Saturday, February 15, 2025

Angels Revealed

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What do angels, and you, have to do with each other? In our last sermon, I spoke concerning angels ── What Are Angels? I had mentioned that you probably have never seen an angel ── at least not what they actually look like. And I’ll get to that within this series. So, what are they? And, why are they?
       So, we’ve been going through God’s living word, because this subject of angels came up the other night for me in conversation with a friend. And I had asked him if he really wanted to know about angels. So, I took him to the Book of Ezekiel chapter 1 and began reading about the great beings that the prophet Ezekiel saw in the sky. That from within “a whirlwind was coming out … the likeness of four living creatures.” It was not, as I had mentioned to him, an Unidentifiable Flying Object (UFO)! And. It’s truly something that, either we believe the revelation of God’s living word, we believe that the Holy Bible is the divine revelation of knowledge from the Creator of the universe, the Eternal God ── and not just, as many more people are believing, Yahweh (as the Leftist-Wikipedia has in their article, “the ancient Levantine deity”) ── the very One who knows the end from the beginning, the very One who reveals some things to mankind that otherwise we could never know or properly understand. The knowledge that is completely otherwise inaccessible.
       Truly, we either believe that God’s living word is inspired writing, or we are nothing more than being deceived by some THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD HOAX! Because there is no other way to know the truth concerning angels.
       Within this series, I want to go through this subject to some extent. It’s an important subject. Because you’ve certainly heard about angels, but not too many people go into depth explaining about them ── from the perspective of God’s living word. Now, I have no doubt that if you’ve listened to Sunday morning televangelists you’ve heard some message about angels. But have you ever heard messages expounding and explaining What Are Angels? Why Are Angels? Where They Came From? How They Came To Be?
       Toward the end of our last sermon, I spoke of the fact that the LORD God’s angels are happy and joyous. And they are pictured as truly glorifying the LORD God ── the LORD God being the family of God; which at this time consists of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Full of faith, and shouting praises to the LORD God ── as I do often in my prayers to the LORD God, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was, and is and is to come! Glory be Your Name!” I, like them, am a servant of our LORD God.
       So, once again, both the Hebrew and the Greek words for “angel” translate as meaning “messenger,” or “agent.” And the LORD God’s angels are a part of the glorious government of God – meaning, the kingdom of God. Truly, God Most High, the Ancient of Days, rules His kingdom from the highest of heavens. In God’s living word it’s known as the Third Heaven. See: 2 Corinthians 12:1-2. The Lord our God (now known as our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of all mankind) created all energy, force, and every power. The LORD God (the family of God) sustains this known universe with power.
       And the Third Heaven is the actual headquarters of the LORD God’s angels, and they can be dispatched from there. Angels are spirits ── they are not bound by any physical objects. And, each and every angel is a separate created being. And, I want to go into this here ── there are different classifications of angels. In God’s living word, cherubim are referenced some 69 separate times ── they are uniquely different from angels and seraphim. The Bible mentions three distinctly different types of cherubim. The four Living Creatures mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel are a very different kind of cherubim. They are usually in pairs except when they are physically with Almighty God. Cherubim (plural for cherub), as the prophet Ezekiel wrote, “appear to have the form of a man’s hand under their wings” – Ezekiel 10:8. Cherubim sometimes has two, four, or six wings. Seraphim has six wings. Angels (messengers) do not have wings, yet they can fly. They can appear and disappear very suddenly. They are all part of God’s heavenly hosts and all stand before the LORD God – the Creator of the universe! Be sure to go and read or listen to our article, “Revelation ── A Book of the Past and the Future Part III” where we go into even more detail concerning the four living Creatures.
       But, each is a separate being. Angels DO NOT have sexual intercourse. They are neither male nor female. They DO NOT reproduce. They are completely invisible to human eyes unless manifested for a specific reason. And ── and I will continue to teach this until it is divinely revealed to me differently ── cherubims, seraphims, and angels are IMMORTAL. And they have knowledge, understanding, and power far beyond that of mere mortal man.
       In the last sermon we were reading a part of the Book of Hebrews, let’s turn back there again. I want to review with you a few other verses of the first chapter of Hebrews. The very first is talking about God, and how He has revealed knowledge to us through the prophets, and then ──
       “In these last days [certainly meaning the last days when the apostle Paul was writing some 1,955 years ago!] spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things …”
       So, our Lord Jesus Christ is only an heir at this time. He hasn’t actually officially received ownership yet – See: Daniel 7:13-14. We believe this is still a future event that will take place just before His Millennium Reign.
       “ … through whom also He made the worlds; 3) who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, …”
       Speaking of our Lord Jesus Christ, because “’ all authority has been given to [Him] in heaven and on earth’” – Matthew 28:18.
       “ … 4) having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” – Hebrews 1:1-4.
       So, our Lord Jesus is higher than angels in authority. And then, verse 6, “ …’ Let all the angels of God worship Him.’
       So, truly, He is God. And every cherubim, seraphim, and angel worships Him.

A Little Lower Than the Angels

Hebrews chapter 2, verse 7 was originally speaking concerning mankind (Psalm 8:4-6), but here the apostle Paul is referencing it to our Lord Jesus Christ, there are other Scriptures which do reference this as well ──
       “’ You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor.’” – Hebrews 2:7.
       So, born of the virgin Mary, and now by the glorious resurrection from the dead ──
       “ … we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.” – Hebrews 2:9.
       Exalted into the highest of positions in the known universe, has been given ‘all authority’ in heaven and on earth ── who is God, as well as the Father is God. And here we see the God family – the Father and the Son.
       Now, notice this here ──
       “For to which of the angels did He [God the Father] ever say: ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You’?” – Hebrews 1:5.
       So, God the Father has NEVER said that about any cherubim, seraphim, or angel. They were created as servants to the LORD God. They are spirit beings. And, again, they are immortal.
       And, I am going to say something here that is considered heretical by many so-called Christian organizations ── and as I’ve said before, “As presumptuous or blasphemous as this may sound, your Bible reveals to us that we were born to ultimately help rule the LORD God’s vast known universe.” We are the co-heirs of Christ – cf. Romans 8:7.
       Verse 8 – “But to the Son He says: ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.”
       Also notice, still speaking about our Lord Jesus Christ ──
       Verse 10 – “And; ‘You, LORD, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.’” 
       Verse 13 – “But to which of the angels has He [God the Father] ever said: ‘Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool’?”
       God the Father has never given cherubims, seraphims, or angels that preeminence that has come to our Lord Jesus Christ.
       Continuing ──
       Verse 14 – “Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?”

Do Not Neglect So Great A Salvation

Again, what do angels and you have to do with each other? Well, a great deal if you are predestined. Let’s get to that.
       Angels are higher than we, they know a great deal more than we, yet they have been sent to minister to us as servants. Why? Notice ──
       Continuing into Chapter 2 of the Book of Hebrews.
       “Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2) For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, 3) how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, …” – Hebrews 2:1-3.
       Now, we are told within God’s living word that a third of the LORD God’s angels followed Lucifer (who is now known as Satan the Adversary), they are now known as demons. The apostle Paul asks us here, “How shall we escape?”
       And sadly, my dear friends who are watching or listening, this truly is a question you need to take seriously! “How shall you escape?” Those demons chose not to escape. And it’s not that you are deliberately rejecting the Lord God’s gospel message, or rejecting the offer of salvation, or that you are purposefully rebelling against the LORD God ── you’re just neglecting it. You allow other things to come first in your lives. And, I highly suggested, dear friends, that you begin to sit a little straighter in your chair, perk up your ears, and listen to what the Spirit has to say.
       Notice verse 5 – “For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels.”
       The LORD God never had any intention of putting the kingdom of God under the subjection of angels. The LORD God truly had – and has – a Master Plan from the very beginning!
       Verse 6 – “But one testified in a certain place, saying: ‘What is man …?”
       So, WHAT IS MAN?
       I truly believe every one of us ── at one time or another in our life ── has asked that question. What is man? And I’m not speaking of what a man is made of. But rather, why is mankind here on this planet Earth? What good is man being on this planet earth?
       King David originally asked the LORD God, “What is man that You are mindful of him, …?”
       Besides the utterly ridiculous and fanciful series of books by Zechariah Sitchin entitled, “Earth Chronicles” involving the Nephilim, in which beings of fiery rockets came down and had sexual relations with women. And, I’ll get more into this within the following sermon, WHY SHOULD THE CREATOR OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE BE MINDFUL OF MAN? Because ── truly ── and I know a great many of us have now seen this famous photo, called The Pale Blue Dot. A photograph of the planet Earth taken by the Voyager 1 space probe from an unprecedented distance of approximately 3.7 billion miles away! Again, in the vastness of the cosmos, we are minuscule.
       When a camera looking back at Earth is taking a series of photographs, human beings cannot be seen with the naked eye! NOTHING ON THIS PLANET CAN BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE! Earth appears as a tiny dot within deep space! How can we be significant to the Creator of the universe?
       And then when you consider that the known universe has been guesstimated at some 93 billion light-years in diameter, and our closest neighboring galaxy ── the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, about 42,000 light years from our galactic center, and even up some 220 miles above the surface of the Earth, human beings CANNOT BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE! Again, minuscule.
       And, to know that the LORD God created all the galaxies, planets, suns ── the whole of the known universe. God created all things through Jesus Christ! But why should the LORD God be mindful of man?
       “ … Or the son of man that You take care of him?”
       Referencing our Lord Jesus Christ. Our Lord Jesus took care of us. He was the pioneer of our salvation. But, what is that salvation? WHY SHOULD THE LORD GOD BE MINDFUL OF US?
       Well, continuing, we come to an amazing and glorious revealed truth ── that sadly so many Sunday-going churches have completely overlooked!

Mankind’s Ultimate Potential

Verse 7 – “’ You have made him [speaking of mankind] a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him [again, speaking of mankind; and our Lord Jesus was a man, also at that time lower than the angels] with glory and honor, And set him [speaking of mankind] over the works of Your hands.’”
       So, the LORD God set mankind over the works of Their hands!
       “’ You have put all things in subjection under his [speaking of mankind] feet.’”
       So, understand. This is not just talking about mankind ── this is also talking about our Lord Jesus Christ! This is talking about you, and this is talking about me ── talking concerning our ultimate potential. This is talking about what we can become. Talking about those who do receive the gift of salvation, who do not neglect so great a salvation.
       The LORD God ── the family of God ── has put all things in subjection under our feet. Yet, continuing ──
       Verse 8 – “ … For in that He put all in subjection under him [speaking of mankind], He left NOTHING that is not put under him. …”
       This is a fairly broad statement. But, actually right now, our Lord Jesus Christ has said, “’ all authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.’” All things are under His authority. He has all power ── yet, some things have not been completely conquered as yet, as far as our Lord Jesus Christ. But, in general, this is speaking primarily of mankind.

Firstborn Among Many Brethren

But, what is it that we see now?
       Notice verse 9 of Hebrews chapter 2 once again ── “ … we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels [So, our Lord Jesus was made a little lower than the angels], for the suffering of death …”
       So, our Lord Jesus was mortal, so He could die ── and He did indeed die, as He says Himself, reference Revelation 1:18 ── now, cherubims, seraphims, and angels cannot die. So, He had to be made lower than angels to die].
       And now, “we see Jesus, … crowned with glory and honor, …”
       He was given ‘all authority’ and all power. And this is what He looks like in His glory and honor – He is clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. His head and hair are white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes are like a flame of fire; His feet are like fine brass as if refined in a furnace. This is how He appears today in His glory, in His honor!
       “ … crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.”
       Verse 10 – “For it was fitting for Him [our Lord Jesus Christ], for whom are all things and by whom are all things [because God the Father created all things THROUGH AND BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!], in bringing many [children] to glory, …”
       No cherub, seraphim, or angel is His son. They are but created beings. Our Lord Jesus Christ was not created. Notice, staying here in the Book of Hebrews, chapter 7, beginning in verse 3 ── speaking here of the ‘king of peace,’ the ‘priest of the Most High God,’ Melchizedek ──
       Who was “without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God.” In other words, He was our Lord Jesus before He became Jesus.
       So, our Lord Jesus was the firstborn among many brethren. And, you and I can be a part of those brethren, if we wake up and take seriously just what the Spirit is saying to you this day!
       Continuing here ── “ … in bringing many children to glory, to make THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR SALVATION perfect through sufferings.”
       And, Brethren, Friends, and Co-Workers in Christ ── we and everyone have their own order in this (reference 1 Corinthians 15:23), are to be brought into that great and awesome estate as Sons and Daughters of God, in the glorious family of God, the very kingdom of God! Can your mind fathom what a most glorious and wonderous thing that is!? As our beloved apostle Paul writes, “’ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.’”! What a GRANDEST THING SALVATION IS! We will be God! We will have a face that will shine like the brightness of the sun in its full strength, we will have eyes that shine like the flames of a fire. And all things will be put under our feet!
       Now, of course, this hasn’t happened yet! But what a marvelous destiny we have, brethren! That’s how great salvation is! So, it’s no wonder that the apostle Paul wrote ── under divine inspiration ── and again, the apostle Paul believed our Lord Jesus Christ when he was taught by Him personally for about three years in the Arabian desert! “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation.”

Ministering Spirits

Why are cherubims, seraphims, and angels our servants? And they are. They are higher than we, more knowledgeable than we, greater in power than we. Yet, they do not have even the greatest of power, knowledge, or importance, that shall be ours. Because we are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ.
       Well, think of it this way ── it’s like a multi-billionaire who has a great many servants. He hires servants to watch over his only young son who is three years old. Now, his young son is going to inherit everything that his multi-billionaire father owns someday, his child is going to come into a great estate. Of course, this young child isn’t that old, and his servants have been on earth forty and sixty years ── they have greater knowledge than this young boy. Yet, this young boy stands to inherit all that his father owns. And, these servants were given charge to watch over his young son, so that an untimely death doesn’t come to him. Now, this young son, as he grows older may have some tribulations, some troubles, and maybe some very terrible things happen. But, just like with the story of the prophet Job ── the LORD God tells Satan, “ … ‘Only do not lay a hand on his person.’” So, these servants are to protect, to guide, and to serve his young son. Because this young man will be lord over them someday.
       Brethren, the LORD God’s cherubims, seraphims, and angels know this. They know this will come to be very shortly. God the Father is this great multi-billionaire. God the Father is the Creator of all things through Jesus Christ, and we are His potential sons and daughters. We can be begotten and then eventually born as very children of God. But, this is not the future for cherubims, seraphims, and angels ── their reason, their purpose, their function, is to serve the LORD God and those that were (and are) predestined.

Guardians and Messengers

This brings us to something I am going to say right here. And, the LORD God’s divine protection over me surely came even while I was being developed in my mother’s womb. And if you know my background and my medical conditions ── then you know what I speak. But, there was one time I was driving to Jacksonville, Florida early in the morning, and I had stopped at a gas station for some coffee. After exiting the building with the coffee cup in my hand, I opened the car door and quickly sat in the driver's seat ── and without thinking, I still had my left leg outside the door. Instantly this feeling came over me, and I heard a voice in my mind, “Look up ── now!” And, when I did, this evil-looking man was standing directly in front of the car staring at me! I quickly pulled my left leg in and locked the car doors. He continued to stare at me for a few more moments, then turned around and walked away. Again, a voice spoke in my mind, “See, all these many years, I have kept you safe.”
       Now, would you say that was a guardian angel, or not? There was nothing I could see that had spoken to me. However, I heard something in my mind. What would you say that was?
       Let me tell you another experience. I was traveling through the mountains of Nevada when I heard a voice in my mind that said, “Pull over immediately and rest!” I was unable to do so at that moment. This voice in my mind got louder, “PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY!” I looked around at the mountainous region, there was nowhere to pull over. Then, within a few miles, I came to a rest area. I pulled in and parked. I immediately began speaking with God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Not long I was taken in the Spirit and saw in vision a green tanker truck driving along in front of me, driving recklessly, swerving aggressively. Then, the green tanker truck swerved too much, flipped over, and exploded ── bursting into a ball of fire! And then the vision was gone.
       After another thirty minutes of prayer, I got back behind the wheel. And the very next on-ramp that I came to ── there was that same green tanker truck that I had only seen in vision! I began crying and speaking with the LORD God! In hindsight, the LORD God divinely intervened, possibly saving my life ── He altered the seconds of my life by slowing me down and causing me to stop.
       And you know, God’s living word says ──
       “ … ‘You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away: 10) Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you with My righteous right hand.’” – Isaiah 41:9, 10.
       Brethren, “Whatsoever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and we do the things that are pleasing in His sight.” – 1 John 3:22; paraphrased.
       Another time while my wife and I were in Fayetteville, North Carolina, we had driven to the Cross Creek Mall. As we were just beginning to walk through the mall, I was lightly pushed to the left by an unseen force ── by something that wasn’t there. I began to feel within myself an overwhelming evil presence within the mall. And, the feeling became so strong, that I turned around and told my wife that I was leaving the mall. She turned around with me and we left immediately. It wasn’t until we got back to my sister’s house that we were told that back in November there was a shooting in that same mall that injured three. Apparently, and I looked this up on the Internet, there is a large amount of violence that has occurred even since then at that very same mall. So, evil is saturated there!
       Well, I could go on and on ── I have many such stories. But, let’s end this message today here. Cherubim’s, seraphim’s, and especially angels are to watch over the LORD God’s begotten people, they are sent as servants to watch over us. □


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