Likewise I say unto you
As before, in ( Luke 15:7 )
there is joy in the presence of the angels of
God;
who are the friends and neighbours of Christ: (See Gill on
Luke
15:6),
over one sinner that repenteth;
which they have knowledge of, either by immediate revelation from
God, or by observation in the church where they attend: the
reason of this joy is, because there is one rescued out of the
hands of Satan and his angels, between whom and them, there is an
implacable enmity; and because another subject is added to
Christ's kingdom, and by which it is enlarged, the prosperity of
which they greatly desire; and because another heir is born in
that family, to which they belong, and they have another social
worshipper with them: and this joy is said to be "in the presence
of" them; and so may design the joy of others, as of Father, Son,
and Spirit, which is in their sight and knowledge; and also the
joy there is among themselves.