The Purpose of Angels

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The Purpose of Angels

• New Testament

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Angels

• Types and Ministry

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Angels

• Archangels
• Cheribum
• Mighty Angels
• Seraphims
• Speaking Angels

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Angels

• Archangel - a chief angel
• 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

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Angels

• Cherubim - guardians of Eden, Gen 3
• 24 So he drove out the man and he placed at the
  east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a
  flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the
  way of the tree of life

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Mighty Angels

• 2Th 1
• 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when
  the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with
  his mighty angels,

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Mighty Angels

• 2Ki 19
• 35 And it came to pass that night, that the
  angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp
  of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five
  thousand and when they arose early in the
  morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

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Seraphims

• 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.
• 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.

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Seraphims

• majestic beings with 6 wings, human hands or
  voices in attendance upon God
• 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.
• 4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice
  of him that cried, and the house was filled with
  smoke.

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Michael

• Jude 1
• 9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending
  with the devil he disputed about the body of
  Moses, durst not bring against him a railing
  accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

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Michael

• Re 12
• 7 And there was war in heaven Michael and his
  angels fought against the dragon and the dragon
  fought and his angels,

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Michael

• Da 10
• 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia
  withstood me one and twenty days but, lo,
  Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help
  me and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

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Gabriel

• Lu 1
• 19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am
  Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God and
  am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee
  these glad tidings.

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Gabriel

• Da 8
• 16 And I heard a mans voice between the banks
  of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make
  this man to understand the vision.

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Gabriel

• Da 9
• 21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even
  the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at
  the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly,
  touched me about the time of the evening
  oblation.
• 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and
  said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee
  skill and understanding.

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The Purpose of Angels

• New Testament

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Matthew 13 24 - 30

• Good seed was sown in a field
• The enemy comes when you sleep
• The enemy sowed bad tares looks like the good
  on the outward black inside

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Matthew 13 36 - 43

• Jesus sows the seed
• The field is the world
• The enemy is the devil
• The harvest is the end of the age
• The reapers are the Angels

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Angels

• Matthew 9
• 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest
  truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few
• 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
  that he will send forth labourers into his
  harvest.

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Angels

• Could it be that we think we are the laborers
  when in fact we should be praying to the Father
  to send the angels to harvest?

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ACTS 10

• Cornelius
• In ninth hour of the day an angel of God came
  unto him
• The angel told him to send men to Joppa, and call
  for one Simon, whose surname is Peter
• He, Peter, shall tell you what you need to do.

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Acts 27

• When Paul was on a ship in a storm
• Angel appeared to him
• The angel told him of future events

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Acts 5

• When the Apostles were taken by the high priest
• The angel of the Lord by night opened the prison
  doors, and brought them forth,
• Those who took them prisoner found them
  standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

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Acts 12

• When Peter was taken prisoner
• the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light
  shined in the prison and he smote Peter on the
  side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up
  quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

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Acts 12

• The angel led Peter out to safety
• Herod ended up dying from Blasphemy
• Judgment coming at the hand of the angel

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Acts 8

• The Apostles are together up until this time.
• Then an angel speaks to Phillip
• This is where he ministers to the Ethiopian

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Angels

• Angels speak out Gods plan and move to fulfill
  that plan
• Salvation coming to the Gentiles
• Assuring Paul of his future
• Freeing Peter twice from jail, once with the
  Apostles
• Leading Phillip to the Ethiopian

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Angels

• Col 2
• 18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a
  voluntary humility and worshipping of angels,
  intruding into those things which he hath not
  seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

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Angels

• 2Co 11
• 14 And no marvel for Satan himself is
  transformed into an angel of light.

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Angels

• Ga 1
• 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach
  any other gospel unto you than that which we have
  preached unto you, let him be accursed.

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Angels

• Rev 22
• 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them.
  And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to
  worship before the feet of the angel which shewed
  me these things.
• 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not for
  I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the
  prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of
  this book worship God.

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Angels

• 1Jo 4
• 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the
  spirits whether they are of God because many
  false prophets are gone out into the world.

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Angels

• 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?
• Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth
  to minister for them who shall be heirs of
  salvation?

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Angels

• Angels are for ministering to us
• Ps 103
• 20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in
  strength, that do his commandments, hearkening
  unto the voice of his word.

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Angels

• 1Co 6
• 3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how
  much more things that pertain to this life?

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Angels

• When Jesus was arrested prior to His crucifixion
  said Matthew 26
• 53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my
  Father, and he shall presently give me more than
  twelve legions of angels?

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• Angels are here to help us, to work for us, to
  work with us.
• They hearken unto the Word of the Lord, the Word
  of God, the Bible.

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Angels

• Angels are fellow servants, ministering spirits
  sent to speak and work on our behalf, to cause
  the plan of God to be fulfilled.