The will and power of the Guardian Angel in our life

At the beginning of his book, the prophet Ezekiel describes the vision of an angel, which provides interesting revelations about the will of the angels. "... I watched, and here is a stormy wind advancing from the north, a large cloud that shone all around, a fire from which flashes flashed, and in the center like the splendor of the electro in the middle of the fire. In the middle appeared the figure of four living beings, whose appearance was as follows. They were human in appearance, but each had four faces and four wings. Their legs were straight, and their feet resembling an ox's hooves, shining like clear bronze. From under the wings, on all four sides, human hands were raised; all four had the same appearance and wings of identical dimensions. The wings joined each other, and in any direction they turned, they did not turn back, but each proceeded in front of him. As for their appearance they had the appearance of a man, but all four also had a lion face on the right, an ox face on the left and an eagle face. Thus their wings were spread upwards: each had two wings touching each other and two wings veiling his body. Each moved in front of them: they went where the spirit directed them, and moving they did not turn back. In the midst of those four living beings they saw themselves as burning coals like torches, which wandered among them. The fire shone and lightning flashed from the flame. The four living men also went and went like a flash. Now, looking at the living ones, I saw that on the ground there was a wheel at the side of all four ... they could go in four directions, without turning in their movements ... When those living moved, even the wheels turned beside them, and when they rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. Wherever the spirit pushed them, the wheels went, as well as with them they got up, because the spirit of that living person was in the wheels ... "(Ez 1, 4-20).

"Lightning was released from the flame," says Ezekiel. Thomas Aquinas considers the 'flame' a symbol of knowledge and the 'lightning' a symbol of will. Knowledge is the basis for every will and our effort is always directed towards something that we previously recognized as value. Whoever does not recognize anything, wants nothing; those who know only the sensual only want sensuality. Whoever understands the maximum, only wants the maximum.

Regardless of the various angelic orders, the angel has the greatest knowledge of God among all His creatures; therefore it also has the strongest will. "Now, looking at the living ones, I saw that on the ground there was a wheel alongside all four ... When those living moved, the wheels also turned next to them, and when they rose from the ground, they got up even the wheels ... because the spirit of that living was in the wheels ". The moving wheels symbolize the activity of the angels; will and activity go hand in hand. Hence, the will of the angels is immediately transformed into a pertinent action. Angels do not know the hesitation between understanding, wanting and doing. Their will is fueled by extremely clear knowledge. There is nothing to think about and judge in their decisions. The will of the angels has no counter currents. In an instant, the angel understood everything clearly. This is why his actions are eternally irrevocable.

An angel who has once decided for God will never be able to change this decision; a fallen angel, on the other hand, will remain forever damned, because the wheels that Ezekiel saw turn forward but never backward. The immense will of the angels is linked to an equally immense power. Faced with this power, man realizes his weakness. So it happened to the prophet Ezekiel and so it also happened to the prophet Daniel: “I raised my eyes and here I saw a man dressed in linen clothes, with his kidneys covered in pure gold: his body had the appearance of topaz, his eyes seemed the flames of the fire, his arms and feet shone like burnished bronze and the sound of his words echoed like the noise of a multitude ... But I remained without strength and I became pale to the point that I was about to pass out ... but as soon as I heard him speak, I lost my senses and I fell, face down, with my face on the ground "(Dan 10, 5-9). In the Bible there are many examples of the power of angels, whose appearance alone is enough many times to frighten and frighten us men. In this regard, he writes the first book of the Maccabees: "When the king's nuncios blasphemed against you, your angel came down and killed 185.000 Assyrians" (1 Mk 7:41). According to the Apocalypse, the angels would be the powerful executors of the divine punishments of all times: seven Angels pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on earth (Rev 15, 16). And then I saw another angel coming down from heaven with great power, and the earth was illuminated by its splendor (Ap 18, 1). Then a powerful Angel raised a stone as big as a millstone, and threw it into the sea saying: "Thus, in one fell swoop Babylon, the great city, will fall, and no one will find it anymore" (Ap 18:21).

it is wrong to deduce from these examples that angels turn their will and power to the ruin of men; on the contrary, angels desire good and, even when they use the sword and pour out the cups of anger, they want only the conversion to the good and the victory of the good. The will of the angels is strong and their power is great, but both are limited. Even the strongest angel is linked to the divine decree. The will of the angels completely depends on the will of God, which must be accomplished in heaven and also on earth. And that's why we can rely on our angels without being afraid, it will never be to our detriment.