Seeing the Angel in You...Finding the God in Him.

The man in the congregation told this side of the story: I was preparing to play golf. As I put my bag in the car, I felt the Lord leading me to pray for you. In fact, the urging was so strong that I called the men of this church together to pray for you. Will all of those men who met with me that day please stand? The men who had met that day to pray together stood—there were 26 of them! Again we ask, were these angels?

While I cannot verify this story, I have no doubt whatsoever that it could be true. As angels were sent by God to provide sustenance for the Lord at the end of his forty days in the wilderness Matt. Some would include the provision of bread and water for Elijah 1 Kings As an illustration of possible angelic provision, Sue Bohlin gives the following account: Ware, I am bringing what you asked for.

The young man slipped away, and even though Rev. Ware watched at the window to their building, the man never exited. He just disappeared Anderson, Joan Wester. Where Angels Walk , New York: Ballantine Books, , pp. The trip involved a hour train ride from New Delhi to an orphanage in the south. They had been warned not to eat the food on the train, but they had taken very little food with them and Connie was so famished she decided to take her chances.

She ate some curried mutton, and was soon extremely ill.

After arriving at the orphanage, Connie went to bed where she remained for three days. It was not until it was time to move on to the next orphanage that they realized she was desperately ill. They realized she needed to get to a hospital fast so they set out for the nearest one which was three hours away. First her fingers then her knees and toes curled inward and her facial muscles contracted so she was unable to speak. Finally she found herself paralyzed as the jeep bounced along the primitive road. They were concerned, thinking she might not make it because she was so dehydrated.

As the jeep pulled to a stop, Connie tried to protest. She was concerned about the rampant AIDS epidemic in these remote areas and the practice of reusing needles. As the group made their way into the building which was well lit and very clean, an Indian man, dressed in white shirt and baggy pants, greeted them in perfect English. I have some electrolytes here in this packet. This water has already been boiled. When they reached the hospital an hour-and-a-half later, her muscles had relaxed and she was able to walk into the hospital.

A few weeks later, after returning to Africa, they received a letter from the missionary couple in India. There was nothing there in the place where it was. One day we will know, but in the meantime, we can certainly give praise to the Lord. This is, of course, is very much in keeping with the basic meaning of the word angel. But that is only half the story. Numbers of times they appeared to announce an important message. They announced the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus Luke 1: In the Tribulation, God will use them to announce key events cf. Beware, therefore, of anyone claiming to have new revelation as given by an angel or of anyone claiming to be an angel with new revelation.

Remember, Satan is a deceiver with his own angels of deceit promoting false doctrine 2 Cor. But such is not the picture we find in our modern day fascination with angels. Surely it is comforting to know that God may protect, provide, and encourage us is supernatural ways, but this does not always guarantee such deliverance and certainly and we should never presume on this provision of God. So having consider the various ways angels minister, we should keep in mind that God does not always deliver us from danger or supply our needs in such miraculous ways whether by angels or by His direct intervention.

For His own sovereign purposes in His plan for using suffering a tool of growth, to manifest the character of Christ, to witness to others, etc. But the Bible gives neither permission nor precedent for contacting angels. Loving our angels, praying to our angels. Scripture makes no mention of loving angels—only God, His word, and people.

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And it never tells us to pray to angels, only to the Lord Himself. There are four angel names that keep popping up in the angel literature: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael. Michael and Gabriel are the only angels mentioned by name in the Bible. The other two show up in the apocryphal First Book of Enoch , which includes a fanciful account of the actions of these four beings. Those who report modern day angel teachings are actually channeling information from demons. These same beings told Mrs. Albright to stress two main teachings: Albright, Angel Walk , p.

God has revealed to us everything we need for life and godliness 2 Peter 1: The message of the ugly angels is that we need to recognize that we are one with the divine, we are divine In this way we finally experience true oneness. The following bit of heretical garbage was channeled from a demon posing an angel named Daephrenocles: They were created before man as a different kind.

They are not within us. Nor do good people, especially children, become angels when they die. We remain human beings—not angels, and certainly not God. We need to remember, and share with others, three truths about angels: The ministry of holy angels will never contradict the Bible. The actions of holy angels will always be consistent with the character of Christ. A genuine encounter with a holy angel will glorify God, not the angel.

Holy angels never draw attention to themselves. They typically do their work and disappear. As pointed out in the introduction to this study, everywhere we find angels mentioned in the Bible, the reference to angels is incidental to some other issue. They are not the primary subject of the passage.

When they are mentioned, it is always in order to inform us further about God, what He does, and how He does it. This very fact should teach us that not only are angels not the focus, but they should certainly not be worshipped. In two places in the book of Revelation, John was so awed by the revelation he had received from God through an angel, a very glorious creature, that he bowed down to worship the angel.

For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. Remember, the church at Colossae had been invaded by false teachers who were teaching a false humility and the worship of angels, claiming special mystic insights by way of visions in connection with their worship of angels Co. This was demonic because it was usurping the preeminent place and sufficiency of Christ as Savior and Lord.

The claim was, He is not enough for salvation and spirituality. What you need is to worship angels, etc. Closely associated with the worship of angels, but in a more subtle way, is all the angel gimmickry going on in our culture today. Sometimes this is not just a matter of collecting and enjoying angel figurines much as someone would collect and enjoy figurines and pictures of eagles.

Regarding this, Gangel has a word of advice: The gullibility of people today is due in part to pendulum swings of society. Society had swung from the gross mystical speculations of the middle ages to the rationalism of the late s and early s. Now due in part to the failure of rationalism, the vacuum that naturally occurs in the minds of people, and the rise of demonism and the occult in these last days, the pendulum has swung back to mysticism seen so prominently in the New Age movement, the occult, and in the cults.

So belief in Satan, demons and angels is more and more common place, not because people are believing the Bible, but because of the rise of their spiritual emptiness. Angels have become an easy substitute, a handy compromise to the reality of the Living God as He is revealed in Scripture.

For me it is like an inner voice that tells me what to do and what not to do, where to go and where not to go. God seems so distant and austere. Angels seem so friendly. I have never seen an angel or had an experience where I was sure an angel was involved, but I do believe many reports are true. Afterward, his spirits picked up and he quickly began to improve physically. He never saw this nurse again, though he asked about her and watched for her.

He told his doctor about this, who happened to be a Christian, and he asked my friend if he had considered that this might have been an angel.

In addition, we need to avoid the critical spirit that questions and belittles the claims of others, especially those who do not know the Scripture. Laughing at or belittling their claims will only close the door to opportunities to witness and point them to the truth of the Gospel and the Bible. Even though we may not be able to validate that it was an angel, we can and should certainly praise God for the aid or encouragement experienced, as with my friend in the hospital. The book of Colossians is an excellent commentary on this.

Be patient—I guarantee it will happen. It will be followed by an in depth study on the doctrine of angelology, the study of angels as it is developed in the Bible. S 2 Millard J. Probe is an excellent Christian resource and I highly recommend it. These indicate the entire universe, both material and immaterial. This not only indicates a highly organized dominion in the spirit world of angels, but shows that Paul was writing to refute an incipient form of Gnosticism that promoted the worship of angels in place of the worship of Christ cf.

In this, Paul demonstrates superiority and rightful place of worship as supreme cf. Further, other passages clearly teach us that there are often angelic or demonic forces behind the reign of human kings or kindgoms cf. Zuck, Editors, Victor Books, , , electronic media. He here speaks as God, identifies Himself with God, and claims to exercise the prerogatives of God. Handing Off the Baton 2 Timothy 4: Walking the Romans Road.

Facing Winter Seasons 2 Timothy 4: You are here Home. Introduction Theologians have often viewed angels as a very difficult subject. Everything about this vision had been different from the previous dreams. She had visited me and she had also brought my angels with her. Initially I thought her advice was simply reminding me to follow my heart but the next day things took an astonishing turn when my life changed for ever. I was at a busy junction stuck behind a couple of trucks turning left, like me, when she appeared again.

This time I heard her voice calling my name. Again, she told me to take the right path. Without hesitation I turned right. Later that evening I turned on the local news. If I had turned left I would almost certainly have been in a crash involving the two trucks and the two cars immediately behind them. The crash killed three people but the voice of my mother saved my life that day. You may wonder how I can be so firm in my belief but for the past decade or so I have received countless letters and emails from people, including sceptics and non-believers, telling me that they have seen angels.

Polls suggest that up to 79 per cent of us believe in angels. They are messengers from the invisible world of spirit that serve only what is good, loving and pure. I had stopped believing in a higher power but that night I begged for someone to help me and to help my dad. Then I saw an angel. It was fairly small; about the size of a football and it was just floating at the bottom of the bed. It had bright golden wings and a long gown that sparkled with light.

The angel floated towards me and I felt all the tension leave my body as warmth coursed through me. I knew then that everything was going to work out fine. The next morning social services visited Grace and told her that a home help would be visiting for a couple of hours every day to give her a break.

Sometimes angels can appear in human form. One of the most powerful examples of this happened to me about 11 years ago when my son was nine months old and an angel came to my door. I had been in the bathroom for a few minutes when I heard the doorbell ring. I went to the door and got the shock of my life. A boy, about 10 years old, was holding my baby son in his arms.

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The boy told me that he had seen my baby crawling about on the porch. Instinct took over and I grabbed my son from the boy and held him close to me, smothering him in kisses. Then I looked up intending to thank the boy but he had gone. I walked down the steps and looked up and down the street outside our house. Why did he not linger and how on earth did he disappear so quickly. Was this boy my guardian angel in disguise? YOUR angels want you to notice them but this cannot happen until you open your heart and mind to them.