ANGELS, OUR ALLIES
Watchman Bible Studies
Lesson 6
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BESIDES WAR, SOMETIMES WARRIOR ANGELS ARE SENT ON MISSIONS OF JUDGMENT.
A very vivid example was when King Herod allowed the people to give him the praise that belonged to God. And by just allowing it, brought judgement upon himself. The angel of the Lord was there to smite him with a sickness that killed him quickly.
Acts 12:21-23 " 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. "
Warrior angels are sent to do war for the cause of God and the Lamb of God! They fight the spiritual battles above the events that happen on the Earth, and sometimes they actually fight against the human forces set against the people of God when they pray.
And King David is found asking God to send the angel of the Lord to chase away his enemies, Psalm 35:5 " Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase [them]. " - A psalm of David asking God to let the angel of the Lord oppress his enemies.
ANOTHER USE OF ANGELS IS THAT OF BEING WATCHERS.
The pseudipegraphal book of Enoch calls the angels that God sent to teach early man in his infancy about the world and skills the "watchers". Many of these are the ones who sinned with the daughters of men in Genesis 6. They came down in the day of Jared around Enoch's time. These are the bene ha-elohim... or sons of God. Enoch classified them as a watcher. Nebuchadnezzar saw one as well in Daniel.
Daniel 4:13 " I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; "
You see them through scripture observing and at the direction of God, either assisting mankind, or bringing defense to mankind... or at times bringing judgment.
Luke 12:8-9; 1 Corinthians 4:9; Ephesians 3:10; 1 Timothy 5:21; 1 Peter 1:12
THEY ARE USED AS MESSENGERS TO GIVE PEOPLE DIRECTION.
There were times that angels pointed people to a minister so that they could receive the Word of God.
Acts 10:2-5 " 2 [A] devout [man], and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter: "
They are used sometimes to send the minister to the person who needs to hear the Word.
Acts 8:26-30 " 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. 30 And Philip ran thither to [him], and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? "
THEY ARE SENT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF GOD AT TIMES.
Psalm 34:7; Psalm 91:10-12; Daniel 6:20-22
THESE WARRIOR ANGELS ARE SENT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF GOD WHEN THE ENEMY COMES AGAINST THEM.
Jesus made a point in Matthew about the danger by the angels when people come against people of God. Matthew 18:10 " Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. "
Associated with God using angels as instruments of judgement is the concept of the warrior angel. Warrior angels fight either human or fallen angelic forces.
There are examples where the human warriors coming against the people of God had no chance against the heavenly host that was sent to them.
I know that I covered this in part before, but in the following example, the king of Syria came to get Elisha the prophet for the prophet kept warning the king of Israel about the Syrian king's ambushes. And he sent his army to get Elisha at Dothan, and here you see the nature of angels in our lives. You might not see them with your naked eyes, but that does not mean that they are not there. 2 Kings 6:14-18
Angels travel in chariots of fire.... and believe it or not, sometimes something that the Bible describes as horses. That's not so strange as Revelation paints a picture of us returning with Christ at Armageddon on white horse out of Heaven. I know much as been made by UFO buffs over things in the Bible such as chariots of fire suggesting that they were seeing extraterrestrials. Well, angels are extraterrestrials, and they are extradimensional life forms as well, and very ancient created beings.
I think that they have it backwards, at least some of what is tagged UFO's are really spiritual beings at work. Sure they're extraterrestrial, they are the angels that have come from another dimensional existence, that is Heaven.
In fact, you see in the following Isaiah apocalyptic prophecy, a reference to at least part of the judgement to come coming from these angelic beings traveling in their chariots of fire...
Isaiah 66:15-16 " 15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. "
Chariots like a whirlwind (as what took up Elijah into heaven). Flames of fire is mentioned with it as well. I have seen angels appear in a way that would have wound up on Sightings at the time as a UFO encounter. But the Spirit of the Lord was all about and these were guardian angels revealing themselves to us.
And how about my favorite story about angels in Acts. The saints were praying when they took Peter and was going to put him to death... and they prayed, and God sent an angel to set him free. This angel literally supernaturally set him free from his bonds and walked him out of the prison.
Acts 12:7-10 " 7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from [his] hands. 8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. 9 And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. 10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. "
Herod was going to kill Peter, but God delivered him.
End of Lesson 6
FireStorm
Audio Lesson recorded on March 16, 2004 by James Coldiron (FireStorm)
Copyrighted © 2004 by James Dale Coldiron
Some portions Copyrighted © 1996, 2001 by James Dale Coldiron
Watchman Audio Bible Studies
Warriors of God Forum Communities ~ March 2004
Watchman Bible Studies
Lesson 6
Click on the following link to listen to the audio lesson with your Real Player :
Click to listen to Lesson 6
BESIDES WAR, SOMETIMES WARRIOR ANGELS ARE SENT ON MISSIONS OF JUDGMENT.
A very vivid example was when King Herod allowed the people to give him the praise that belonged to God. And by just allowing it, brought judgement upon himself. The angel of the Lord was there to smite him with a sickness that killed him quickly.
Acts 12:21-23 " 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. "
Warrior angels are sent to do war for the cause of God and the Lamb of God! They fight the spiritual battles above the events that happen on the Earth, and sometimes they actually fight against the human forces set against the people of God when they pray.
And King David is found asking God to send the angel of the Lord to chase away his enemies, Psalm 35:5 " Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase [them]. " - A psalm of David asking God to let the angel of the Lord oppress his enemies.
ANOTHER USE OF ANGELS IS THAT OF BEING WATCHERS.
The pseudipegraphal book of Enoch calls the angels that God sent to teach early man in his infancy about the world and skills the "watchers". Many of these are the ones who sinned with the daughters of men in Genesis 6. They came down in the day of Jared around Enoch's time. These are the bene ha-elohim... or sons of God. Enoch classified them as a watcher. Nebuchadnezzar saw one as well in Daniel.
Daniel 4:13 " I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; "
You see them through scripture observing and at the direction of God, either assisting mankind, or bringing defense to mankind... or at times bringing judgment.
Luke 12:8-9; 1 Corinthians 4:9; Ephesians 3:10; 1 Timothy 5:21; 1 Peter 1:12
THEY ARE USED AS MESSENGERS TO GIVE PEOPLE DIRECTION.
There were times that angels pointed people to a minister so that they could receive the Word of God.
Acts 10:2-5 " 2 [A] devout [man], and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter: "
They are used sometimes to send the minister to the person who needs to hear the Word.
Acts 8:26-30 " 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. 30 And Philip ran thither to [him], and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? "
THEY ARE SENT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF GOD AT TIMES.
Psalm 34:7; Psalm 91:10-12; Daniel 6:20-22
THESE WARRIOR ANGELS ARE SENT TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF GOD WHEN THE ENEMY COMES AGAINST THEM.
Jesus made a point in Matthew about the danger by the angels when people come against people of God. Matthew 18:10 " Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. "
Associated with God using angels as instruments of judgement is the concept of the warrior angel. Warrior angels fight either human or fallen angelic forces.
There are examples where the human warriors coming against the people of God had no chance against the heavenly host that was sent to them.
I know that I covered this in part before, but in the following example, the king of Syria came to get Elisha the prophet for the prophet kept warning the king of Israel about the Syrian king's ambushes. And he sent his army to get Elisha at Dothan, and here you see the nature of angels in our lives. You might not see them with your naked eyes, but that does not mean that they are not there. 2 Kings 6:14-18
Angels travel in chariots of fire.... and believe it or not, sometimes something that the Bible describes as horses. That's not so strange as Revelation paints a picture of us returning with Christ at Armageddon on white horse out of Heaven. I know much as been made by UFO buffs over things in the Bible such as chariots of fire suggesting that they were seeing extraterrestrials. Well, angels are extraterrestrials, and they are extradimensional life forms as well, and very ancient created beings.
I think that they have it backwards, at least some of what is tagged UFO's are really spiritual beings at work. Sure they're extraterrestrial, they are the angels that have come from another dimensional existence, that is Heaven.
In fact, you see in the following Isaiah apocalyptic prophecy, a reference to at least part of the judgement to come coming from these angelic beings traveling in their chariots of fire...
Isaiah 66:15-16 " 15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. "
Chariots like a whirlwind (as what took up Elijah into heaven). Flames of fire is mentioned with it as well. I have seen angels appear in a way that would have wound up on Sightings at the time as a UFO encounter. But the Spirit of the Lord was all about and these were guardian angels revealing themselves to us.
And how about my favorite story about angels in Acts. The saints were praying when they took Peter and was going to put him to death... and they prayed, and God sent an angel to set him free. This angel literally supernaturally set him free from his bonds and walked him out of the prison.
Acts 12:7-10 " 7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from [his] hands. 8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. 9 And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. 10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. "
Herod was going to kill Peter, but God delivered him.
End of Lesson 6
FireStorm
Audio Lesson recorded on March 16, 2004 by James Coldiron (FireStorm)
Copyrighted © 2004 by James Dale Coldiron
Some portions Copyrighted © 1996, 2001 by James Dale Coldiron
Watchman Audio Bible Studies
Warriors of God Forum Communities ~ March 2004
