When someone passes away, we try and tell their family and friends anything that will make them feel more at peace. Many people will say that “God must have needed another angel in Heaven” but this cannot be true. Humans are humans and angels are angels, and God does not convert the dead into angels. Angels are completely separate beings that are messengers and servants of God to us on Earth. In addition, this line of thinking implies that whenever a job opening in Heaven is available, God will come down to earth and pick off someone to place in His angel workforce. This is a direct contradiction of what scripture says about angels.