Discussing angels because we need to know their reality. We dismiss them out of hand and rarely think about them. Oh, many think of their dead loved ones and call them angels, but we know through Biblical fact and truth that that can't be true. Not a single loved one turns into an angel, angels are beings created by God prior to the creation of human beings. Satan himself was a created angel whose pride reared up and he allowed it to corrupt him completely. No dead human being has ever turned into a real angel. I say 'real' angel because I call my little cat an angel- but ONLY as a term of endearment, NOT that I think she's an angel of God's, she's not and never will be.
As I stated above, we rarely think of God's angels in their all their truth, in all their reality.
Heb 1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Heb 1:11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
Heb 1:12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
Heb 1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Heb 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
To which of the angels….. SAID THE LORD at any time….
Stop there for a moment. The Lord in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth- yes, the very earth we live upon. The heavens are the works of the Lord's hands. All that, earth and heavens are perishing, growing old, wearing out.. And they all shall be changed. The earth and the heavens will be changed! The Lord will never change! This very Lord did NOT say to ANY of the angels to sit on the right hand of God. Not a single angel was ever told to be a God with the three God's- God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. No angel was ever created to become a god, to grow into being a god. We as human being were NEVER created to be gods, to become gods in and of ourselves. We have our LORD and SAVIOR as our God who died as our GOD to give us salvation, to be sons and daughters of God, but NEVER to ever take the place of GOD- not God the Father, not Got the Son and Not God the Holy Spirit!
We're discussing angels… and the verse reads- 'to which of the angels said he (the Lord) at any time, sit on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool?' The answer we know is to NONE of the angels were those word ever spoken. Angels are not dead humans and angels are NOT gods. Angels have their own order- 'they are ALL ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.'
God's angels are created being that minister to us!
Satan would have us believe that this somehow makes angels servant in the sense of they are our slaves, as if their purpose in serving God is to minister to those who will belong to God, is somehow a bad thing. That they are chained in serve, forced to do God's bidding. LIES! LIES! LIES!
We only think that way because Satan has corrupted us into beings that force others into servitude. And don't get me wrong here, I mean what I just said. Satan has corrupted US as a whole. We think very little of others being forced to serve others. Wait? Am I talking slavery? That's been abolished right, except for third world, underground, black market scum, illegal slavery? Slavery exists all around us in many forms and I don't say that to take away from the awful slavery men and women have endured in various ethnic groups throughout time. The Hebrew slaves under the Pharoah's of Egypt. The many slaves in societies throughout time, the African slavery brought to the United States and condoned for hundreds of years, the Irish slaves, the Indian slaves… and so on. Other countries besides the United States have had slaves for years and years. Slavery is an awful thing no matter where, no matter when, no matter who is enslaved. God enslaves NO ONE for His service. To serve God is a CHOICE freely made. Satan would have mankind believe otherwise, Satan lies.
One third of created angelic beings allowed themselves to choose not to serve God freely. God did not force them to remain with Him when they made that choice. They were always free to leave God's service, always. He did not chain them to Him, He did not force them to stay, He did not coerce them into agreeing to serve Him. They were FREE to rebel, they were FREE to leave, they were FREE to choose who they wanted to serve, if not God. That one third of the angels chose to leave God's service and aligned themselves with another angel that designated himself as their leader, as their god to be worshiped, as their powerful dignitary. Two-thirds willingly chose to stay with God, to serve God, to do God's will forever without end.
Those two-thirds of all the created angelic host chose to remain God's and in doing so, chose to be ministering beings towards the created human beings who also choose to belong to God. Freely, lovingly, the angels of God desire to help those who love their God as they love God.
More on angels tomorrow- by the grace of our LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST!
All through the love of God our Father! By the Holy Spirit!
AMEN!!!!!!!
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7. THE DIFFERENT ORDERS OF ANGELS
Wherever the handiwork of God is seen, we behold the most perfect order and harmony. From the smallest blade of grass to the largest planet in the starry heavens, the most complete order is manifest. God is emphatically a God of order.
It is an old and true proverb that order is Heaven's first law. It is only where sin has left its footprints, where the trail of the old serpent is seen, and where the wicked bear rule, that we find insubordination, disorder, and confusion.
That "in union there is strength" is a self-evident truth, as well as an established maxim. This can be secured only by law and order. Then do not nature and reason teach us that the angels must be subject to law and order in all their doings, and that there must be different grades among them, as there are in every society of men, in the army, etc. That this is the case the Bible seems to teach.
Speaking of the coming of Christ, it says, "And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses." Rev. 19:14.
Here we see that Jesus (the Archangel, 1 Thess. 4:16; John 5:26-29),
(((1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first
Joh 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
Joh 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
Joh 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. ))))
Here we see that Jesus (the Archangel, 1 Thess. 4:16; John 5:26-29), the Son of God, who stands at the head, is the Commander-in-chief of the angelic armies. The same is again expressed in Rev. 12:7: "And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels."
God has given to Christ the command of all his armies. Thus Paul says: "Wherefore God hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Phil. 2:9-11.
Now if the angels are marshaled in armies, and are subject to a chief Commander, it is necessarily implied that there are also subordinate commanders, and captains of smaller divisions. We often read in the Bible of seraphim (Isa. 6:1-6), of cherubim (Eze. 10:1), etc., of dominions, of principalities, of powers, etc. (Col. 1:16). All these, we conclude, are different orders of angels. We may further conclude that each company is subject to its
commander, and he to one higher, till we reach the Commander-in-chief, the Son of God. Thus all things go on in union and order, and the entire universe of God, except within the influence of Satan's rebellion, is preserved in the most perfect harmony. In all God's works we see harmony in diversity, and higher and lower grades. Why should it not be so among the angels? That it is so is both reasonable and scriptural.
(((Isa 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
Isa 6:2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
Isa 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Isa 6:4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
Isa 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
Isa 6:6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar
Eze 10:1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him))))
Angels: Their Nature and Ministry
(Excerpt - for continuing study) Revised by J.H. Waggoner. 1891 by Pacific Press Publishing Co.)
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