ANGELS - NYOBS 34.17

ANGELS

Some people have entertained angels without even knowing it.

First Word

Angels are mention 108 times in the Old Testament, and 165 times in the New Testament. 

That’s 273 times, if we dismiss the notion of angels; we are in essence rejecting the Bible.

They serve as a link between God and Believers.  While they do provide physical assistance,

they do not do miracles nor do they do the work of the Holy Spirit.

Believers have probably interacted with an angel at one time or the other

and didn’t even know it.

 

Some people have entertained Angels Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people  have entertained angels without knowing it. Heb 13:2 – NIV

Angel Hierarchy

• Angel Hierarchy – While I do not find this in the Bible, I do find it in many books on angels throughout the ages; so just do with this information as you think best. 
• Angels seem to be divided in descending order into three triads of “Choirs” of angels. The term “Choir” is used perhaps because we find Angels singing and praising God in the scriptures. - There are nine groups in the three triad of Choirs.
• First Choir - Seraphim, Cherubim and Thrones*
• Second Choir – Dominions, Virtues and Powers*
• Third Choir – Principalities*, Archangels and Angels.
• It seems the last two; Archangels and Angels are the only ones that interface with man.
• Some domination’s pray to and worship images of angels, believing that some OT saints are now angels. - This is a perversion of the scriptures - Humans will never become Angels.
• NOTE: In the Jewish Kabbalah, as described by the Golden Dawn, there are ten archangels, each commanding one of the “choirs” of angels. – They even have the names of each Archangel.   – The Kabbalah is Interesting, but not Inspired of God. - NYOBS 34.12 KABBALAH

1 Cor 15:39-40 – Angel bodies are different from Earthly bodies

39 All flesh is not the same: Men have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another.

40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. NIV

Ephesians 6:12 – *Principalities - *Powers - *Thrones
¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (KJV)

Names – Titles - Categories

• Michael’s name means “Who is as God”.
• Gabriel’s name means “God is my strength”, other translations say “The mighty one”, “God is great”, and “God’s Hero”. 
• Raphael’s name means "It is God who heals".  His name is mentioned in the second book of Esdras in the Apocrypha, but not in the Bible.  I include it here only for “seasoning” because it is so often linked in other writings with the names of Michael and Gabriel.
• Other names and titles; Secret Name – Watcher – Personal/Guardian Angel – Archangel – Seraphim – Cherubim - Chief Prince – Angel of the Lord – Angel of Light – Angel of the Church – Devil’s Angel – Evil Angel.  

Judges 13:17-18 - Name is a secret
¹⁷ And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honor?
¹⁸ And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? (KJV)

Daniel 8:15-16 - Gabriel
¹⁵ And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
¹⁶ And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. (KJV)

Genesis 3:24  - Cherubim
²⁴ After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. (NIV2011)

Isaiah 6:2 - Seraphim
² Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. (NIV2011)

Jude 1:9 – Michael - Archangel
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. (KJV)

Daniel 10:13 – Chief Prince
¹³ But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.

(NIV2011)

2 Corinthians 11:14 – Angel of Light
¹⁴And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. (KJV)

Genesis 16:8-9 – Angel of the Lord
⁸ And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? And whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
⁹ And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. (KJV)

Matthew 18:10– Personal/Guardian Angels
¹⁰ "Watch that you don't treat a single one of these childlike believers arrogantly. You realize, don't you, that their personal angels are constantly in touch with my Father in heaven? (MSG)

Revelation 1:20 – Angel of the Churches
²⁰ The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. (KJV)

Daniel 4:13 - Watcher
¹³ "I saw in the visions of my head while on my bed, and there was a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven. (NKJV)

Matthew 25:41 – Devil’s Angel
⁴¹ “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (NIV2011)

Psalm 78:49 – Evil Angels
⁴⁹ He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. (KJV)

Bodies

• Adults - Scripture seem to indicate that there are NO Female Angels, so they do not marry, they are all Male adults probably with a body of a 30 year old person. (Same age as Christ when He started His ministry).
• There are no Baby Angels. - A “Cherub” is not a cute baby with a little bow and arrow; they are Cherubim warriors who will scare the Tater Tots out of you.
• Bodies - Angels see God face to face; they are spiritual beings and either possess’ bodies that are spiritual or they can assume the form of a man, but still have their spiritual attributes. They can pass through material objects and are not subject to distance or time. You can get the concept by reading the scriptures below of Jesus while in His spiritual body.
• Tall – Based on scripture, it would seem that the Angels were much taller than the average Israelite; maybe as tall as nine to thirteen feet in their natural form, but could appear with the height of a common man.
• Wings - Scripture only partially addresses angel wings - much comes from other writings and may be just myth. - Medieval theologians’ writings portrayed Seraphim angels with six wings, Cherubim with four wings (one set; 15 feet, tip to tip spread out) and ordinary angels with only two. Nothing in scripture says that ALL angels have wings.
• Language - They have their own language and can speak any other language and dialect.

Matt 18:10 – Angels see God Face to Face

10 "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.  NIV

1 Cor 13:1 – Angels have their own language

1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. NIV

John 20:19 – Spiritual bodies pass through doors and walls

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" NIV

Luke 24:42-43 – Spiritual bodies can eat food

42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish,

43 and he took it and ate it in their presence. NIV

John 20:27 – Spiritual bodies can be physically touched

27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."

NIV

Luke 24:39 – They can appear with flesh and bones

39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." NIV

Ezek 1:11 – Two Wings

11 Their wings were spread out upward; each had two wings, one touching the wing of another creature on either side, and two wings covering its body. NIV

Ezek 1:6 – Four Wings

6 but each of them had four faces and four wings. NIV

Isa 6:2 – Six Wings

2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings:

NIV

2 Chronicles 3:11 Cherubim’s wingspan was fifteen feet wide
¹¹ The combined wingspread of the side-by-side cherubim (each wing measuring seven and a half feet) MSG

Matt 22:30 – Angels are male only; and do not marry.

30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. NIV

ANGEL GIANTS - RABBIT TRAIL

• Sons of God – A passage of scripture says; “When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them … the Sons of God saw they were beautiful and married them.” - This is a special passage when you realize that daughters of men had always been born to men on earth.
• It seems at some point, a desire was awakened in some of the Angels (Sons of God) and they left their own habitation and they took “whoever they chose” to marry and had sexual intercourse with them resulting in a hybrid of giants.  – There selection for wives had no emphasis on character, but only on beauty, probably marring more than one.
• These “Fallen” Devine beings are identified as “Sons of God” or Nephilim.
• Nephilim; Wikipedia; The majority of ancient biblical versions, including the Septuagint, Theodotion, Latin Vulgate, Samaritan Targum, Targum Onkelos and Targum Neofiti interpret the word Nephilim to mean "GIANTS". 
• Angel - I think if you saw “something” nine feet tall with a wing span of fifteen feet wide,  it would scare the “Tater Tots” out of you – That’s why when you find Angels mentioned in the scriptures, they always say “FEAR NOT” when they great you - NYOBS 22.30 GIANTS

Jude 6 – Some angels left their own habitation.

6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. KJV

Gen 6:1-2 – Nephilim known as “The sons of God”

1 When men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them,

2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. NIV

Gen 6:4 – The Nephilim had sex with the women of the earth

4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days--and also afterward--when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. NIV

Deut 3:11 – Giants called Rephaites – Bed 13 feet long

11 (Only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)

NIV

1 Sam 17:4 – The Champion Goliath was over nine feet tall

4 A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. He was over nine feet tall. NIV

Num 13: 31-33 – Spies - After the flood of Noah - Giants

31 "We can't attack those people; they are stronger than we are."

32 And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, "The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size.

33 We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them." NIV

Luke 1:30 – Mary – FEAR NOT
³⁰ And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. (KJV)

Luke 1:13 – Zacharias – FEAR NOT
¹³ But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. (KJV)

Luke 2:10 – Shepherds – FEAR NOT
¹⁰ And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. (KJV)

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

Angels of the Lord

• Angel of the Lord – (Messenger) - Special Messengers that carry out the Devine purpose of God.

Dan 9:21 – Gabriel going between God and man.

 21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. NIV

Luke 1:26 – Gabriel sent to Nazareth

26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, NIV

Luke 1:19 – Gabriel – Bringing a message

19 The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. NIV

Dan 8:15-16 – Gabriel interpreting the message of a vision

15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.

16 And I heard a man's voice from the Ulai calling, "Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision." NIV

Gen 19:15 – Charring out God’s Purpose – Told Lot to hurry

15 When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, "Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city."

NKJV

Num 22:31 – Carrying out God’s purpose – Ready for haircut

31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. KJV 

Archangels

• Archangels – (Chief Prince) - Wars on behalf of Gods people – In charge of other Angels.

Jude 9 – Michael – An Archangel

9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" NIV

Dan 10:13 – Michael – A Chief Prince

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. KJV

Dan 12:1 – Michael – A Great Prince

1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people KJV

Rev 12:7 – Michael in charge of other Angels.

7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. NIV

Seraphim

• Seraphim’s – (Burning Ones) – Ministers of Gods Holy purpose –  Unearthly beings – Have 6 wings - Attend the throne of God - NYOBS 33.19 – EZEKIEL’S UFO

Isa 6:2, 6 – Attend the throne of God

2 Above it stood the seraphim’s: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

6 Then flew one of the seraphim’s unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: KJV

Cherubim

• Cherubim’s (Fullness of Knowledge) are Guardian Angels – have 4 wings, sometimes depicted with only two - They have specific assignments. They are NOT small children or babies, they are full grown beings.  Some are assigned to each side of the throne of God.

Ezek 10:20-21 – Cherubim’s carry the Throne of God

20 These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I realized that they were cherubim.

21 Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like the hands of a man. NIV

Ps 99:1 – Guards the Throne of God

1 The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim NIV

Ps 80:1 – Guards the Believer

1 Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth NIV

Gen 3:24 – Guards the Tree of Life

 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. NIV

2 Chron 5:8 – Guards the Ark of the Covenant

8 The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and covered the ark and its carrying poles. NIV

Common Angel

• Common Angels - Praise – Guide – Encourage – Interpret -  Bring Judgment

Matt 26:53 – Ready to be dispatched

53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? NIV

Ps 148:2 – Ready to Praise

2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts. NIV

Gen 28:12 – Carry out the activities between heaven and earth

12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. NIV

Ps 78:49 – Bring Judgment

49 He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility--a band of destroying angels NIV

Fallen Angel

• Fallen Angels – One third of the Angels (stars) created or about 50,000,000 fell from heaven. The number that remained was 10,000 times 10,000 or 100,000,000.  Running with that concept would mean that there were 150,000,000 angels in Heaven at one time.
• Probably 10,000 times 10,000 of angels actually means that the angels were innumerable.

Rev 5:11 – 100,000,000 remaining GOOD Angels.

11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.

Rev 12:4 – One Third of 150,000,000 – 50,000,000

4 His tail drew a third of the stars (Angels) of heaven and threw them to the earth. NKJV

Rev 12:9 – Angel Satan was hurled to the earth with his angels.

 9 The great dragon was hurled down-that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. NIV

Jude 6 – Angels did not keep their assignments.

6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home-these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day. NIV

2 Peter 2:4 – God did not spare the fallen Angels.

4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment NIV

Principalities – Powers - Rulers

• Principalities, Powers and Ruler Angels – There are a group of Angels that I don’t know what to call them, but they are located in heavenly places, and some seem to be the bad guys.
• It seems to me that some of the fallen angels were in these group…. Just saying

Eph 6:12 – Principalities and powers, rulers of darkness

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. KJV

Col 1:16 – Thrones and powers

16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. NIV

Past Activity

• Martin Luther said, “An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body, for the service of Christendom and the church”.
• Past Activity: - I am going to mention only a few of the 273 instances of Angel activity recorded in the scriptures; and this will be more than you want to know.
• Guarded the Tree of Life – Stopped Abraham from sacrificing Isaac – Had Supper with Lot Struck men blind trying to get in Lot’s house - dragged lot and his family to safety.
• Told Sampson’ parents about his impending birth – Told Abraham to free the Israelites in Egypt – Provided a Pillar of fire and a Pillar of cloud for safety
• Killed 70,000 with pestilence – Fed Elijah the prophet two meals – Shut the mouth of lions – Delivered three out of the fiery furnace.
• Told Mary about her virgin Birth – Told Joseph to marry Mary – Told the Shepherds about a Saviors birth - Told Joseph to flee to Egypt – Told Joseph to go back to Israel.
• Carried Lazarus to Abraham’s Bosom -  Told Philip to preach to the Ethiopian
• Angels through faith conquer kingdoms, administer justice, shut the mouths of lions, saved believers from being killed, turned weakness into strength, placed hedges of protection around the Believer, blessed the work of their hands, and provided favor with others to prosper them..

Heb 11:33-34 – Angels Past Work

33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,

34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; NIV

Genesis 3:24 – Guarded the Tree of Life
²⁴ He threw them out of the garden and stationed angel-cherubim and a revolving sword of fire east of it, guarding the path to the Tree-of-Life. (MSG)

Genesis19:1-2 – Had Supper with Lot
¹ The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening.
² … said, "Please, my friends, come to my house and stay the night. Wash up. You can rise early and be on your way refreshed." (MSG)

Genesis 19:11 – Struck the men outside Lots house blind
¹¹ Then they struck blind the men who were trying to break down the door, both leaders and followers, leaving them groping in the dark.

Genesis 19:16 – Dragged Lot and his family to safety
¹⁶ Lot was dragging his feet. The men grabbed Lot's arm, and the arms of his wife and daughters—GOD was so merciful to them!—and dragged them to safety outside the city. (MSG)

Genesis 22:11-12 – Stopped Abraham from sacrificing Isaac
¹¹ Just then an angel of GOD called to him out of Heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Yes, I'm listening."
¹² "Don't lay a hand on that boy! Don't touch him! " (MSG)

Exodus 3:2-10 - Told Abraham to go and free the Israelites
² The angel of GOD appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush. He looked. The bush didn't burn up.
¹⁰ It's time for you to go back: I'm sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the People of Israel, out of Egypt." (MSG)

Exodus 13:21 – Provided a Pillar of Fire and a Pillar of Cloud
²¹  And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: (KJV)

Exodus 14:19 – Protected Israel from the rear
¹⁹ The angel of God that had been leading the camp of Israel now shifted and got behind them. And the Pillar of Cloud that had been in front also shifted to the rear. (MSG)

Judges 13:3 – Told parents about the Birth of Sampson
³ And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. (KJV)

2 Samuel 24:15-16 – Killed 70,000 with a pestilence
¹⁵ So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.
¹⁶ And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil (KJV)

1 Kings 19:5– Fed Elijah the prophet two meals
⁵ And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. (KJV)

Daniel 6:22 – Shut the mouth of Lions
²²  My God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you." (NKJV)

Daniel 3:28 – Delivered three out of the fiery furnace
²⁸  Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants (NKJV)

Luke 1:26-27 – Told Mary she would have a Virgin Birth
²⁶  Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
²⁷  to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. (NKJV)

Matthew 1:20– Told Joseph to marry Mary
²⁰But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, 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. (KJV)

Luke 2:8-9 – Told the shepherds about a Savior being born
⁸ Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
⁹ And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. (NKJV)

Matthew 2:13 – Told Joseph to flee to Egypt
¹³ Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him." (NKJV)

Matthew 2:19-20 – Told Joseph to go back to Israel
¹⁹ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
²⁰  saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the young Child's life are dead." (NKJV)

Luke 16:22 – Carried Lazarus to Abrahams Bosom
²² So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. (NKJV)

Acts 8:26 – Told Philip to preach to the Ethiopian
²⁶ Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is desert. (NKJV)

Present Activity

• Billy Graham said “Angels, who think, will, and display emotions are ministering servants who can appear or remain invisible as they perform the tasks that God assigns them.”
• Present Work;  They are sent to the Churches with the testimony of Jesus Christ – Long to see the Gospel preached – Rejoice when a sinner comes to Christ – Ministers and serves the Believer - Encamps around the Believer and delivers him from danger – Guards the Believers ways - There are even Special Guardian Angels for children.
• Angels maintain the believer’s life during the believer’s assignment and interacts with them without their knowledge. – They literally keep you out of harm’s way and place a hedge of protection around you.
• The believer will finish his assignment before he dies, and at death the angels will escort him from this World to Heaven for a royal welcome. – NOTE: Completing the assignment does not bring on death. – Death is not set – only the total length of days is set which man can shorten by his own actions and decisions.  - NYOBS 06.14 DEATH

Revelation 22:16 - Sent to the churches with a testimony
¹⁶ “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” (NIV2011)

1 Peter 1:12 – Enjoy watching the Gospel being preached.
¹² It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

(NIV2011)

Luke 15:10 – Rejoice at the salvation of a Believer
¹⁰  In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

(NIV2011)

Heb 13:2 – Interact unknowingly with the Believer

2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

NIV

Hebrews 1:14 – Minister and serve the Believer
¹⁴ Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? (NIV2011)

Ps 91:11-12 – Guard you during your assignment,

11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;

12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. NIV

Psalm 34:7 – Encamps around the Believer and delivers him.
⁷ The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.

(NIV2011)

Job 1:10 – Provide a hedge of protection

10 "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.

NIV

Matthew 18:10 – Children have special Guardian Angels
¹⁰ “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. (NIV2011)

Isa 55:11 – The Believer’s assignment will be completed

11 So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

KJV

Luke 16:22 – Escort the believer to Paradise at death

22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side.” NIV

Future Activity

·         In the End Times the Angels will watch over the Church and offer the prayers of the Saints on the Alter of God.

·         Jesus Christ is the Ladder of all the Angel’s activities; their coming and going, and they will accompany Him at his return. – For the Believer, Christ is the Ladder between this life and the life hereafter. He is the rungs on the Ladder; He is The Way, The Truth and The Life.

·         In the End Times, with a trumpet blast the Angels will weed out sin and evil and gather the Elect; the Believers, from the four corners of the earth.

·         They will sound the seven trumpets and pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath.

·         The Evil Angels will be judged; Michael the Archangel will fight with Satan and his Angeles and they will be defeated.

·         The Good Angels will bind Satan; throw him into the Abyss; lock and seal it for 1,000 years.

·         In the New Jerusalem, they will watch over all twelve gates. – There will not be anything to actually guard as no Evil will be there. – However their presence will be awesome to see.

Revelation 1:20 – They will watch over the Church
²⁰ The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. (NIV2011)

Revelation 8:3 – “Offer” the prayers of the Saints on the Alter
³ Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. (NIV2011)

Genesis 28:12 – Angels ascend and descend on the LADDER

¹² And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. (KJV)

John 1:51 – Work only through the LADDER of Jesus Christ
⁵¹ He then added, “Very truly I tell you, you will see ‘heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on’ the Son of Man.” (NIV2011)

John 14:6 - Christ is the WAY and the TRUTH and the LIFE
⁶ Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (NIV2011)

Matthew 16:27 – Accompany Christ at His return

²⁷ For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done. (NIV2011)

Matthew 24:31 – Gather the Elect – With a Trumpet blast

³¹ And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. (NIV2011)

Matthew 13:40-41 – Weed out the sin and evil
⁴⁰ “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
⁴¹ The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. (NIV2011)

Revelation 8:7 - Sound the Seven Trumpets of Judgment.
⁷ The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. (NIV2011)

Revelation 16:1 – Pour out the Seven Bowls of Wrath
¹ Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”

Revelation 12:7 - Michael will fight Satan and his angels.
⁷ Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. (NIV2011)

Revelation 20:1-3 – Will seize Satan and bind him in the Abyss.
¹ And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.
² He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
³ He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him.

2 Peter 2:4 – Evil angels will be judged.
⁴ For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;

Revelation 21:12 – Watch over the gates in the New Jerusalem.
¹² It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. (NIV2011)

SURPRISE

·         NOTE:  When God made “beings” with the ability to; think, reason, feel, perceive, and to experience subjectivity, He also gave them FREE CHOICE; to do GOOD things. – So giving them FREE CHOICE, also gave them the ability to choose Evil; to choose to SIN.  – We still have that ability today. - Live is choice driven.

·         NOTE: There is something that you know about Angels, but have forgotten for the moment.

·         Satan IS an Angel that was created by God.  GET THIS:  He was not just any Angel, he was the “Immortal” Top Dog that was given the highest assignment of protecting and guarding the earth. 

·         He was the model of perfection, full of wisdom, perfect in beauty and splendor and blameless in his ways – He was adorned with beautiful stones; ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl and dispensed his reign in the Garden of God.  - NYOBS 07.18 –SATAN; WHO IS HE? – NYOBS 02.10 – SATAN; WHY IS HE?

·         Satan had “I” trouble and became absorbed with himself, he said with his five I Wills; ---- “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." – He was cast out of heaven.

·         There were Angels that followed the “Top Dog” when he rebelled against God.  - If you can believe it, one-third of them were deceived and they too were chunked out of heaven and will be bound in chains of darkness in HELL.

·         This TOP DOG Angel is now just a dog on a leash, only able to go just so far; knowing shortly he will spend his immortality for eternity in the “Lake of Fire”. – HE KNOWS THIS.

·         Satan organized his kingdom into “Principalities” and has appointed “Princes” to control the earthly governmental leaders.  That’s why we should pray for our leaders in government.

Job 1:6 – Satan is an Angel

6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. NIV

Ezek 28:12-17 – Satan had FREE WILL to do evil and he did

12 You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.

14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you.

16 Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

17 Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.

NIV

Isa 14:13-14 – Satan’s “Five” I wills

13 You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain.  

14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High."

NIV

Isa 14:12 – The Angel Satan fell from Heaven

12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations

Luke 10:18 – Satan fell like lighting from heaven

18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

NIV

Jude 6 – Some Angels did not keep their assignments.

6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home-these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.

NIV

Revelation 12:4 – One-third of the Angels sinned and fell.
⁴ His tail swept away one-third of the stars (angels) in the sky, and he threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby as soon as it was born. (NLT)

Eph 2:2 – “Prince” of the power of the air

2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience: KJV

Dan 10:13 – “Prince” of Persia

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. KJV

2 Peter 2:4 – The angels are chained in darkness in hell
⁴  For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment NIV

Revelation 20:10 – Satan is thrown into the Lake of Fire
¹⁰ And the devil (Satan) who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (NASB)

SATAN JOINED THE CHURCH

• Where is Satan? I need to digress here to make note that today we don’t hear much about Satan or his Demons.  Their activity has been strangely silent – There is a reason for this; Satan has joined the church.
• The plan now is to introduce doctrine that tickles the ears of the saints, to corrupt, compromise and otherwise water down the doctrines of Christ.
• He Makes the Church a victim of change not an instrument of change; to cause them to follow not lead.
• Satan deceitfully gets preachers to preach the Bible by what they believe instead of preaching what they believe by the Bible.  Think about that.
• He introduces other religions that increase “the man” and diminish God: “Be all that you can be”, “Prosperity on earth” – “You have all you need on the inside” (no repentance needed)
• CULTS are springing up that point to someone other than Jesus Christ, or point to writings or books other than the Bible.  Jehovah Witness, Mormons, Christian Science, The Way, Unity, and the World Wide Church of God; all proselyte Christians; not the unsaved.
• Interests - Out of body experiences - UFO salvation - Ouija boards - Tarot cards - Palm reading – Horoscopes - Herbal cures - Holistic Healing - Spiritual Guides – Channeling - Reincarnation and Karma – All these tickle the itching ears. - NYOBS 34.02 REINCARNATION
• Satan is fanning up interest in Eastern religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.
• He waters down the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Swamis, Yogis, Gurus and Zen masters, Mediums and Psychics, Ancient Lords, Ascended Masters and Alien Visitors. - NYOBS 33.19 EZEKIEL’S UFO
• The New Age message is a hybrid mix of spiritual – social – political – sociology - theology, physical sciences - medicine anthropology – history - human potential - sports and science fiction. Pat Robertson. – NYOBS 14.02 ANOTHER GOSPEL.

·         “The Force be with you” from star wars is a mix of Christianity, eastern religions, and demonic forces, so it’s actually “the Farce be with you”.

·         Spirit Guides are easy to summon up; you think you are seeking them, but they are actually seeking you !  Satan walks about like a roaring lion “seeking” whom he “MAY” devoir.  (He gains your permission through deception)

·         Satan disguises himself as an angel of light and so can his demons.

Acts 17:20-21 – Listening to the latest strange ideas

20 You are bringing some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean."

21(All the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)NIV

2 Tim 4:3-4 – Seeking what their itching ears want to hear

3 For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

4 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. NIV

1 Peter 5:8 – Satan seeks who he “MAY” devour
⁸ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he MAY devour.

(NKJV)

2 Cor 11:14-15 – Servants masquerade as righteousness

14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve. NIV

Fight to the Finish

·         Fallen Angels have been busy in the past, busy in the present and will be busy in the future.

·         The Angel Satan will continue to accuse us before God till he is thrown out of heaven.  His angels will be doing the same things they have always done; deceiving the unbeliever with Evil disguised as Truth, Darkness disguised as Light; Blinding them from the light of the Gospel; Snatching the seeds of the Gospel message away as soon as they are sown.

·         The Good news is; that it’s NOT POSSIBLE for the Elect; the True Believer to be deceived, (However, the Make Believer is another issue altogether).

·         FIGHT - This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.
MAKE BELIEVER - Do you profess to believe in the one and only true God, and then complacently sit back as if you had done something wonderful? - That's just great - Demons do that, but what good does it do them? – Believing and Accepting are two different things. NOTE: I didn’t say this; I’m quoting “word for word” right out of the scriptures.

Revelation 12:10 – Satan continues to accuse us before God
¹⁰ Then I heard a strong voice out of Heaven saying, Salvation and power are established! Kingdom of our God, authority of his Messiah! The Accuser of our brothers and sisters thrown out, who accused them day and night before God.

(MSG)

2 Corinthians 11:14 - Dresses up like an Angel of light
¹⁴ And no wonder! Satan does it all the time, dressing up as a beautiful angel of light.

(MSG)

2 Corinthians 4:4 - Blinds the minds of the unbelievers
⁴ The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (NIV2011)

Matthew 13:19 – Snatches away the sown seed of the Gospel

¹⁹ When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.  

(NIV2011)

Matthew 24:24 – It’s not possible for the Elect to be deceived
²⁴ For there shall arise false Christ’s, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, IF it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

(KJV)

Ephesians 6:12 – Fight the Saints to the finish – Life or Death
¹² This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.

(MSG)

James 2:19 - Even Demons believe in the only one True God

¹⁹ Do I hear you professing to believe in the one and only God, but then observe you complacently sitting back as if you had done something wonderful? That's just great. Demons do that, but what good does it do them? (MSG)

WAR OF THE ANGELS – RABBIT TRAIL

·         WAR - When I first learned of Satan being thrown out of heaven, I thought it had already occurred.  I thought all this happened before Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden taking Satan’s place of authority. NYOBS 09.34 – GARDEN OF EDEN

·         Now I find in scripture that even TODAY, Satan STILL has access to Heaven.

·         Day and night Satan continuously brings accusations of the Believer before the Throne of God. – After 6,000 years of listening to accusations, you would think God would be a little bored with it all. - THE BIG QUESTION; When does Satan and his Angels get booted out of Heaven…?

·         Satan and his Angles will NOT be thrown out of heaven until the middle of the “Tribulation Period”, or three and a half years after it starts. - WHAT !

·         I hope you got that…. God allowed Satan and all the Angles that “rebelled” to continue to have access to heaven for some 6,000 years; giving them PLENTY of time to repent.  All of creation has watched and is a witness to the mercy and patience of God - But then one day it will finally happen; WHAM. - This will not be “Pretty Please” will you leave … It will be a WAR BETWEEN THE ANGELS.  - NYOBS 07.02 ESCHATOLOGY

·         The accuser will no longer be allowed in Heaven to come before God and accuse us of our sins.  - So now this Devil-Angel will pursue the Saints on earth; primarily the believing remnant of the Jewish nation.

·         There will be Joy in Heaven when he is thrown out, but there will be Woe on the Earth.

·         The Devil is HOT from being thrown out of Heaven.  - This is where the term “Raising Hell” comes from. - He has been told of his fate and is now STOMPING around thinking he can change things.  - He marches right into the Temple and sets up an image to be worshiped and then it gets worse; three and a half years later he sets in motion the first stages of THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON. - NYOBS 22.03 ARMAGEDDON

Job 1:6 – Satan reports to the Heavenly Court
⁶ One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. (NLT)

Zechariah 3:1 – Satan shows up with accusations
¹ Next the Messenger-Angel showed me the high priest Joshua. He was standing before GOD's Angel where the Accuser showed up to accuse him.

(MSG)

Revelation 12:10 – Sagan accuses the Believer Day and Night
¹⁰  And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

(KJV)

Revelation 12:7-12 - WAR in Heaven – Satan thrown out
⁷ And WAR broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
⁸ but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
⁹ So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
¹⁰ Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.
¹² So REJOICE, O Heavens, and all who live there, but WOE to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time." (NKJV)

Matt 24:15-22 – Satan sets up the Image to be worshiped

15 "So when you see standing in the holy place `the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel-let the reader understand-

16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17 Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house.

18 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak.

19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!

 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.

21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now-and never to be equaled again.

22 If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. NIV 

Demons

·          I feel a need here to mention Demons because many think that the fallen angels are Demons when Demons are actually disembodied beings from the first earth age.  NYOBS 17.16 FLOOD

·         Demon is from the Greek word “daimon” – In the KJV it is translated Devil – The Jewish traditional roots indicate that demons were the forces of darkness and wickedness and their leader was Satan. – The names Devil and Satan are virtually synonymous.

·         Evil spirits or demons that live today are the same spirits from the first earth age, moving from person to person, killing, stealing and destroying as they go.

·         They do not consist of matter or material body or substance – they are without physical existence in themselves, but they belong as property or a thing to Satan.

·         They are invisible and operate above the laws of nature – have supernatural intelligence and knowledge along with terrible physical strength which they impart to those possessed.

·         A demon spirit needs a moist place to find rest and attempts to take over humans as well as animals. – They need to possess a person’s mind and body to enable them to get around.

·         A person can have more than one demon – Scripture says one man had a legion of demons (6,000) - They were sent into 2,000 pigs which promptly committed suicide...

·         Demons in scripture are called, unclean spirits, familiar spirits, demons and devils.  – They are spiritual beings with personalities, intelligence and strength. – They rob you of your personality and your mind; making you sick and deranged mentally. – They cause defects, deformities and suicidal tendencies.  - NYOBS 11.15 – DEMONS

·         A Believer cannot be demon possessed. – An Evil spirit cannot exist alongside the Holy Spirit. – However, they can TRY to “hang on to you” to mess with your faith. – Read the Word often; Pray often; Help others often – They can’t stand to be around it.

·         I know I will get a lot of argument here, but Demons are NOT Angels, but could be the “product” of the union of Angels; (the “sons of God”) with the “daughters of men”… The Nephilim; the Giants. – This is certainly the case as found in the Apocrypha.

Eph 6:12 - Demons are not flesh and blood

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. KJV

Matt 12:43 – A Demon spirit needs a moist place to find rest

43 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. NKJV

Mark 5:12 – Demons desire even an animal – a moist place

12 The demons begged Jesus, "Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them. NIV

Rev 16:13 – Demons are known as unclean spirits

13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, the beast, and the mouth of the false prophet. KJV

Matt 12:43 - Demons prefer people to objects.

43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. KJV

Mark 16:9 – Many demons can possess a person at a time

9 When Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. KJV

Mark 5:9 – Perhaps thousands

9 Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many." NIV

Mankind

·         Man was created a little lower than the Angels, and since many of these Angels rebelled and sinned against God, how much more can man, who being made lower than the angels have the ability to Sin also – In fact ALL men have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

Ø  HELP - God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. - Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.

Ø  This is the CRISIS we're in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God.

Ø  Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and illusion, hates God-light and won't come near it, fearing a painful exposure.  - But anyone working and living in truth and reality welcomes God-light so the work can be seen for the God-work it is.

Ø  This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.  – These are not my words – This is “word for word” right out of scripture.

·         Angels are SUPERNATURAL creations – If you reject the supernatural and remove it from scripture, then you have NO Savior, NO salvation, NO Faith and NO HOPE; with only the death sentence of everlasting destruction as your future. – There is NO other Name.

Jesus Christ is THE ONLY WAY

Psalm 8:5 – Man was made a little lower than the angels.
⁵ You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. (NIV2011)

Romans 3:23 – All have sinned and fall short of God’s Glory
²³  for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (NIV2011)

John 3:17-21 – Jesus was NOT sent to condemn, but to save.
¹⁷ God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again.
¹⁸ Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him. (MSG)

John 3:16 – Whosoever believes will be saved
¹⁶ "This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. (MSG)

John 14:6 - Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life
⁶ Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (NIV2011)

Acts 4:12 – There is NO OTHER WAY
¹²  Salvation comes no other way; no other name has been or will be given to us by which we can be saved, only this one." (MSG)

Acts 4:12 - There is NO OTHER NAME
¹² Salvation comes no other way; no other name has been or will be given to us by which we can be saved, only this one." (MSG)

In the multitude of counselors,

 there is wisdom.

Prov 11:14

I am grateful to those that went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical information, and scripture verses.  Because of them I can stand on their shoulders and see further that I otherwise ever could have.

90 Minutes in Heaven – Don Piper

Angels A-Z – Lewis Oliver

Angels: Gods Secret Agents – Billy Graham

Book of Bible List – Meredith’s

Doctrine of Last Things – Dr. John Harvey

King James Version Bible - KJV

New International Version Bible – NIV

New King James Version Bible – KJV

One Minute after you Die – Erwin W. Lutzer

Secret Kingdom; The – Pat Robertson

Systematic Theology – Stanley M. Horton

Thru the Bible commentary – J. Vernon McGee

Wikipedia

Within Heaven’s Gates – Rebecca Springer