ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ANGELS

A Personal Handbook on the Angels That Help You

by Oral Roberts

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the King ames !ersion of the "ible#

Copyright 1994 by Oral Roberts Tulsa, Oklahoma BK 645 Pri te! i the " ite! #tates o$ %meri&a %ll rights reser'e!
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%ll my li$e ()'e *a te! to k o* about a gels+ #o has e'eryo e ()'e e'er k o* + %$ter years o$ stu!yi g *hat the Bible has to say about a gels a ! ho* they *ere &reate! by ,o! to *orship -im %./ help huma bei gs, ( ha'e &ompile! the $a&ts as ( see them i the 0or! o$ ,o!+ ( belie'e you may be as i spire! a ! helpe! as ( ha'e bee as you spe ! a $e* mi utes rea!i g this small booklet a ! the at your leisure spe ! $urther time stu!yi g the #&riptures ()'e i &lu!e!+ ( !is&o'ere! that ,o! re$ers to these *o !rous perso ages, -is a gels, o less tha 123 times i 34 o$ the 66 books o$ the Bible+ This is asto ishi g i light o$ the $a&t that the a'erage perso , or e'e the typi&al Christia belie'er, k o*s so little spe&i$i& i $ormatio about a gels+ (t is my !esire that the i &re!ible k o*le!ge ()'e gai e! through this stu!y4 5

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a ! the e5hilarati g e thusiasm a ! !elight ( o* ha'e i seei g ho* a gels help me a ! e'eryo e else *ho a&&epts them4*ill be yours also+

FACTS ABOUT THE ANGELS WHO HELP YOU

&' T(e Bible )a*es it clear t(at an els +ere created by God ,i)sel-' Thus the hea&ens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them 6,e esis 1718+ And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the m'ster', which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in (od, who created all things b' esus )hrist 6

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69phesia s 3798+ ,or b' him were all things created, that are in hea&en, and that are in earth, &isible and in&isible, whether the' be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers- all things were created b' him, and for him 6Colossia s 17168+ These a gels are your hea'e ly $rie !s a ! helpers+ ,o! &reate! them ot o ly $or -imsel$ but also to help -im &arry out -is mighty *orks a ! to *ork &losely *ith people, parti&ularly those *ho ser'e ,o!+ .' An els are s/b0ect to God alone1 re!ortin directly to ,i) in all t(at t(ey do' .ow there was a da' when the sons of (od :a gels; came to present themsel&es before the /ord, and Satan came also among them 6<ob 1768+ Again there was a da' when the sons of (od :a gels; came to present themsel&es before the /ord, and Satan came also 2

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among them to present himself before the /ord 6<ob 1718+ Thus *e &a trust a gels to &arry the truth o$ ,o! a ! to be respo sible to report all their a&ti'ities to -im+ 2' An els +ere created be-ore )an and +ere !resent at )an3s creation and t(e creation o- t(e +orld' Then the /ord answered ob out of the whirlwind, and said#### +here wast thou when 0 laid the foundations of the earth1 declare, if thou hast understanding# # # # +hen the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of (od :a gels; shouted for 2o' 6<ob 3=71,4,28+

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%' We can de!end on t(e +ord o- t(e an els1 -or t(ey are God3s anno/ncers o,is reatest deeds to sa4e o/r so/ls and deli4er o/r 5es/s' %t <esus) birth i Bethlehem, a gels *ere the $irst to a ou &e a #a'ior ha! bee bor , *hi&h is Christ the >or!, telli g shepher!s ear Bethlehem the goo! e*s+ And the angel said unto them, ,ear not- for, behold, 0 bring 'ou good tidings of great 2o', which shall be to all people# ,or unto 'ou is born this da' in the cit' of 3a&id a Sa&iour, which is )hrist the /ord# And this shall be a sign unto 'ou4 Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, l'ing in a manger# And suddenl' there was with the angel a multitude of the hea&enl' host praising (od, and sa'ing, (lor' to (od in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men 6>uke 171?@148+ 9

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6' An els are eternal bein s and +ill li4e -ore4er' .either can the' die an' more- for the' are equal unto the angels4 and are the children of (od, being the children of the resurrection 6>uke 1?7368+ 0e)re ot !eali g *ith tra sie t bei gs *ho are here to!ay a ! go e tomorro*+ % gels are &lose by us at all times, a ! they a$$e&t our li'es a ! !esti ies i 'ery importa t *ays+ 7' God did not create t(e an els to re!rod/ce as ,e did )an' #i &e ,o! &reate! a gels $or the spe&i$i& purpose o$ glori$yi g -is .ame a ! mi isteri g to -is people, they !o ot marryA there$ore, they remai the same i umber, *hi&h is i umerable+ %s 9lisha the prophet sai! to his you g ser'a t *he surrou !e! by a mighty army, 1?

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They that be *ith us are more tha they that be *ith them 6(( Ki gs 67168+ "ut the' which shall be accounted worth' to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marr', nor are gi&en in marriage- neither can the' die an' more- for the' are equal unto the angels4 and are the children of (od, being the children of the resurrection 6>uke 1?735,368+ 8' T(e 4ery !/r!ose o- God in 9sendin 9 an els is to )inister /nto and (el! !eo!le1 es!ecially t(ose +(o desire to tr/st in ,i)' "ut to which of the angels said he at an' time, Sit on m' right hand, until 0 make thine enemies th' footstool1 Are the' not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of sal&ation1 6-ebre*s 1713,148+

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"' An els are not (/)an: t(ey are s!irit bein s' +ho maketh his angels spirits4 his ministers a flaming fire 6Psalm 1?4748+ And of the angels he saith, +ho maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire#### Are the' not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of sal&ation1 6-ebre*s 172,148+ There$ore e'il me &a ot get their ha !s o the a gels to harm or kill them+ They e5ist beyo ! the se se realm, but are 'ery &lose at all times to e'ery perso $or the purpose o$ !oi g goo! to them+ $' An els cannot be seen by t(e (/)an eye: t(ey are in4isible to !(ysical eyesi (t' /et no man beguile 'ou of 'our reward in a &oluntar' humilit' and 11

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worshiping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, &ainl' puffed up b' his fleshl' mind 6Colossia s 171=8+ 0he ,o! *ishes a perso to see a gels, -e gi'es the perso spiritual i sight by *hi&h the a gel, or a gels, are see more &learly tha *ith the physi&al eye+ &;'An els are o- s/!erior intelli ence1 able to carry o/t God3s directions -la+lessly' Yea, whiles 0 was speaking in pra'er, e&en the man (abriel, whom 0 had seen in the &ision at the beginning, being caused to fl' swiftl', touched me about the time of the e&ening oblation# And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, $ 3aniel, 0 am now come forth to gi&e thee skill and understanding 6/a iel 9711,118+ .ow 0 am come to make thee understand what shall befall th' people in the latter da's- for 'et the &ision is for man' 13

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da's 6/a iel 1?7148+ To fetch about this form of speech hath th' ser&ant oab done this thing- and m' lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of (od, to know all things that are in the earth 6(( #amuel 1471?8+ &&'An els !ossess t(e 0oy ot(e Lord1 li4in directly in ,is !resence and +ors(i!in ,i) day and ni (t' ###when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of (od shouted for 2o'1 6<ob 3=728+ And suddenl' there was with the angel a multitude of the hea&enl' host praising (od 6>uke 17138+ &.'An els (a4e a reat desire to see t(e t(in s God (as reser4ed -or ,is saints'

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Unto whom it was re&ealed, that not unto themsel&es, but unto us the' did minister the things, which are now reported unto 'ou b' them that ha&e preached the gospel unto 'ou with the Hol' (host sent down from hea&en4 which things the angels desire to look into 6( Peter 17118+ This sho*s us the pre&ious ess o$ <esus) su$$eri g $or those o$ us *ho are i the Bo!y o$ Christ a ! the glory that $ollo*s -is ato i g *ork $or our sal'atio + &2'An els are 4astly stron er t(an )en' "less the /ord, 'e his angels, that e5cel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the &oice of his word 6Psalm 1?371?8+ And to 'ou who are troubled rest with us, when the /ord esus shall be re&ealed from hea&en with his might' angels 6(( Thessalo ia s 1728+ +hereas angels, which are greater in 15

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power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the /ord 6(( Peter 17118+ 0e are surrou !e! at all times by the 'astly superior stre gth o$ these !i'i e messe gers se t to mi ster i our behal$+ (t is time *e u !ersta ! that *e are ot li'i g i our o* stre gth, or by it+ 0e ha'e mighty helpers+ &%'T(e s+i-tness o- an els -ar e<ceeds t(at o- t(e -astest (/)ans' %ppare tly a gels &a tra'el $aster tha the spee! o$ sou ! or light a ! be by our si!e i a i sta t+ Yea, whiles 0 was speaking in pra'er, e&en the man (abriel, whom 0 had seen in the &ision at the beginning, being caused to fl' swiftl', touched me about the time of the e&ening oblation 6/a iel 97118+ And 0 saw another angel fl' in the midst of hea&en, ha&ing the e&erlasting 16

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gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to e&er' nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people 6Re'elatio 14768+ &6'An els1 /nli*e God1 are not o)ni!otent or all=!o+er-/l +it(in t(e)sel4es: neit(er are t(ey o)niscient nor e4ery+(ere !resent as God is' But !o )t *orry+ ,o! !ispat&hes a gels to us *ith their superior stre gth a ! i tellige &e a ! *ith the !etermi atio to &arry out -is *ill, a ! they are &loser to us tha a y huma bei gs+ "ut the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twent' da'sbut, lo, 6ichael, one of the chief princes, came to help me4 and 0 remained there with the kings of Persia 6/a iel 1?7138+ Yet 6ichael the archangel, when contending with the de&il he disputed about the bod' of 6oses, durst not bring against 12

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him a railing accusation, but said, The /ord rebuke thee 6<u!e 98+ &7'An els +ill 0oin and co))in le +it( all t(e saints in t(e Ne+ 5er/sale)' "ut 'e are come unto mount Sion, and unto the cit' of the li&ing (od, the hea&enl' erusalem, and to an innumerable compan' of angels, to the general assembl' and church of the firstborn, which are written in hea&en, and to (od the udge of all, and to the spirits of 2ust men made perfect 6-ebre*s 11711,138+ Oh, *hat great thi gs ,o! has i store $or -is re!eeme! o esB

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&8'An els o by di--erent na)es1 eac( o- +(ic( /s/ally denotes t(e !/r!ose God (as -or t(e) as indi4id/al s!irit bein s or as ro/!s' A' >inisters' "less the /ord, 'e his angels, that e5cel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the &oice of his word# "less 'e the /ord, all 'e his hosts4 'e ministers of his, that do his pleasure 6Psalm 1?371?,118+ +ho maketh his angels spirits4 his ministers a flaming fire 6Psalm 1?4748+ "ut to which of the angels said he at an' time, Sit on m' right hand, until 0 make thine enemies th' footstool1 Are the' not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of sal&ation1 6-ebre*s 1713,148+ This sig i$ies that a gels !o $ar more tha glori$y ,o!+ The 'ery heart o$ their 19

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a&ti'ities amo g people is mi istry4 bri gi g to us the ser'i&es a ! blessi gs o$ ,o!+ B' ,ost' And acob went on his wa', and the angels of (od met him# And when acob saw them, he said, This is (od7s host- and he called the name of that place 6ahanaim 6,e esis 3171,18+ And he said, .a'4 but as captain of the host of the /ord am 0 now come# And oshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, +hat saith m' lord unto his ser&ant1 6<oshua 57148+ Then said 3a&id to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield- but 0 come to thee in the name of the /ord of hosts, the (od of the armies of 0srael, whom thou hast defied 6( #amuel 127458+ $ /ord (od of hosts, who is a strong /ord like unto thee1 or to th' faithfulness round about thee1 6Psalm =97=8+ Those a gels *ho ser'e i ,o!)s 1?

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military ser'i&e are &alle! the host, the hea'e ly host, or the host o$ the >or!+ The a geli& host has e'er lost a battle+ %lso, they *ill be presse! i to ser'i&e militarily *he the >or! !e$eats the % ti&hrist a ! all his $or&es+ ?' ?(ariots' And he answered, ,ear not- for the' that be with us are more than the' that be with them# And *lisha pra'ed, and said, /ord, 0 pra' thee, open his e'es, that he ma' see# And the /ord opened the e'es of the 'oung man4 and he saw- and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about *lisha 6(( Ki gs 6716,128+ The chariots of (od are twent' thousand, e&en thousands of angels- the /ord is among them, as in Sinai, in the hol' place 6Psalm 6=7128+ And 0 turned, and lifted up mine e'es, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains4 and the mountains were mountains of brass#### And the angel answered and said 11

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unto me, These are the four spirits of the hea&ens, which go forth from standing before the /ord of all the earth 6Ce&hariah 671,58+ %mo g the thi gs the ame a gel mea s is s*i$t ess+ Chariots *ere the $astest 'ehi&les i Bible times+ The s*i$test bei gs i all the u i'erse are a gels+ Thus, the Bible re$ers to them as &hariots+ D' Watc(ers' 0 saw in the &isions of m' head upon m' bed, and, behold, a watcher and an hol' one came down from hea&en# # # # This matter is b' the decree of the watchers, and the demand b' the word of the hol' ones- to the intent that the li&ing ma' know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and gi&eth it to whomsoe&er he will, and setteth up o&er it the basest of men 6/a iel 4713,128+ This ame speaks o$ a gels) !i'i e assig me t by ,o! as age ts or super'isors+ There is a ki g!om Dust beyo ! our se ses that is $ille! *ith these a geli& *at&hers, 11

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age ts o$ ,o! *ho *at&h o'er us+ E' Stren t( as o- t(e )i (ty' (i&e unto the /ord, $ 'e might', gi&e unto the /ord glor' and strength 6Psalm 19718+ ,or who in the hea&en can be compared unto the /ord1 who among the sons of the might' can be likened unto the /ord1 6Psalm =9768+ O e o$ ,o!)s ames is ,O/ %>E(,-TF, a ame -e re'eale! to %braham+ The ame o$ this group o$ a gels speaks o$ their i &re!ible stre gth a ! a*esome po*er, *hi&h is ma i$este! at all times i behal$ o$ those *ho belie'e+ @' Sons o- God' .ow there was a da' when the sons of (od came to present themsel&es before the /ord, and Satan came also among them 6<ob 1768+ Again there was a da' when the sons of (od came to present themsel&es before the /ord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the /ord 6<ob 1718+ 13

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###when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of (od shouted for 2o'1 6<ob 3=728+ 0hile a gels are ot so s o$ ,o! as people *ho belie'e o <esus, e'ertheless ,o! has !esig ate! them so s o$ ,o!+ G' ,oly ones' (od is greatl' to be feared in the assembl' of the saints, and to be had in re&erence of all them that are about him 6Psalm =9728+ Then 0 heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the &ision concerning the dail' sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to gi&e both the sanctuar' and the host to be trodden underfoot1 6/a iel =7138+ % gels are holy a ! u !e$ile! by si a ! separate! to the *ill o$ ,o! i all they are a ! !o+ ,' Stars' ### when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of (od shouted 14

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for 2o'1 6<ob 3=728+ Praise 'e him, all his angels- praise 'e him, all his hosts# Praise 'e him, sun and moon- praise him, all 'e stars of light 6Psalm 14=71,38+ And there appeared another wonder in hea&en4 and behold a great red dragon, ha&ing se&en heads and ten horns, and se&en crowns upon his heads# And his tail drew the third part of the stars of hea&en, and did cast them to the earth- and the dragon stood before the woman which was read' to be deli&ered, for to de&our her child as soon as it was born 6Re'elatio 1173,48+ %s the stars o$ the hea'e s are too umerous to &ou t a ! e5ist i 'aryi g !egrees o$ i te sity a ! po*er, so a gels are k o* $or their e5&ee!i g bright ess a ! umber, surpassi g ma )s ability to &ou t+

MINISTRY OF THE
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ANGELS
Time a$ter time, the Bible !es&ribes ho* a gels mi istere! to i !i'i!uals a ! to ,o!)s people i small a ! large groups+ Rea!i g these $as&i ati g a&&ou ts is a stro g remi !er that <esus Christ is the same yester!ay, to!ay, a ! $ore'er a ! that si &e -e !eploye! a gels i behal$ o$ -is ser'a ts i Bible times, -e is still !eployi g these same a gels to mi ister to us to!ay+ &"'Bot( arc(an els >ic(ael and Gabriel )inistered !ersonally to Daniel' The ar&ha gels mi istere! 618 i /a iel)s prayer li$e a ! 618 i re'elatio o$ the sig s o$ the e !@time a ! the &omi g o$ the Eessiah+ 0 came near unto one of them that stood b', and asked him the truth of all this# So he told me, and made me know the 16

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interpretation of the things 6/a iel 27168+ Then 0 lifted up mine e'es, and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Upha8# # # # And he said unto me, $ 3aniel, a man greatl' belo&ed, understand the words that 0 speak unto thee, and stand upright- for unto thee am 0 now sent# And when he had spoken this word unto me, 0 stood trembling 6/a iel 1?75,118+ &$'T(e Pro!(et Aec(aria( recei4ed t(e )inistry oan els' And the /ord answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words# So the angel that communed with me said unto me, )r' thou, sa'ing, Thus saith the /ord of hosts4 0 am 2ealous for erusalem and for 9ion with a great 2ealous'#### And 0 said unto the angel that talked with me, +hat be these1 And he answered me, These are the horns which 12

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ha&e scattered udah, 0srael, and erusalem 6Ce&hariah 1713,14,198+ Then said 0, +hithergoest thou1 And he said unto me, To measure erusalem to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof# And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him 6Ce&hariah 171,38+ Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, /ift up now thine e'es, and see what is this that goeth forth# And 0 said, +hat is it1 And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth# He said moreo&er, This is their resemblance through all the earth# And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead- and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah# And he said, This is wickedness# And he cast it into the midst of the ephah4 and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof# Then lifted 0 up mine e'es, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings4 for the' had wings 1=

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like the wings of a stork- and the' lifted up the ephah between the earth and the hea&en# Then said 0 to the angel that talked with me, +hither do these bear the ephah1 6Ce&hariah 575@1?8+ Then 0 answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, +hat are these, m' lord1 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the hea&ens, which go forth from standing before the /ord of all the earth 6Ce&hariah 674,58+ .;'An els )inistered to t(e yo/n 4ir in1 >ary' This is i &re!ible proo$ o$ ,o!)s ability to bri g $orth the birth o$ -is #o <esus i the $lesh4&ausi g -im to be bor o$ a *oma )s bo!y to re&ei'e the siGe a ! shape a ! $orm o$ -is all@huma bo!y, *hile bei g &o &ei'e! o$ the -oly #pirit i or!er to be bor *ithout the see! o$ si i his heart4maki g -im $ully ,o! a ! $ully 19

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ma + This is the mystery &alle! the ( &ar atio + 0ithout the mi istry o$ a gels to Eary, this 'irtuous you g *oma *oul! e'er ha'e k o* ho* to submit to ,o! $or this mira&le o$ mira&les or ho* to obey the *ill o$ ,o! lai! !o* $or her+ And in the si5th month the angel (abriel was sent from (od unto a cit' of (alilee, named .a8areth, to a &irgin espoused to a man whose name was oseph, of the house of 3a&id4 and the &irgin7s name was 6ar'# And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highl' fa&oured, the /ord is with thee- blessed art thou among women# And when she saw him, she was troubled at his sa'ing, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be# And the angel said unto her, ,ear not, 6ar'- for thou hast found fa&our with (od# And, behold, thou shalt concei&e in th' womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name *SUS# He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest- and 3?

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the /ord (od shall gi&e unto him the throne of his father 3a&id- and he shall reign o&er the house of acob for e&er4 and of his kingdom there shall be no end 6>uke 1716@ 338+ .&'An els 5ose!(' )inistered to

%$ter his e gageme t to you g Eary 4*hi&h, i those !ays, *as almost ta tamou t to marriage4a a gel ga'e <oseph &lear a ! !e$i ite !ire&tio s he &oul! u !ersta !, &o 'i &i g him ot to H!i'or&eH Eary be$ore she &oul! bear the huma ity o$ ,o!)s #o + %$ter*ar!s, <oseph marrie! her a ! they bore se'eral &hil!re together+ "ut while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the /ord appeared unto him in a dream, sa'ing, oseph, thou son of 3a&id, fear not to take unto thee 6ar' th' wife4 for that which is concei&ed in her is of the Hol' (host 6Eatthe* 171?8+ And when the' were departed, behold, 31

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the angel of the /ord appeareth to oseph in a dream, sa'ing, Arise, and take the 'oung child and his mother, and flee into *g'pt, and be thou there until 0 bring thee wordfor Herod will seek the 'oung child to destro' him#### "ut when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the /ord appeareth in a dream to oseph in *g'pt 6Eatthe* 1713,198+ ..'An els )inistered to t(e s(e!(erds' And, lo, the angel of the /ord came upon them, and the glor' of the /ord shone round about them- and the' were sore afraid# And the angel said unto them, ,ear not- for, behold, 0 bring 'ou good tidings of great 2o', which shall be to all people# ,or unto 'ou is born this da' in the cit' of 3a&id a Sa&iour, which is )hrist the /ord# And this shall be a sign unto 'ou4 Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, l'ing in a manger 6>uke 179@118+ 31

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O ly superior bei gs se t !ire&tly $rom ,o! &oul! ha'e &o 'i &e! shepher!s to lea'e their $lo&ks at ight a ! to belie'e that a &hil! lyi g i a ma ger a ! *rappe! i s*a!!li g &lothes *as the #o o$ the Eost -igh, a light to all me , the Christ o$ ,o!+ The a gel)s testimo y ha! a po*er$ul e$$e&t o the shepher!s+ % ! $ollo*i g the a ou &eme t to the shepher!s, the hea'e ly host $ille! the sky, praisi g a ! mag i$yi g ,o!, a ! !e&lari g, HPea&e o earth a ! goo! *ill to me +H .2'An els +ere t(ere to )inister to t(e +o)en +(o ca)e to t(e e)!ty to)b' And it came to pass, as the' were much perple5ed thereabout, behold, two men stood b' them in shining garments- and as the' were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, the' said unto them, +h' 33

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seek 'e the li&ing among the dead1 He is not here, but is risen- remember how he spake unto 'ou when he was 'et in (alilee, sa'ing, the Son of man must be deli&ered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third da' rise again 6>uke 1474@28+ The i ter*orki g o$ the a gels *ith the -oly #pirit, 0ho Hraise! <esus) bo!y $rom the !ea!,H is breathtaki g a ! i separable $rom the Resurre&tio + They le ! &re!ibility to the happe i gs at the tomb a ! a!! mu&h to the *o !er o$ the supreme e'e t i Christia ity7 the resurre&tio o$ our #a'ior, *hi&h seale! the guara tee that all ,o!)s people *ill like*ise be resurre&te! a ! gi'e e* bo!ies at Christ)s #e&o ! Comi g+ .%'Ti)e a-ter ti)e an els )inistered to t(e a!ostles' A' To all o- t(e)' And while the' looked stedfastl' toward hea&en as he went up, behold, two 34

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men stood b' them in white apparel4 which also said, Ye men of (alilee, wh' stand 'e ga8ing up into hea&en1 this same esus, which is taken up from 'ou into hea&en, shall so come in like manner as 'e ha&e seen him go into hea&en 6%&ts 171?,118+ B' To P(ili!' And the angel of the /ord spake unto Philip, sa'ing, Arise, and go toward the south unto the wa' that goeth down from erusalem unto (a8a, which is desert 6%&ts =7168+ ?' To Peter in !rison' And, behold, the angel of the /ord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison- and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, sa'ing, Arise up quickl'# And his chains fell off from his hands 6%&ts 11728+ .6'An els )inistered to a Ro)an ar)y ca!tain in (is searc( -or t(e tr/e God'

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He saw in a &ision e&identl' about the ninth hour of the da' an angel of (od coming in to him, and sa'ing unto him, )ornelius# And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, +hat is it, /ord1 And he said unto him, Th' pra'ers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before (od# And now send men to oppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter- he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is b' the sea side- he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do 6%&ts 1?73@68+ O e o$ the most sig i$i&a t thi gs the a gel sai! to this sol!ier o$ the o&&upyi g army o$ Rome *as, HCor elius, your prayers a ! your alms ha'e &ome up $or a memorial be$ore ,o!+H These *or!s ri g !o* through the &e turies, tea&hi g us that *he *e pray a ! a!! gi'i g to our prayers, it be&omes a memorial to us be$ore ,o! that -e a&ts upo to bri g us i to -is Ki g!om a ! i to the supplyi g o$ our ee!sB

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.7'5o(n1 t(e a!ostle +(o a4e /s t(e boo* o- Re4elation1 recei4ed )inistry -ro) an els' And there came one of the se&en angels which had the se&en &ials, and talked with me, sa'ing unto me, )ome hither4 0 will shew unto thee the 2udgment of the great whore that sitteth upon man' waters 6Re'elatio 12718+ And there came unto me one of the se&en angels which had the se&en &ials full of the se&en last plagues, and talked with me, sa'ing, )ome hither, 0 will shew thee the bride, the /amb7s wife 6Re'elatio 11798+ .8'An els inter4ened in t(e deba/c(ed city o- Sodo) to )inister to Lot and (is -a)ily' % gels !eli'ere! >ot a ! his $amily $rom the #o!omites be$ore $ire $rom hea'e 32

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!estroye! the &ity+ "ut the men put forth their hand, and pulled /ot into the house to them, and shut to the door# And the' smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great- so that the' wearied themsel&es to find the door 6,e esis 1971?,118+ ."'An els )inistered to Elis(a t(e !ro!(et and deli4ered (i) -ro) t(e entire Syrian ar)y +(ic( (ad encircled (i) to *ill (i)' And when the ser&ant of the man of (od was risen earl', and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the cit' both with horses and chariots# And his ser&ant said unto him, Alas, m' master: how shall we do1 And he answered, ,ear not- for the' that be with us are more than the' that be with them# And *lisha pra'ed, and said, /ord, 0 pra' thee, open his e'es, that he ma' 3=

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see# And the /ord opened the e'es of the 'oung man4 and he saw- and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about *lisha 6(( Ki gs 6715@128+ There *as absolutely o *ay o$ es&ape $or the ma o$ ,o! or his ser'a t+ But s*i$ter tha light, the a gels &ame a ! !isperse! the e emy army, lea'i g ,o!)s prophet i per$e&t sa$ety a ! still i &harge+ %gai , *e are sho* that be&ause o$ the mi istry o$ a gels *e are e'er alo e+ .$'An els )inister at t(e )o)ent o- deat( to t(ose +(o die in -ait(' And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried b' the angels into Abraham7s bosom- the rich man also died, and was buried 6>uke 167118+ % gels, su&h as this o e that &arrie! the soul o$ >aGarus i to H%braham)s bosom,H *hi&h *as a symbol o$ ,o!)s perso al prese &e, are al*ays prese t at !eath to 39

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&arry us beyo ! the 'ale o$ this earthly li$e i to the imme!iate, perso al prese &e o$ ,o!+ This is the $i al reaso that *hile *e)re here o earth, through $aith, *e are to ha'e o $ear, ot e'e o$ !eath+ /eath as the $i al e emy &a !o o more, a ! the a gel o$ li$e robs !eath o$ its po*er to !estroy us+

ANGELS ACT AS JUDGES

2;'T(e E y!tians +(o tried to *ill t(e c(ildren o- Bsrael +ere 0/d ed by an els' The a gels a&te! s*i$tly to &lear a path i the *il!er ess, the through the Re! #ea o !ry grou !+ .ot o e o$ the (sraelites, i &lu!i g both the ol! a ! the &hil!re , *as e sla'e! a y lo ger, but $ree! to go to the 4?

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Promise! >a !+ And the blood shall be to 'ou for a token upon the houses where 'e are- and when 0 see the blood, 0 will pass o&er 'ou, and the plague shall not be upon 'ou to destro' 'ou, when 0 smite the land of *g'pt#### ,or the /ord will pass through to smite the *g'ptians4 and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the /ord will pass o&er the door, and will not suffer the destro'er to come in unto 'our houses to smite 'ou 695o!us 11713,138+ 2&'An els +ere sent to -i (t -or Bsrael a ainst t(eir ene)ies' The' fought from hea&en4 the stars in their courses fought against Sisera 6<u!ges 571?8+ 2.'An els carried t(e la+ -ro) God3s (ands to t(e c(ildren o- Bsrael' 41

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And he said, The /ord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them4 he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints- from his right hand went a fier' law for them 6/eutero omy 33718+ 22'An els 0/d ed Sodo)ites' t(e

,or we will destro' this place, because the cr' of them is wa5en great before the face of the /ord4 and the /ord hath sent us to destro' it 6,e esis 197138+ 2%'An els Assyrians' 0/d ed t(e

And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the /ord went out, and smote in the camp of the Ass'rians an hundred fourscore and fi&e thousand- and when the' arose earl' in the morning, behold, the' were all dead corpses 6(( Ki gs 1973 58+ 41

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26'An els !ersonally 0/d ed t(e +ic*ed Kin ,erod and ca/sed (is deat(1 endin (is o!!osition o- t(e ?(ristians' And immediatel' the angel of the /ord smote him, because he ga&e not (od the glor'- and he was eaten of worms, and ga&e up the ghost 6%&ts 117138+ 27'An els +ill 0/d e t(e +(ole eart( d/rin t(e Great Trib/lation' A' T(ey +ill (old bac* t(e -o/r +inds o- (ea4en' And after these things 0 saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on an' tree 6Re'elatio 2718+ B' T(ey +ill !rono/nce t(e se4en 43

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tr/)!et 0/d )ents o4er all t(e eart(' And 0 saw the se&en angels which stood before (od4 and to them were gi&en se&en trumpets 6Re'elatio =718+ ?' T(ey re)ind t(e +orld t(at t(e arc(an el L/ci-er +as cast o/t o- (ea4en and beca)e t(e de4il' O e@thir! o$ the a gels also rebelle! agai st ,o! a ! *ere &ast out o$ hea'e *ith the !e'il a ! be&ame !emo i& spirits+ And there was war in hea&en- 6ichael and his angels fought against the dragon4 and the dragon fought and his angels, and pre&ailed not4 neither was their place found an' more in hea&en 6Re'elatio 1172,=8+ D' T(ey !rono/nce to all /nbelie4ers t(e eternal (ell t(at is a+aitin t(e)' The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of (od, which is poured out without mi5ture into the cup of his indignation4 and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the hol' angels, and in the presence of the /amb 6Re'elatio 44

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1471?8+ E' An els call -or t(e -all o- Babylon1 t(is !resent /n odly +orld=syste)' And there followed another angel, sa'ing, "ab'lon is fallen, is fallen, that great cit', because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication 6Re'elatio 147=8+ And after these things 0 saw another angel come down from hea&en, ha&ing great power4 and the earth was lightened with his glor'# And he cried mightil' with a strong &oice, sa'ing, "ab'lon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of de&ils, and the hold of e&er' foul spirit, and a cage of e&er' unclean and hateful bird 6Re'elatio 1=71,18+ @' An els are God3s )essen ers +(o +ill !o/r o/t t(e se4en 4ials o- 0/d )ent /!on /nre!entant )an' And 0 saw another sign in hea&en, great and mar&elous, se&en angels ha&ing the se&en last plagues4 for in them is filled up the wrath of (od 6Re'elatio 15718+ 45

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G' An els +ill acco)!any 5es/s in ,is Second ?o)in +(en ,e +ill be re4ealed to all t(e +orld1 ta*in 4en eance on t(ose +(o (a4e re0ected God' And to 'ou who are troubled rest with us, when the /ord esus shall be re&ealed from hea&en with his might' angels, in flaming fire taking &engeance on them that know not (od, and that obe' not the gospel of our /ord esus )hrist 6(( Thessalo ia s 172,=8+ ,' An els at(er all t(ose +(o do not *no+ God and (a4e obeyed satan1 castin t(e) into (ell1 +(ic( +as not )ade -or )an b/t -or satan and (is de)onic s!irits' The enem' that sowed them is the de&il4 the har&est is the end of the world4 and the reapers are the angels# As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire4 so shall it be in the end of this world 6Eatthe* 13739,4?8+ B' An els +ill bind satan1 t(e -allen 46

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arc(an el L/ci-er1 and cast (i) into t(e 9botto)less !it'9 And 0 saw an angel come down from hea&en, ha&ing the ke' of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand# And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the 3e&il, and Satan, and bound him a thousand 'ears 6Re'elatio 1?71,18+ 5' An els s(all at(er God3s 9elect9 -ro) a)on t(e c(ildren o- Bsrael1 as !art o- t(e reat Re)nant o- God3s !eo!le -ro) t(e be innin o- ti)e /ntil t(e end' And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and the' shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of hea&en to the other 6Eatthe* 147318+

ANGELS AND JESUS

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28'An els contin/ally +ors(i! 5es/s' And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of (od worship him 6-ebre*s 1768 2"'An els +ere created by 5es/s -or ,is lory' ,or b' him were all things created, that are in hea&en, and that are in earth, &isible and in&isible, whether the' be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers- all things were created b' him, and for him- and he is before all things, and b' him all things consist 6Colossia s 1716,128+ 2$'An els !ro!(esied 5es/s3 birt(' o-

"ut while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the /ord appeared unto 4=

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him in a dream, sa'ing, oseph, thou son of 3a&id, fear not to take unto thee 6ar' th' wife4 for that which is concei&ed in her is of the Hol' (host# And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name *SUSfor he shall sa&e his people from their sins 6Eatthe* 171?,118+ %;'An els anno/nced 5es/s3 )irac/lo/s birt(' And, lo, the angel of the /ord came upon them, and the glor' of the /ord shone round about them- and the' were sore afraid# And the angel said unto them, ,ear not- for, behold, 0 bring 'ou good tidings of great 2o', which shall be to all people# ,or unto 'ou is born this da' in the cit' of 3a&id a Sa&iour, which is )hrist the /ord# And this shall be a sign unto 'ou4 Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, l'ing in a manger# And suddenl' there was with the angel a multitude of the hea&enl' host praising (od, and sa'ing, (lor' to (od in 49

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the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men 6>uke 179@148+ %&'An els +arned 5ose!( to ta*e t(e (oly c(ild and -lee -ro) t(e )/rdero/s +rat( o- ,erod' The a gels tol! <oseph to take the Chil! to 9gypt u til -ero! !ie!, the retur *ith -im to the little to* o$ .aGareth i (srael *here -e *as to gro* up+ And when the' were departed, behold, the angel of the /ord appeareth to oseph in a dream, sa'ing, Arise, and take the 'oung child and his mother, and flee into *g'pt, and be thou there until 0 bring thee wordfor Herod will seek the 'oung child to destro' him 6Eatthe* 17138+

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%.'An els !ersonally )inistered to 5es/s as ,e a oniCed in t(e Garden oGet(se)ane1 stren t(enin ,i) -or t(e cross' And there appeared an angel unto him from hea&en, strengthening him 6>uke 117438+ %2'An els rolled a+ay t(e (/ e stone at t(e to)b on Res/rrection )ornin ' And, behold, there was a great earthquake- for the angel of the /ord descended from hea&en, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it 6Eatthe* 1=718+

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%%'An els +ere t(e ones c(osen to anno/nce t(at 5es/s (ad risen -ro) t(e dead' And the angel answered and said unto the women, ,ear not 'e- for 0 know that 'e seek esus, which was crucified# He is not here- for he is risen, as he said# )ome, see the place where the /ord la' 6Eatthe* 1=75,68+ %6'An els !ro!(esied 5es/s3 Second ?o)in ' o-

And while the' looked stedfastl' toward hea&en as he went up, behold, two men stood b' them in white apparel4 which also said, Ye men of (alilee, wh' stand 'e ga8ing up into hea&en1 this same esus, which is taken up from 'ou into hea&en, shall so come in like manner as 'e ha&e seen him go into hea&en 6%&ts 171?,118+ 51

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%7'An els are in total obedience to 5es/s3 a/t(ority o4er t(e)' ###who is gone into hea&en, and is on the right hand of (od4 angels and authorities and powers being made sub2ect unto him 6( Peter 37118+

THE ANGEL OF THE LORD

This a gel is spe&i$i&ally &alle! Hthe a gel o$ the >or!H be&ause ,o! &alle! o him to !o mighty thi gs+ 1+ The a gel o$ the >or! is the a gel *ho *restle! *ith <a&ob, a ! &ha ge! his ame $rom <a&ob 6mea i g tri&kster8 to (srael 6mea i g pri &e, o e *ho pre'aile! *ith ,o!8+ And acob was left alone4 and there 53

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wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the da'# And when he saw that he pre&ailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh4 and the hollow of acob7s thigh was out of 2oint, as he wrestled with him# And he said, /et me go, for the da' breaketh# And he said, 0 will not let thee go, e5cept thou bless me# And he said unto him, +hat is th' name1 And he said, acob# And he said, Th' name shall be called no more acob, but 0srael- for as a prince hast thou power with (od and with men, and hast pre&ailed# And acob asked him, and said, Tell me, 0 pra' thee, th' name# And he said, +herefore is it that thou dost ask after m' name1 And he blessed him there# And acob called the name of the place Peniel- for 0 ha&e seen (od face to face, and m' life is preser&ed 6,e esis 31714@3?8+ 1+ The a gel o$ the >or! re!eeme! <a&ob $rom all the e'ils o$ his past li$e a ! prepare! him to be the patriar&h o$ his 54

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!es&e !a ts, the &hil!re o$ (srael+ The Angel which redeemed me from all e&il, bless the lads4 and let m' name be named on them, and the name of m' fathers Abraham and 0saac4 and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth 6,e esis 4=7168+ 3+ The a gel o$ the >or! spoke to Eoses $rom the bur i g bush, telli g him to Hgo !o* a ! let Ey people go+ And the angel of the /ord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush- and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed 695o!us 3718+ 4+ The a gel o$ the >or! prote&te! (srael $rom the 9gyptia s at the glorious &rossi g o$ the Re! #ea+ And the angel of (od, which went before the camp of 0srael, remo&ed and went behind them4 and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them 695o!us 147198+ 55

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5+ The a gel o$ the >or! helpe! prepare the &hil!re o$ (srael $or their trip *ith Eoses through the *il!er ess to the Promise! >a !+ "ehold, 0 send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the wa', and to bring thee into the place which 0 ha&e prepared# "eware of him, and obe' his &oice, pro&oke him not4 for he will not pardon 'our transgressionsfor m' name is in him# "ut if thou shalt indeed obe' his &oice, and do all that 0 speak4 then 0 will be an enem' unto thine enemies, and an ad&ersar' unto thine ad&ersaries# ,or mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Peri88ites, and the )anaanites, the Hi&ites, and the ebusitesand 0 will cut them off ;*5odus <=-<>?<=@# 6+ The a gel o$ the >or! appeare! to ,i!eo i his shy ess a ! $rustratio a ! ga'e him ,o!)s &ommissio to !eli'er (srael $rom the army o$ the Ei!ia ites *hi&h *as out to !estroy ,o!)s people+ 56

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And there came an angel of the /ord, and sat under an oak which was in $phrah, that pertained unto oash the Abie8rite- and his son (ideon threshed wheat b' the winepress, to hide it from the 6idianites# And the angel of the /ord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The /ord is with thee, thou might' man of &alour 6<u!ges 6711,118+ 2+ The a gel o$ the >or! te !erly mi istere! to 9liDah i his *eari ess a ! i *hat he thought *as his greatest $ailure, gi'i g him stre gth to &o ti ue his all@ importa t propheti& *ork+ And the angel of the /ord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat4 because the 2ourne' is too great for thee 6( Ki gs 19728+ =+ The a gel o$ the >or! appeare! to <oshua, the you g su&&essor to Eoses, e &ouragi g a ! reassuri g him that ,o! *as *ith him+ And it came to pass, when oshua was 52

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b' ericho, that he lifted up his e'es and looked, and, behold, there stood a man o&er against him with his sword drawn in his hand- and oshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our ad&ersaries1 And he said, .a'4 but as captain of the host of the /ord am 0 now come# And oshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, +hat saith m' lord unto his ser&ant1 And the captain of the /ord7s host said unto oshua, /oose th' shoe from off th' foot4 for the place whereon thou standest is hol'# And oshua did so 6<oshua 5713@158+ 9+ The a gel o$ the >or! literally sa'e! <erusalem $rom the armies o$ the %ssyria s+ ,or 0 will defend this cit' to sa&e it for mine own sake, and for m' ser&ant 3a&id7s sake# Then the angel of the /ord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Ass'rians a hundred and fourscore and fi&e thousandand when the' arose earl' in the morning, behold, the' were all dead corpses 6(saiah 5=

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32735,368+ 1?+ The a gel o$ the >or! !eli'ere! the three -ebre* &hil!re 4#ha!ra&h, Eesha&h, a ! %be! ego4$rom Babylo )s $iery $ur a&e+ Then .ebuchadne88ar spake, and said, "lessed be the (od of Shadrach, 6eshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and deli&ered his ser&ants that trusted in him, and ha&e changed the king7s word, and 'ielded their bodies, that the' might not ser&e nor worship an' god, e5cept their own (od 6/a iel 371=8+

ARCHANGELS
0he ,o! establishe! the or!er o$ a gels to *orship -im a ! mi ister to people, -e &reate! three mighty ar&ha gels to rule o'er them7 L/ci-er *as a &o'eri g o'er ,o!)s thro e, ha! po*er o'er the ri&hes o$ the 59

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earth, *as the most beauti$ul o$ all, a ! rule! o'er o e@thir! o$ the a gels+ Gabriel seems to be the great military a gel a ! makes the most importa t a ou &eme ts $rom hea'e + >ic(ael appears to be atta&he! to (srael a ! i !ire&t &o $li&t *ith >u&i$er, *ho si e! agai st ,o! a ! *as &ast !o* to the earth, alo g *ith o e@thir! o$ the a gels *ho $ollo*e! him i rebellio + >u&i$er be&ame the !e'il, or sata , the ar&he emy o$ Christ a ! ,o!)s people+ % rea!i g o$ (saiah 14711@12 a ! 9Gekiel 1=711@19 *ill gi'e you a &lear i!ea o$ >u&i$er)s $all+ -ere are #&riptures about ,abriel a ! Ei&hael *hi&h ( shall gi'e you i or!er+

ACTIVITIES OF THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL

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1+ ,abriel e5plai e! the propheti& 'isio o$ the ram a ! goat4the 'isio o$ the e !@time4to /a iel i Babylo + And 0 heard a man7s &oice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, (abriel, make this man to understand the &ision 6/a iel =7168+ 1+ ,abriel ga'e /a iel a !etaile! e5pla atio o$ the 2? *eeks *hi&h &o &er e! the &hil!re o$ (srael a ! all ,o!)s people+ Yea, whiles 0 was speaking in pra'er, e&en the man (abriel, whom 0 had seen in the &ision at the beginning, being caused to fl' swiftl', touched me about the time of the e&ening oblation# And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, $ 3aniel, 0 am now come forth to gi&e thee skill and understanding# At the beginning of th' supplications the commandment came forth, and 0 am come to shew thee4 for thou art greatl' belo&ed- therefore understand the matter 61

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and consider the &ision# Se&ent' weeks are determined upon th' people and upon th' hol' cit', to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquit', and to bring in e&erlasting righteousness, and to seal up the &ision and prophec', and to anoint the most Hol'# Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build erusalem unto the 6essiah the Prince shall be se&en weeks, and threescore and two weeks- the street shall be built again, and the wall e&en in troublous times# And after threescore and two weeks shall 6essiah be cut off, but not for himself## and the people of the prince that shall come shall destro' the cit' and the sanctuar'4 and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined# And he shall confirm the co&enant with man' for one week- and in the midst of 61

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the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the o&erspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, e&en until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate 6/a iel 9711@128+ 3+ ,abriel tol! Ca&harias o$ the &omi g birth o$ <oh the Baptist, *ho *oul! be the $oreru er o$ <esus the Eessiah+ "ut the angel said unto him, ,ear not, 9acharias- for th' pra'er is heard4 and th' wife *lisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name ohn 6>uke 17138+ 4+ ,abriel appeare! to Eary, telli g her she *oul! gi'e birth to <esus+ And in the si5th month the angel (abriel was sent from (od unto a cit' of (alilee, named .a8areth 6>uke 17168+ 5+ ,abriel 'isite! <oseph, Eary)s betrothe!, a ! &alme! his $ears about Eary)s purity+ "ut while he thought on these things, 63

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behold, the angel of the /ord appeared unto him in a dream, sa'ing, oseph, thou son of 3a&id, fear not to take unto thee 6ar' th' wife4 for that which is concei&ed in her is of the Hol' (host 6Eatthe* 171?8+ 6+ ,abriel ga'e <oseph a spe&ial a ! spe&i$i& *ar i g o$ Ki g -ero!)s plot to kill the baby <esus+ And when the' were departed, behold, the angel of the /ord appeareth to oseph in a dream, sa'ing, Arise, and take the 'oung child and his mother, and flee into *g'pt, and be thou there until 0 bring thee wordfor Herod will seek the 'oung child to destro' him 6Eatthe* 17138+ 2+ ,abriel later tol! <oseph about the !eath o$ -ero!+ "ut when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the /ord appeareth in a dream to oseph in *g'pt, sa'ing, Arise, and take the 'oung child and his mother, and go into the land of 0srael- for the' are dead which sought the 'oung child7s life 6Eatthe* 64

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1719,1?8+ =+ ,abriel a ou &e! the birth o$ <esus to the shepher!s, telli g them to go Iui&kly a ! see the &hil!+ And, lo, the angel of the /ord came upon them, and the glor' of the /ord shone round about them- and the' were sore afraid# And the angel said unto them, ,ear not- for, behold, 0 bring 'ou good tidings of great 2o', which shall be to all people# ,or unto 'ou is born this da' in the cit' of 3a&id a Sa&iour, which is )hrist the /ord# And this shall be a sign unto 'ou4 Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, l'ing in a manger# And suddenl' there was with the angel a multitude of the hea&enl' host praising (od, and sa'ing, (lor' to (od in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men 6>uke 179@148+

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THE DAY OF PENTECOST

9+ %$ter Peter a ! the apostles *ere &ast i to priso i <erusalem $or per$ormi g mighty heali gs a ! mira&les amo g the people i the ame o$ the resurre&te! Christ, ,abriel $ree! them+ ###and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison# "ut the angel of the /ord b' night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, (o, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life 6%&ts 571=@ 1?8+ 1?+ ,abriel se t Philip the 9'a gelist to the !esert o$ ,aGa to prea&h to the 9thiopia eu u&h o his *ay ba&k home a ! *i him to Christ+ And the angel of the /ord spake unto Philip, sa'ing, Arise, and go toward the 66

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south unto the wa' that goeth down from erusalem unto (a8a, which is desert 6%&ts =7168+ 11+ ,abriel appeare! to the Roma army &aptai , Cor elius, !ire&te! him i his hu ger to k o* the true ,o!, a ! se t Peter to take him the goo! e*s o$ the gospel+ He saw in a &ision e&identl' about the ninth hour of the da' an angel of (od coming in to him, and sa'ing unto him, )ornelius 6%&ts 1?738+ 11+ 0he Peter *as i Dail i <erusalem, s&he!ule! to be martyre! the e5t !ay, a ! *hile the &hur&h i <erusalem *as prayi g $or him H*ithout &easi g,H ,abriel e tere! the priso a ! le! Peter to sa$ety a ! ba&k to his mi istry+ And, behold, the angel of the /ord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison- and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, sa'ing, Arise up quickl'# And his chains fell off from his hands 6%&ts 11728+ 62

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13+ ,abriel e5e&ute! -ero! $or his blasphemies agai st ,o!+ And immediatel' the angel of the /ord smote him, because he ga&e not (od the glor'- and he was eaten of worms, and ga&e up the ghost 6%&ts 117138+ 14+ O the tossi g !e&k o$ the boat *he Paul)s li$e *as i !a ger, ,abriel appeare! to him a ! tol! him that ot a o e o$ them *oul! lose their li'es e'e though the ship *oul! go !o* + ,or there stood b' me this night the angel of (od, whose 0 am, and whom 0 ser&e 6%&ts 127138+ 15+ ,abriel *ill sou ! the trumpet a ! li$t his mighty 'oi&e o'er all the earth at the Rapture o$ the sai ts+ ,or the /ord himself shall descend from hea&en with a shout, with the &oice of the archangel, and with the trump of (odand the dead in )hrist shall rise first 6( Thessalo ia s 47168+

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ACTIVITIES OF THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL

16+ %$ter 11 !ays o$ hi !ra &e $rom >u&i$er the !e'il, Ei&hael &ame to bri g /a iel the a s*er to his prayer+ >u&i$er &oul! o lo ger hol! it up+ "ut the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twent' da'sbut, lo, 6ichael, one of the chief princes, came to help me4 and 0 remained there with the kings of Persia# ### "ut 0 will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truthand there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but 6ichael 'our prince 6/a iel 1?713,118+ 12+ /uri g the ,reat Tribulatio !uri g the e !@time, it is Ei&hael *ho *ill !e$e ! (srael+ 69

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And at that time shall 6ichael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of th' people- and there shall be a time of trouble, such as ne&er was since there was a nation e&en to that same timeand at that time th' people shall be deli&ered, e&er' one that shall be found written in the book 6/a iel 11718+ 1=+ Ei&hael su&&ess$ully &o te !e! *ith the !e'il, the $ormer >u&i$er, $or the !ea! bo!y o$ Eoses a ! tur e! the situatio !ire&tly o'er to the >or!+ Yet 6ichael the archangel, when contending with the de&il he disputed about the bod' of 6oses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The /ord rebuke thee 6<u!e 98+ 19+ Ei&hael $ought agai st sata i the hea'e lies !uri g >u&i$er)s *ar i hea'e *ith ,o!+ And there was war in hea&en- 6ichael and his angels fought against the dragon4 and the dragon fought and his angels 2?

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6Re'elatio 11728+

ANGELS AND YOU

Ey !ear $rie !, the >or! is 'ery &lose to you as you rea! this little book+ -is heart year s $or you to k o* these thi gs about -is a gels, *hose mi istry i &lu!es bri gi g so ma y o$ ,o!)s blessi gs o$ !eli'era &e a ! supply !ire&tly to your li$e+ ,o!)s a gels are al*ays &lose by+ 9'e as you hol! this little book i your ha !, rea!i g about them $rom the 0or! o$ ,o! a ! the thi gs ()'e share! *ith you, pre&ious a gels o$ ,o! are prese t to bless a ! help you+ ( urge you to !e'elop a &o s&ious a*are ess o$ their reality a ! prese &e *ith you as they a&t o ,o!)s assig me t to stre gthe a ! support you+

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3ear (od, 0 thank You for gi&ing us this this clear scriptural information about Your angels and their ministr' in our behalf and about the things to come upon this earth and in eternit'# 0 pra' that each of us will determine in our heart to learn more and more about the wa's angels help us# 0 ask You to especiall' illuminate our minds and spirits so that we will be personall' alert to all You are doing and, in particular, to how You ha&e placed Your angels near us# /ear $rie !, ( pray $or your spirit, mi !, bo!y, $i a &es, $amily, a ! your total *ell@bei g+ ( ask ,o! to !ra* you &loser a ! &loser to -im a ! to gi'e you the e5a&t mira&les you ee!, begi i g this 'ery hour+ %ll glory to ,o! a ! -is -oly .ameB #i &erely,

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