In Hebrews 12:22 we read:
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,
(Hebrews 12:22 ESV)
F.F. Bruce in his commentary on Hebrews writes about verse 12:22:
He [the author of Hebrews] knows that the attendant angels are sent to minister to the heirs of salvation; how exalted the status of the heirs of salvation is may be gauged from the fact that the Son of God passed by angels in order to partake of flesh and blood with mankind. When, therefore, believers come to the myriads of angels it is not to worship them, but to worship the God whose servants they are. (p. 358, The New International Commentary on the the New Testament: The Epistle to the Hebrews)
Imagine it. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, stepped down from the Father's right hand and passed through the crowd of myriads and myriads of angels. I can almost see the crowd slowly parting and then bowing to let Jesus through. They would be in awe of what He was about to do. God did not send Jesus to die for the sins of the fallen angels or any of the heavenly hosts. God sent His Son to die for the sins of mankind. We need to bend our knees in thankfulness and look forward to the day when we will be in that festal gathering celebrating the victory of the Son.
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