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I.Whatisanangel?Wheredidangelscomefrom?
A.Theword"angel"isderivedfromtheGreekwordangelos,meaning
"messenger."(See1Thessalonians4:16.)
B.Angelsaresupernaturalbeingsdistinctlyseparatefromtheraceofman.
1Corinthians6:315:3941
Hebrews1:14
C.TheywerecreatedbyGod(Psalms148:25Colossians1:16)sometime
priortotheexistenceofman(Job38:7).
D.Theyneithermarrynorreproduce(Luke20:3436),butare"aninnumerable
company."
Deuteronomy33:2
Job25:3
Psalms68:17
Matthew26:53
Luke2:13
Hebrews12:22
Jude14("saints"="holyones")
Revelation5:11
II.Whywereangelscreated?
A.ForministrytoGod(worship).
Nehemiah9:6
Psalms148:2
Isaiah6:24
Matthew18:10
Luke2:13
Hebrews1:6
Revelation5:11,127:11
B.Forministrytoman(the"heirsofsalvation").
Genesis28:12
Psalms104:4
Matthew4:11(Mark1:13)
Hebrews1:7,14
III.DoeseachChristianreallyhaveaguardianangel?
A.ScripturespeaksofthoseangelsappointedbyGodtowatchovertheelect.
Psalms91:11,12
Matthew18:10
B.Theearlychurchunderstoodthateachbelieverhadaspecialangel.
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Acts12:15
IV.Specificdutieshavebeenassignedtoangels.
A.AngelsministertothephysicalneedsofGod'speople.
1.Theyprovideprotectionanddeliverancefromdanger.
Genesis19:1,11,15
Psalms91:1121
Daniel6:22
Matthew26:53
Acts5:18,19
2.Angelscanimpartphysicalstrengthtomaninhistimeofneed.
Daniel10:811,1619
Matthew4:11(Mark1:13)
Luke22:43
3.Sometimestheyareevensentwithman'ssupplyoffoodfornourishment.
1Kings19:58
B.GabrielimpartedskillandunderstandingtoDanielconcerningthevision
hehadreceivedfromGod.
Daniel9:212310:14
C.AngelsserveasasupernaturalmeansofcommunicationbetweenGodandman.
1.Forthepurposeofdirection.
Luke1:11,19,26,etc.(Matthew1:202:13,19,20etc.)
Acts8:2610:36,22
2.Forencouragement.
Genesis21:1719
Daniel10:12
Acts27:23,24
3.Forrevelation.
Revelation22:6,16
a.TheLawwasdeliveredbyangels.
Acts7:53
Galatians3:19
Hebrews2:2
b.VisionshavebeeninterpretedbyspecialmessengersfromGod.
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Daniel7:168:15,16,199:212310:14
Zechariah1:9,13,14,194:16,11145:13
Revelation17:7,etc.
D.GodusesangelstoexecuteHisjudgmentontheunrighteous.
Genesis19:125
2Samuel24:16,17
2Kings19:35(Isaiah37:36)
1Chronicles21:15
2Chronicles32:21
Ezekiel9:2,5,7
Matthew13:41,42,49,5024:30
Acts12:23
Revelation7:1,28:2139:1515:1etc.
E.Angelshavearoletofulfillevenafterthedeathofabeliever.
(SeeLuke16:22.)
V.Whatareangelslike?Dotheyreallyhavewings?
A.Angelsarespirits(Hebrews1:14),anda"spirithathnotfleshand
bones"(Luke24:39).Butangelscantakeonthe"appearanceofman."
(SeeDaniel8:1510:16,18.)
1."Benotforgetfultoentertainstrangers:fortherebysomehave
entertainedangelsunawares."
Hebrews13:2
2.AngelshavebeenmistakenformenandreceivedbymenofGod
asguestsintheirownhomes.
Genesis18:2619:13
B.Scripturedescribescherubimandseraphimashavingwings.
Exodus25:20,etc.
1Chronicles28:18
Isaiah6:2,6
Ezekiel1:42510:12211:22
Revelation4:68
C.Whenseenintheirglory,angelsmayhaveaspecialbrightnessuponthem.
Daniel10:6
Matthew28:25
Luke24:4
Acts1:1010:30
D.Angelshavesuperhumanstrength.
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Genesis19:1,11
Psalms103:20
Matthew28:27,20
Acts5:1912:7,23
2Thessalonians1:7
2Peter2:11
Revelation5:2
E.ThoseangelsthatremainedfaithfultoGod(afterthedownfall
ofSatan)areobedienttoHiscommands.
Psalms103:20
Luke7:8
F.Angelshaveattimesbeenfearfultolookupon.
Judges6:22,2313:6
Daniel8:1618,27
Luke1:11,12
Acts10:3,4
VI.Fromwheredidthe"fallenangels"ofwhichtheBiblespeakscome,
ifnothingGodcreatedwasevil?
A.Alltheangelswerecreatedgoodandholy.
Genesis1:31,etc.
B.Infact,Lucifer(Satan)andhisfollowerswereonceinheaven.
Isaiah14:12
Ezekiel28:13,14
Luke10:18
Revelation12:8
C.However,they"keptnottheirfirstestate(or,principality),butlefttheir
ownhabitation."TheyrebelledagainstGod,andawarinheavenresulted.
Isaiah14:1215
Ezekiel28:1317
2Peter2:4
Jude6,7
Revelation12:79
D.Thisspiritualwarfareisstilltakingplacebetweenthepowersofdarkness
andlight.
Daniel10:13,21
Ephesians6:1117
E.Intheend,Satanandhisangelswillbecastintothelakeoffireforever.
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Matthew25:41
Revelation20:10
VII.WhatrankorplaceinGod'screationdoangelshold?
A.Angelsarenotgreaterthanman.
1.TheyareministeringservantsoftheelectofGod.
Psalms104:4
Hebrews1:7,14
2.Theywillbejudgedbymen.
1Corinthians6:3
3.Manwascreatedahigherorderthantheangels.
Psalms8:45(Actually,thewordheretranslated"angels"istheHebrew
"Elohim"meaning,"Godhead,"asinGenesis1:1.)
Hebrews2:59
B.Therearedifferentranksofangels,too.TheBiblementionstwoarchangels
(or,"chiefmessengers,"asin1Thessalonians4:16)byname.
1.Michael.
Daniel12:1,2
Jude9
Revelation12:7
2.Gabriel.
Daniel8:15179:21
Luke1:1113,19,26
C.AngelsaresubjecttoGod.
1Peter3:22
1.Theyarewise(2Samuel14:17,20),buttheyarenotomniscient
(Matthew24:36Mark13:321Peter1:12).
2.Theyareimmortal(Luke20:36),buttheyarecreatedbeings(Psalms
148:25Colossians1:16).
3.Theyarestrong(Genesis19:1,11Psalms103:20Matthew28:27
Acts5:1912:7,232Thessalonians1:72Peter2:11Revelation5:2),
buttheyarenotomnipotent(Daniel10:13).
4.Theyarenottobeworshipped(Colossians2:18Hebrews1:4,5,13
Revelation19:1022:8,9)anddonotacceptsacrifices(Judges13:15,16).
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5.GodsaidthatnomancouldseeHimandstilllive(Exodus33:20)but
seeinganangelwillnotmakeapersondie(Judges6:22,2313:6,1923).
VIII.Itisgoodtorecognizethesignificanceofangelicministry,butanyoveremphasis
upontheirservicetomanisnotdesirable.
Colossians2:18

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