In this week's conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss the reality and realm of angels. A fascinating poll from the Associated Press revealed that the vast majority of Americans believe in angels - more than God, the devil, astrology or reincarnation. This begs some questions: What's so unique about angels? Why do so many people believe in them? Are they real, and if so what do they do?
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The aforementioned poll was discussed in an AP News article titled, “Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows.” 70% is quite the percentage of the population. As Dr. White mentioned, he has spoken on the topic of angels at Mecklenburg Community Church. You might enjoy checking out a series called “Paranormal” that delves into several issues related to today's discussion. The first installment titled, “A Map of the Spiritual World,” specifically focuses on the world of angels.
The conversation also talked about fallen angels, known as demons. Americans are far less inclined to believe in the demonic world than they are angels - probably because angels are so much “safer.” However the denomic agents of our spiritual world are not to be ignored. Dr. White mentioned a book written by C.S. Lewis called “The Screwtape Letters” that is definitely worth a read to understand why it's to our detriment to ignore the existence of demons in our lives.
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