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Why do angels say, Be not afraid?
Time and time in the scriptures, you would see that angels declare unto their hearers and spectators," Be not afraid", or "do not be afraid."
Angelic Success With Prophetic Agendas Requires Receptivity of The Person Receiving
Why? It's important here to realize that when receiving messages from God, fear must not be at the forefront and not talking about godly fear, which is good, but I'm talking about fear that is being afraid. The reason for this is as a man thinking in his heart, so is he. and out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Also that the scriptures say that that that we are supposed to guard our heart with all diligence, for out of it flows the issues of life. And so if God is speaking to us and our hearts are filled with fear, the message may not be received well, and the result of that visitation may not prove successful because of the wrong heart of the person receiving.
Wrong Heart Posture Hinders Angelic Success
When John the Baptist's father was approached by the angel, he couldn't believe what the angel was saying, and because of that, he was stricken with dumbness so that he couldn't speak, because had he had spoken against the birth of the child or the prophetic outlook of the child, it may have hindered what God wanted to do, and so God made him dumb for a season.
So the category of not being in fear, as spoken by the angels, has to do with the receptivity of the heart to the message of God, that they bring.
