Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson Worship with the Angels
Dec 12, 2025
Explore the awe-inspiring role of angels in worship alongside the church. Discover how these celestial beings serve as ministers of praise and join in the worship of Christ from creation to the present. Sinclair Ferguson highlights biblical insights, linking angels' presence with our devotion and the heavenly choir celebrating the Lamb. Delve into the profound imagery from Revelation and Hebrews, and be encouraged to worship with a renewed sense of wonder, remembering the angels in our communal praise.
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Angels As Ministers Of Praise
- Angels are not to be worshiped, but they are worshipers who praise God in creation and at the incarnation.
- Sinclair B. Ferguson highlights biblical passages (Job, Psalm 148) showing angels' active role in heavenly praise.
Personal Practice Reading Revelation Weekly
- Sinclair B. Ferguson recalls reading Revelation 4–5 every Sunday morning early in his Christian life to prepare for worship.
- That practice gave him a longing for true heavenly worship even before he fully understood the text.
Worship As Joining The Heavenly Assembly
- Hebrews 12:22–24 frames corporate worship as joining a heavenly assembly that includes innumerable angels and the firstborn.
- Ferguson argues our earthly worship joins that heavenly liturgy led by Jesus, the great liturgos.
