ANGELS

HEBREWS 13:1-3

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. THEY ARE REAL

1. God Created them as “Angels” [Col. 1:16-17, Ps. 8:4-5]

They are not, nor ever have been human. God brought forth angels on the "first day of creation" after the time He created the heavens, and before He created the earth, Genesis 1:1. I say that because God created all things in the 6 - 24 hour days of creation, Exodus 20:11. Job 38:4 and 7 says when the earth was created the angels shouted for joy. The "angels" had to be there at that time. – Jimmy DeYoung

2. God Created “Bunches” of Angels [Heb. 12:22, Ps. 68:17]

Mt. 26:53 6000 x 12=72,000  Rev. 5:11= over 100,000,000

3. God Created Angels with Personalities & Interests [1 Pt. 1:12, Job 38:7, Lk. 15:10]

II. THEY DO APPEAR

1. In the Old Testament [Gn. 18:2, 16:7, 19:1ff, 28:12]

2. In the New Testament [Mt. 1:20, Lk. 1:26ff, Acts 27:23]

3. In this Life [Heb. 1:7, 13-14; 13:2, missionary accounts, etc]

III. THEY CAN ACT ON OUR BEHALF

1. Protect Us From Spiritual Harm [Ps. 34:7, Dan. 10:12-13, 12:1]

2. Protect Us From Physical Harm [Dan. 6:22, 1 Kings 6:8-17]

3. Guide the Dead to their Place [Lk. 16:22, Mt. 13:41-42]

IV. THEY ARE LIMITED

1. They Do Not Know Everything [Mt. 24:36, Job 4:17-19]

2. They Are Not to be Worshipped [Rev. 19:10, 22:8-9]

3. They Are Not Saviours [Col. 2:18, Gal. 1:6-8]