• Announced His birth to Mary (Luke 1:26-28).
• Announced His birth to Joseph (Matthew 1:20).
• Proclaimed His arrival to the shepherds (Luke 2:9-14).
• Guarded Christ in early infancy (Matthew 2:13-20).
• Attended to Jesus following His temptations (Matthew 4:11).
• Strengthened Jesus at Gethsemane (Luke 22:43).
• Served at the resurrection (Matthew 28:1-6).
• Appeared at the ascension (Acts 1:9-11).
• Will descend at the second coming (Matt. 16:27; 25:31; 2 Thess. 1:7).
• Will exalt Christ for all eternity (Revelation 5:11-14).

—Taken from Angels: What You Need to Know by Ron Rhodes, copyright