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ANGELS’
MINISTRY
NOTE: There are over
300 references to angels in Scripture with about half of these in the New
Testament.
HEBREW: malak meaning
to dispatch as messenger, heavenly messenger of
God.
GREEK:
aggelos meaning a messenger; to bring tidings.
Old Testament:
1.
Care- Genesis 16:7 “Hagar in
the wilderness”
2.
Warn and rescue- Genesis 19:1
“Lot”
3.
Prevent harm- Genesis 22:11
“Abraham and Isaac”
4.
Come and go- Genesis 28:12
“Jacob’s ladder” Exodus 3:2 “Moses and the burning bush”
5.
Keep and bring- Exodus 23:20
“Keep thee and bring thee”
6.
Appear and disappear- Numbers
22:31 “Balaam”
7.
Provide- I Kings 19:5 “Angel
providing for Elijah”
8.
Encamp and deliver- Psalms 34:7
“Angel encampeth round about them that fear Him and delivereth them.”
9.
Charge and keep- Psalms 91:11-12
“For God shall give His angels charge
over thee, to keep thee in all thy
ways…bear thee up in their hands,
lest thou dash thy foot against a
stone.”
10.
Fight for- Isaiah 37:6 “Israel and Assyrians…185,000”
11.
Deliver- Daniel 3:28 “Three Hebrew Children”
12.
Protect- Daniel i6:22 “Daniel and the lions”
New Testament:
1.
Bring messages- Matthew 1:20
“Joseph”; Luke 1:11 “Zacharias”; Luke
1:26 “Mary”; Luke 2:9 “Shepherds”; Acts 8:26 “Philip”;
Acts 10:3 “Cornelius”
2.
Angels of little ones- Matthew
18:10
3.
Angels of churches- Revelation
1:20
4.
Delivers- Acts 5:19; 12:7
“Apostles out of prison”
5.
Encourages- Acts 27:23 “Paul on
ship”
6.
Ministers- Hebrews 1:14 “Angels
are ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of
salvation.”
7.
Stronger than Satan- Revelation
20:1-3, 10 “Angel bound Satan…cast in
lake of fire.”
8.
Carry souls of saints- Luke 16:22
“Beggar died and was carried by the
angels into Abraham’s bosom”
9.
Joy over sinner’s repentance-
Luke 15:10 “Joy in the presence of angels of
God, over one sinner that
repenteth.”
10.
Cloud of witnesses- Hebrews 12:1 “We are compassed about with a great
cloud of witnesses.”
11.
Charged before elect angels- I Timothy 5:21 “I charge you before the
elect angels.”
12.
Present in assembly of believers- I Corinthians 11:10 “For this cause
ought the woman to
have power on her
head because of the
angels.”
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