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I have a question pertaining to Hebrews 12:22-23, which says:

“But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect.”

Are the myriads of angels synonymous with the “congregation of the firstborn enrolled in heaven” and the “spirits of the righteous made perfect”? Is this saying that the chosen of God become angels?

Jesus said in Mark 12:25, “When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.” We see here that Jesus declares that we will be “like the angels”.

Romans 8:19 says, “The creation waits in eager expectation for the revealing of the sons of God.”

Here again, Paul said that the chosen of God are adopted as sons of God; a title shared by angels.

Along with the belief that Jesus is the Chief Angel of God, and those who believe in him will become “just as he is” in glorified composition, does Hebrews 12:22-23 thus imply that believers become sons of God (angels) just as Jesus is the Son of God?

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