. 1:7-8, 13-14.

As it was in the days of Noah! So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be

The Lord is raising the water level. I saw the waters knee deep but the Lord wants to bring us waters to swim in, waters that will take us off our feet, where we will float and lose our own control; where we lose our ability to keep things in our order. It means we must release our order so we can contain the order of the Lord.

Several places in the Scripture there are clear indications that from God’s side He has completed His work in and through Christ. God is in rest, and Jesus is seated at His right hand, waiting till His enemies have been made a footstool under His feet (Heb 10:12-14)