Angels

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Angels

• Mark 13

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Important Observation

• Old Testament
• Angels are sons of God
• Men are servants of God
• New Testament
• Angels are servants of God
• Men are sons of God

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What They Are

• They are Powerful (2 Peter 211)
• They are Distinct (Psalm 84-5)
• They are Forever (Luke 2036)
• They are Spirit (Hebrews 114)
• They are Innumerable (Hebrews 1222)

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What They Do

• Worship and Serve
• Past Prominent At The Start Of This Age
• Present Limited To Serving The Saints
• Future Prominent At The Close Of This Age

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Their Present ServiceMinistering

• 1. Personal angels are assigned to people
• (Daniel 1021 Matthew 1810 Acts 1215)
• 2. But their service is limited
• We have the Holy Spirit
• We have the Holy Scriptures

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Their Present ServiceMinistering

• Used by God to answer prayer (Acts 127)
• Observe us living by faith through grace
  (1 Corinthians 49 1 Timothy 521
  1 Peter 112)
• Rejoice when people trust Christ (Luke 1510)
• Encouraged Paul during dangerous time with a
  message from God (Acts 2723ff)
• Took poor man to heaven (Luke 1622))

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Their Future ServiceGathering

• They will gather the Sinners (Matthew 1341-42)
• They will gather the Saints (Matthew 2429-30)

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Their Past ServiceAttending

• His Birth
• His Temptation
• His Agonies
• His Resurrection
• His Glorification

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Lessons From Our Study

• Focus on Christ and not the Angels
• Worship the Lord as the Angels do
• Serve the body as the Angels do
• Would you be ready if the Angels started
  gathering sinners and saints right now?

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