Angelic Longing

It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things which have been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look. First Peter 1:12 RSV

Things! At what "things" do the angels long to look? The larger context tells us that "them" refers to the prophets who told about the coming of a Messiah who would bridge the gap between divinity and humanity. That was the fourth level of a line of communication. Then there are the "things... announced to you" by the third level - those who preached the good news (gospel in old English), through the second level - Holy Spirit, sent from the first level, heaven itself. No wonder the angels might not be able to look into those "things." Sometimes it is truly difficult to read scriptures written thousands of years ago and translated through several languages. We have plenty of material to wade through just getting on with the day at hand. What is so special that divine messengers long to see it, but that has come to us straight from heaven via the prophets, the preachers, and the Holy Spirit? The answer to that question has alluded the sages since time began: that "thing" we call Free Will. Angels are not human. Only humans have the ability to choose to follow Messiah, Y'shua, across the gulf between spirit and flesh. The angels chose to remain in heaven, to be governed by Love, and they watch to see how we will use our Free Will to encounter ordinary "things" in our daily lives.
Shalom, Mother BE