A Rustle of Angels: Stories about angels in real life and scripture

by Marilynn Carlson Webber, William D. Webber

A Rustle of Angels

Genres: Christian, Angels, Nonfiction

206 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1994

Reviews

[Anne Hamilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

The authors relate their own experiences that they believe involve the presence of angels. In addition, they retell stories from both the Bible and from modern witnesses about angelic visitations.

Given the propensity of believers to embellish the truth when it comes to angels (see, for example, https://research.vu.nl/ws/portalfiles...), it's reassuring to see that the contemporary stories all have names attached and often locations. This is by no means a guarantee as to the veracity of the account - as is made clear if you follow the research link. However, it indicates the authors have tried to keep to facts in as far as possible.

They have categorised angels in ways that are uncommon - strengthening angels, for example, like the one who ministered to Jesus in Gethsemane; encouraging angels, like the one who roused Gideon; cleansing angels, like the one who put the coal on Isaiah's lips; warrior angels; messenger angels; rescuing angels; guardian angels; rebuking angels.

They rightly distinguish between humanity ("mediate" creation - God created a human couple and children were born to them as babies) and angels ("immediate" creation - creatures who exist because of a direct command from God and are not birthed through parents; therefore there are no baby angels).

An easy and accessible read.

[John Hollinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book of interesting angel stories and Bible based commentary. A great read if you are interested in learning about angels.

[Coleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I had this book for awhile, I was slow getting around to reading it. Yes, I have an Angel collection as well as a number of 'angels' around my home. And I am a true believer in Angels, and their abilities.

Mostly the book contains a collection of vignettes/ that is, stories, about angels, as well as information about angels. Some of the stories I had previously read or heard of, and at least one was so close to home that it could have been written about me. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book, and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in Angels and their abilities.

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, thought provoking narrative.

[Mary Sewell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this after attending the funeral of a longtime friend's suddenly killed in a horrendous accident that also seriously injured her husband. An excerpt was read from this book that Donna had been reading right before their accident. The book had me spellbound is about the best way I can describe it. It was riveting. I had never been one to be completely obsessed with angels as some people describe it, although I can only attribute one incident in my life to angelic intervention (or I would have said at the time, God's intercession). At any rate I would highly recommend the book.

[Bull Weaver · Rating 1 out of 5]

Many redundancies here, bad writing, and worse interpretations of people's experiences. Sometimes God intervenes DIRECTLY in someone's life apart from His use of an angel. I encountered a number of stories when half way through the book which the witness DID NOT attribute to an angel, yet the authors did!! Do angels exist? Yes. Are they present but mostly unseen? Yes. Do they take on the look of humans at need? Yes. But finding clear evidence of such occasions is far more difficult than this book makes it out to be. A bad read!

[Lanell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a book I liked because it answered a question I had about why angels don't help everyone in trouble. It was said that God is sovereign and also that we could, for instance, drive at high speeds without fear of car wreaks if angels helped us all the time. There was a good correlation with the Bible and angel accounts there. It was also noted that God is to be trusted, not the angels, who only do His bidding.

[Lauraine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book but I have a tendency to loose some interest when there is an error. There are a couple of times and then a couple of paragraphs that mention the angel from "It's a Wonderful Life" and it's wrong. It's not Delbert, it's Clarence! I wonder if the author ever really saw the movie?

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting moments and striking testimonies considering interactions with angels. The book is framed like a Fortean expose, yet lacks the attention to prose that make Charles' books linguistic works of art.

[Cindy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I lost interest early on. I thought there would be more of the recounting of angelic experiences. I actually just gave this book away.