Angels : Their Work and Ministry
Continued from page two.
(C). Angels Concerning Israel
(1) Angels fought for Israel
They fought from heaven; the Stars in their courses fought against Sisera- (Judges 5:20)
(2) They gave the law to Israel
And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paren, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. (Deuteronomy 33:2)Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. (Acts 7:53)Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. (Galatians 3:19)
For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward. (Hebrews 2:2)
(3) They seal the 144,000 Israelites
And after these things I saw four angels ---standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And1 saw another angel ascending from the east, having the sealof the living God: and he cried with.a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth , neither the sea, nor the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. (Revel:7:1-3)
(4) They will regather faithful Isreal
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Mathew 24:31)
(d) Concerning the Saviour
(1)They worship him
And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. (Hebrews 1:6)
(2) They were made by Him and for Him
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. (Colossians 1:17)
(3) They predicted His birth
But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream saying, Josheph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:20,21)
And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name Jesus.(Luke 1:31)
(4) They announced His birth
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afreaid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you : Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God... (Luke 2:9-13)
(5) They helped protect Him
For he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways. (Psalm 91:11)
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.( Matthew 2:13)
(6) They ministered to Him in the wilderness
Then the devil leaveth him, and , behold, angels came and ministered unto him. (Matthew 4:11)
(7) They ministered to Him in the garden
And there apeared an angel unto him from heaven, strenghtening him. (Luke 22:43)
(8) They rolled away the tombstone
And behold there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. (Matthew 28:2)
(9) They announced His resurrection
He is not here: for he is risen , as he said, Come, see the place where the Lord lay. (Matthew28:6)
(10) They predicted His second coming
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel: Which also said , ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. (Acts 1:10,11)
(11) They will accompany Him at the second coming
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. (II Thesselosians 1:7,8)
(12)They are in total subjection to Him
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God: angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him. (I Peter3:22)
(E) Their destiny
1. To spend eternity in the New Jerusalem along with the elect
But ye are come unto the mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect. (Hebrews 12:22,23)
2. To learn throughout eternity of God's grace as exhibited by the elect
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us , Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace are ye saved); And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus; That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. ( Ephesians 2:4-7)
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord. ( Ephesians 3:10, 11)
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