THE UNSEEN REALM: GOD'S MESSENGERS, ANGELS

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GOD’S MESSENGERS: ANGELS

Hebrews 1:4–14 NASB95
4 having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they. 5 For to which of the angels did He ever say, You are My Son, Today I have begotten You”? And again, “I will be a Father to Him And He shall be a Son to Me”? 6 And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says, And let all the angels of God worship Him.” 7 And of the angels He says, Who makes His angels winds, And His ministers a flame of fire.” 8 But of the Son He says, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, And the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness above Your companions.” 10 And, You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of Your hands; 11 They will perish, but You remain; And they all will become old like a garment, 12 And like a mantle You will roll them up; Like a garment they will also be changed. But You are the same, And Your years will not come to an end.” 13 But to which of the angels has He ever said, Sit at My right hand, Until I make Your enemies A footstool for Your feet”? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
Malack, Angelos
113 occurences in Hebrew and 172 terms in Greek.
ANGELS FIRST AND FOREMOST PRAISE GOD.
Psalm 148:2 NASB95
2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!
Colossians 2:18 NASB95
18 Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
NASB9518 Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
They always point to God.
Revelation 22:8–9 NASB95
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 But he said to me, “Do not do that. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book. Worship God.”
rev 20
before faith, angels can impress and be objects of worship.
Illustrate with students.
Angels will always point you to the Lord.
Psalm 148:2 NASB95
2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!
Isaiah 6:1–3 NASB95
1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.”
Isaiah 6:
ANGELS PROCLAIM THE LORD’S TRUTH. (V. 7)
The angels administrate God’s will on earth.
Isaiah 6:1–4 NASB95
1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. 2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. 3 And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.” 4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke.

Napoleon Bonaparte, who was that archangel of war, the little general, the man who lived a wicked and a hard life, a man who was an egotist for most of his life, finally was exiled to that lonely, barren island, the island of St. Helena. And there, Napoleon Bonaparte began to do something. He began to study the Scripture. He began to read the Bible. He studied the life of Jesus Christ. And here’s what Napoleon wrote after he had studied the life of Jesus Christ. Here’s the conclusion that he came to—and I quote—Napoleon said: “I know men, and I tell you that Jesus Christ is not a man.” Now, what he meant by that is, not a mere man. “Superficial minds see a resemblance between Christ and the founders of empires and the gods of other religions. That resemblance does not exist. There is between Christianity and every other religion the distance of infinite. We can say to the authors of every other religion, you are neither gods, nor the agents of deity. You are but missionaries of falsehood, molded from the same clay with the rest of mortals.” That’s what Napoleon said. He said, You take Jesus Christ and put Him here and put the founders of other empires and religions there and the distance between the two is the distance of infinite. And indeed he is correct. His name is a name above other names. You can take the religious leaders out of other religions and you still have the religion. You still have their teachings. You still have their ways. You don’t have to know them personally in order to follow them. But you cannot take Christ out of Christianity and still have Christianity. Christianity is not a code, not a creed, not a cause; it is Christ Himself. It is a vital relationship with Christ. To take Jesus Christ out of Christianity is like taking the water out of the well, the blue out of the sky, the notes out of music, numbers out of mathematics. You don’t have Christianity if you take Christ out. Jesus is different from all the other religious leaders. Some of them claim to point to the way, to be a sign pointing to the way; Jesus Christ says He is the way. The other religious leaders say, I have come to teach truth; Jesus Christ says, I am the Truth. He’s not merely a teacher of the truth; He is the truth. He is not merely a philosopher speaking about life; Jesus is life. His name is a name above all other names.

They inspire us to worship.
Angels PROTECT CHRIST’S PEOPLE AND HIS PURPOSE. (V. 14)
Psalm 34:7 NASB95
7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, And rescues them.
Psalm 34:8 NASB95
8 O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
Psalm 91:11 NASB95
11 For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways.
Psalm 103:20 NASB95
20 Bless the Lord, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word!
Psalm
Psalm 148:2 NASB95
2 Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts!
Ps
1 Corinthians 6:3 NASB95
3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?
Colossians 2:18 NASB95
18 Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,
Psalm 8:5–6 NASB95
5 Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty! 6 You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,
ps 8
Hebrews 1:13–14 NASB95
13 But to which of the angels has He ever said, Sit at My right hand, Until I make Your enemies A footstool for Your feet”? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
Hebrews 2:16 NASB95
16 For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham.
Their position should lead us to greater gratitude for our salvation and thanks to the Lord.
Hebrews 13:2 NASB95
2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
They exist to encourage us to exercise Christian Charity and hospitality.
Story of professor teaching on Good Samaritan.
Man who won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Angelic nature is fixed since their fall. Either obedience or disgrace. We must exercise discernment to listen to our better angels
Listen to the good ones that tell you to go to church or not go to church. To give or not give. To love or not love. To forgive or not forgive. To face danger or run away.
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