Randomly Changing Perspective

One of the first things which struck me about the Qur’an the first time I read it was how it can suddenly and jarringly jump to a completely different scene, and even change who is speaking. For example, the following verse is clearly Allah speaking…

That is Paradise, which We will grant to whoever is devout among Our servants – Quran 19.63

…and then suddenly and without warning we now shift to the angels speaking as a group…

We only descend by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs whatever is before us, and whatever is behind us, and everything in between. And your Lord is never forgetful… – Quran 19.64