ANGELS - PART III

THE MANIFESTATION OF THE ANGELS
In our first message we saw the mystery of the angels and how we influence the unseen world.
In our second study we saw the making of the angels. God created them and gave them various positions in and around God’s throne, as well as various positions in this world in which we live.
In this study we want to look at the manifestation of the angels to mankind.

Often God’s angelic beings were revealed or manifested to man. What was the significance of this revealing and why?

There were four special angels revealed in Scripture but only three where given a name.

1 – Michael – Michael’s name means “who is like God.”
He must be the Angel of Battle or war. He seems to be always mentioned in the time of a spiritual fight with the enemies of God in the unseen world.
Illustration: In Daniel ten, Daniel had been praying and seeking God’s face for three full weeks and yet the answer never came. Then a beautiful angel appeared to Daniel with the answer.
He told Daniel that his prayer was heard the first day but there was a problem. Daniel 10: 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.
Now think! Daniel was living in the Persia Empire. Lucifer had a powerful principality over that mighty world empire that fought against this angel that was sent to give Daniel the answer to his prayer.
But, the dark prince of Persia fought against him and not till Michael, a chief prince and more powerful angelic being, arrived was the angel freed to carry the message to Daniel

Stop! Wait! We know today that the Holy Spirit of God today convicts us, cleanses us, comforts us, fills us, frees us, indwells us, teaches us, guides us and much more.
We also have the Word of God as all the “Revelation” we need to tell us about anything we need to know about time and eternity. But, is it the work of God’s angels to deliver special answers to prayers? I don’t believe so. Why?
Jesus said in John 16:23, “…Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.”

Thus, in the Old Testament dispensation the angels carried many messages from God to people on earth and in the Tribulation, the angels will be carrying many messages as well, but today we live in the dispensation of Grace and have access into the very throne room of God.
We don’t need the angels to give us information. But we do need to knowledge of God’s word. And we need cleanliness of hearts and humility as we come into God’s presences.

Today if there is a ministry of angels to us it is first, the ministry of protection. They protect those who shall be heirs of salvation from demons, from injury at times and from death until God is ready to call them home.
Hebrews 1: 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

But, angels have a second ministry today and that is to fight for God’s own.
In Daniel 12: 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
As the Church has the mighty working of the Holy Spirit in them, it seems that the Jewish people have the mighty archangel, Michael, and his army to watch over and protect them. Daniel thus foretells that Michael will stand for them in the last days.
John reveals that to us in Revelation 12: 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Lucifer will have such power during the tribulation period with the release of so many angels from the bottomless pit and other areas that he, in his madness, will think this is his opportunity to fight against heaven.
Michael the warring angel of God and his warriors will defeat Satan and he will be cast down to the earth.


To the Church: If Satan as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour, do God’s angelic beings protect you day by day? I would think so! But, we also have the Holy Spirit of whom the John reveals to us, “Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”

So Michael, God’s arch angel, one of God’s princes of angels, is a warring angel fighting for God, yea fighting for you, yea fighting against Satan.

2 – Gabriel means “man of God.”
He seems always to be on a mission for the Lord. He seems to be God’s “Top Gun” messenger.
We see that in Daniel eight. Daniel received a vision but could not interpret it and he prayed and almost immediately Gabriel showed up to reveal the truth to Daniel.
Daniel 8:15 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.
Daniel heard the voice of the Lord Jesus as he spoke to Gabriel and gave him direction to interpret the vision Daniel had.

Then Daniel has another vision in Daniel 9 and immediately Gabriel shows up with the answer. Daniel 9: 21 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Again, almost immediately Gabriel, God’s main messenger appears before Daniel immediately to deliver an interpretation.

In Luke 1:19 Gabriel carries a very important message to Zacharias. And in Luke 1:26 Gabriel carries a great message to a virgin named Mary.

Question: Where was Gabriel in Daniel 10? He was probably on another very important mission from God. That is why the answer was hindered for three weeks. The other angel was not as powerful as the prince of Persia and thus the archangel Michael had to come to his aid.

Thought: If God’s angels can leave heaven and stand in man’s presence in a moment of time, how much quicker can God give an answer to you and me if He lives in us in His Spirit? Amen! Selah!
But, keep in mind, His answers will come through His words. His answers will never contradict what He has written in the Bible. SO – when someone says, I prayed about something and God told me to do this or that, and it contradicts the Bible, God had not spoken to that person.
3 – Lucifer – is the third angel reveal by name in the Scriptures. His name means “light-bearer” (Greek) or “the bright one (Hebrew).”
Isaiah 14: 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
His name, Lucifer, is used but once in the Scripture but keep in mind that because of his name, he is not dressed in a red suit with horns, a pointed tail and a pitch fork.
The Hebrew word is heilel ben-shachar), meaning "Helel (bright one) son of Shachar (dawn)". The Babylonians worshipped the god “Helel”. Their very religion came from the worship of Lucifer.

He was probably the most beautiful creation of all the angels of God. Lucifer is light my friend. But you say, “Jesus is the light of this world.”
Yes he is, but for a world lost in sin and blinded by deception, billions have bowed to the fallen light, which breeds darkness in the souls of men.
It would very wise for you all of God’s children to have great knowledge of God’s word as to not bow to Lucifer’s false light.
Did you know that Lucifer’s light flows in every world religion including Christianity?
I John 2: 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
Any and all religions that deny that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Savior of the world are religions from Lucifer’s light.
The following are the major religions of the world:
Hinduism claims to be the oldest religion (2,000 BC. They claim that people are reincarnated after death and due to their pass life of good works, one day they will achieve the ultimate Karma.
Buddhism –Siddhartha Gautama reached enlightenment in 535 BC and assumed the title Buddha. He taught that people would be reincarnated and as they learn his teaching, Tripitaka. Then they would attain Nirvana.
Islam – began in 622 BC. They believe in many of the Jewish and Christian teachings but believe that Mohammed is the final prophet of their god Allah.

Shintoism - Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion, that believes in various deities. The first two deities, Izanagi and Izanami, gave birth to the Japanese islands and their children became the deities of the various Japanese clans.

Confucianism - K'ung Fu Tzu (Confucius) was born in 551 BC. His teachings and writings dealt with individual morality and ethics, and the proper exercise of political power. He stressed the following values:
Li: ritual, propriety, etiquette; Hsiao: love among family members; Yi: righteousness; Xin: honesty and trustworthiness ; Jen: benevolence towards others; the highest Confucian virtue; Chung: loyalty to the state.
Christianity 30 AD– Judaism and Christianity have the same history up to the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christians believe in Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world.
Judaism – Began with Abraham (1800 BC). God gave revelation and truth to the world through this religion. They believe they are God’s chosen people. When their Messiah came, they rejected Him as a nation.

Other religions are: Jainism Taiosm Sikhism Bahai .
All of the above deny that Jesus is the Christ except one, Christianity.
The greatest work of Lucifer has been in the realm of religion. He sends far more people to hell through religion than worldly sin.

Let me illustrate from the world of Christendom how false light has infiltrated it.
The worship of the Madonna (Mary and child) is not taught in Scripture, but it is practiced throughout Catholic Church and many protestant churches today. 2000 years before Christ, the Babylonians worshipped Semiramis and her child Talmuz. Thus the worship of the Madonna is as old as Babylon
Prayers for the saints are condemned in Exodus 20:3-5 and we are told there is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus in 1 Timothy 2:5. But again it is practiced in the Catholic Church.
In Ancient Babylon, they prayed to Anu, Marduk, Tiamat, Nabu, Nimrod and Talmuz and hundreds of gods that they worshipped.
In Catholicism people are taught to pray to all the saints and there are hundreds of them. Go on line and you find hundreds of Saints you can pray to. They even quote scriptures but they are all taken out of context.

Prayer beads and the wearing of charms or the purchasing of relics to fight off evil spirits are not taught in the Bible, yet again it is practiced in both Catholic and Protestant religions.

Have you heard of priest climbing steps for penance for their sins? Sure, Martin Luther did so until he read the Scriptures that says, “The just shall live by faith.” It was called in Babylon the climbing of the Ziggurats. The belief was the higher one would climb the closer one would be to the gods.

In “The Two Babylon’s” by Hislop and in the historical writings of Bryan, we find that the Babylonian priest could forgive and absolve sins and administer salvation through sacraments.
These Sacraments, necessary to salvation ..began at birth with Infant Baptism, other sacraments throughout life, ending with a final anointing with oil at death to prepare one for the hereafter.
Now Since the Babylonian Priest was the only one who could administer these 'sacraments', the person was 'bound' to the Babylonian system helplessly for life!
The first essential sacrament Semiramis taught was Baptism by water. The fact that such "Baptism" was practiced 2000 years before it was even mentioned and practiced in Christianity is an established fact, and it can be traced right back to Babylon and Semiramis herself!
The Priests of Rome taught-and still do-that it is NOT possible even for newly born infants to be saved so as to enjoy the delights of heaven unless they are baptized. The COUNCIL OF TRENT catechism states in black and white:
"Infants, unless regenerated unto God thru the grace of BAPTISM, whether their parents be Christian or infidel, are born to eternal misery and perdition."

Lucifer in the “light-bearer.” But remember when he fell in pride that light was corrupted. Any teaching of any religion other than what comes out of God’s Holy Word is simply wrong.

4 – The Angel of the Lord is a forth angel mentioned in the Scriptures that people often ask, “Who is He?”
His name is never given but His character is truly that of the Son of God.
In Genesis 22 Abraham was about to offer his son to God and The Angel of the Lord cried out to him to do his son no harm.

In Exodus 3 there was a fiery bush burning and Moses went aside to see this strange sight. When he got there the Bible says The Angel of the Lord appeared in this flame of fire.

In the days of the Judges the Angle of the Lord spoke many times. Why? Because there were no prophets, Israel was backslid and the priest were worldly and many believe that the Lord Jesus Christ appeared in angelic form as a messenger and spoke to the People.

Elijah had his great battle with Ahab on Mount Carmel whereby he prayed and fire fell from heaven and 400 prophets of Baal were slain.
When Jezebel turned on him, he fled and the Bible says, The Angel of the Lord touched him and strengthened him.

Judges 13:14-23 tells the story of the Angel of the Lord appearing to Manoah and his wife and revealing to them that the would have a son who would judge Israel. Monoah ask his name of which the Angel of the Lord said, “it is secret.” The word secret an mean wonderful, extra-ordinary and incomprehensible.
Psalms 34: 7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

In conclusion: There is no mention of Michael the Archangel in the Church age. Nor is there mention of Gabriel. Why?
Because of the work of our Lord and the empowering of the saint by the Holy Spirit and the fulfillment of Revelation in the Bible, we have all the spiritual ingredients we need to make us strong and to cause us to stand for the Lord in these last days.
If you want a victorious Christian life, stay close to the Lord.
Read and stand upon His word.
Spend time in his Throne room in prayer.
Keep your heart clean. And worship the King of kings.