Angels, Demons And The Invisible World

[Music] heaven is mentioned in scripture more than 600 times according to the theological dictionary of the bible in the old testament the noun heaven is used 320 times and in the new testament the noun heaven is used 284 times therefore if christians want to long to be in the presence of jesus it is wise for them to become heavenly minded the old testament's most used word for heaven is the hebrew word shamayim it is a plural word that literally means the heights wow the new testament greek word is uranus from this word the planet uranus was named it literally means that which is raised way high up in common everyday general usage of this word it gives a sense of something that is high and something that is raised up for example when we desire to look at the night sky or the daytime sky we are looking at heaven now there is another expression that comes from the hebrew old testament and it is found in many places but i will pick one from nehemiah 9 6 thou even thou art lord alone thou hast made heaven the heaven of heavens with all their hosts the earth and all things that are therein the seas and all that is therein and thou preservest them all and the host of heaven worshipeth thee this is very clearly an indication that there are more than one heaven and we gather clarification of this by apostle paul second corinthians 12 verse 2 to 4. i knew a man in christ above 14 years ago whether in the body i cannot tell or whether out of the body i cannot tell god knoweth such one caught up to the third heaven and i knew such a man whether in the body or out of the body i cannot tell god knoweth how that he was caught up into paradise and heard unspeakable words which it is not lawful for a man to utter from a careful study of god's eternal word we get an understanding that there is heaven which is able to be seen for example the sun moon and stars this is the first heaven [Music] there is also the invisible second heaven that the bible refers to as principalities and powers and finally there is the heaven of heavens or highest heaven which is the dwelling place of the lord this is the third heaven the expression heaven of heavens must be compared with similar ones such as the king of kings or the song of songs the x of x's is a common arabic and hebrew expression to describe that something is final and ultimate in grammar circles it is called a superlative now let us go over the three layers of heavens the first heaven genesis 1 verse 6 to 8 and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and let it divide the waters from the waters and god made the firmament and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament and it was so and god called the firmament heaven in the early moments of creation there was one great firmament which was to be divided and partitioned into two a lower and a greater firmament in the lowest part of this expanse or nearest to us the birds of the air would fly genesis 1 verse 20 and god said let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven it is also where we get our weather psalms 104 verse 8 who covereth the heaven with clouds who prepareth rain for the earth who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains the greater firmament would contain the earth sun moon and stars which would provide for us the morning and the evening day genesis 1 verse 14 to 16 and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and it was so and god made two great lights the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rue the night he made the stars also the second heaven ephesians 6 verse 12 [Music] for we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities against powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places the high places mentioned could be the second heaven the way from our salvation to heaven is not easy as all believers should attest to the christian life is filled with setbacks struggles and various trials of many kinds the christian life is not a playground but it is a battleground there is indeed a real satanic struggle and christians go against some very powerful dark evil forces who are wicked and who are in the heavens we cannot even physically see these evil forces at war against us and we certainly cannot fight something we cannot see therefore as soldiers of the cross put on the whole armour of god so that ye may stand the third heaven [Music] isaiah 57 15 [Music] for thus saith the high and lofty one that inhabiteth eternity whose name is holy i dwell in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones there is a heaven of heavens where almighty god dwells it is his place it is his home it is his dwelling and for believers in the lord jesus christ this will be your home too john 14 1-3 let not your heart be troubled ye believe in god believe also in me in my father's house are many mansions if it were not so i would have told you i go to prepare a place for you and if i go and prepare a place for you i will come again and receive you unto myself that where i am there ye may also be [Music] in our modern society there is very little room and attention given in schools and churches to the study of heaven of the very place where we will live forever much of that has been the work of satan who was thrown out of heaven and desires to do nothing but opened his mouth in blasphemy against god to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven revelation 13 6 and if there is any talk about heaven it is often misrepresented usually bringing our worldly desires and temptations into heaven and for many people their opinion of heaven lacks any kind of worship to jesus christ a whole genre of books and documentaries have been made that is now referred to as the heaven tourism where people recount their near-death experiences and proudly boast about it much of which is heresy we must remember that apostle paul waited 14 years to tell anyone about his trip to heaven because he understood such personal experience knowledge and privilege could make anyone proud and boastful what is more poor himself did not understand what happened to him poor understood holy scripture revelation is more valuable than any personal revelation let us not forget the lesson of lazarus and the rich man and he lazarus said nay father abraham but if one went unto them from the dead they will repent and he abraham said unto him if they hear not moses and the prophets neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead luke 16 30 and 31 paul had a heavenly perspective view of life philippians 1 21 to me to live is christ and to die is gain [Music] he understood that life was about knowing trusting and serving god but he also knew that life in heaven would be far better because he would be with christ are we eager for heaven as heaviness many people and even believers have not been able to come to the full understanding that this world is more spiritual than it is physical the things we see physically are products of things that are spiritual even the bible establishes that this world was framed by the word of god so that the things which are visible are products of the things which are invisible this is why the bible says in second corinthians 4 verse 18 what is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal [Music] the spirit realm is a realm of astonishing influence everything that happens in the natural world originated in the spiritual realm the spiritual world is as real as the physical world and it is vastly bigger than the physical world now what we must know about the spirit world is that it is a place of conflict because in this spirit realm is where god and jesus with their holy angels exist and it is also where satan and his legion of demons and unclean spirit also dwell in ephesians 6 verse 12 paul brings us to the understanding that though we live in the flesh we have contentions with principalities powers rulers of darkness and spiritual wickedness in the heavenly these are the spirits controlling this world there are many battles going on in the second heaven which we cannot see whatever happens there directly affects the earthly realm there are three heavens as revealed to apostle paul second corinthians 12 verse 2. the first heaven is the firmament above us the second heaven is the vast space that lies above the skies while the third heaven is the heaven of heavens where god dwells therefore the second heaven divides the first heaven from the third heaven which is the headquarters of demonic activities this second heaven accommodates satan and his fallen angels hence the kingdom of darkness is established here i believe this understanding will help us in several ways due to the spiritual world's reality there is a lot more going on around you than you can see an example is found in second kings 6 17 and elisha prayed and said lord i pray thee open his eyes that he may see and the lord opened the eyes of the young man and he saw and behold the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about elisha the king of syria had sent a host to lie and wait for prophet elisha when gehazi elisha's servant saw the host of chariots he was terrified but elisha had a great understanding of the spiritual world and the host of hosts working for his defense then he prayed that the eyes of his servant be opened [Music] listen to me child of god you are never alone you need to come to the level of understanding that the windows of heaven are open and the army of heaven is there for you regardless of what situation you may face you may feel like you are going through life alone or that you are going through a situation alone but believe the bible a child of god is never alone you see spirits influence everything that happens in the earthly realm everyone is filled by a spirit it is either you are controlled by the holy spirit or you have another spirit controlling you in first kings 22 the bible recorded how that a lying spirit from the heavenly volunteered to deceive king ahab to go to a battle that the lord was to go with him the lying spirit entered into 400 prophets and they prophesized falsely this was the conversation between the lord and the lying spirit and the lord said unto him wherewith and he said i will go forth and i will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets and he said thou shalt persuade him and preview also go forth and do so verse 22 having understood the reality of the spiritual world as believers we need to know that we can influence it through fasting and prayer you have the power to influence the spiritual world through prayer do you understand the power you have but yet we neglect prayer when you pray you may not always be aware of what is happening but be encouraged by the bible that your prayers are affecting things in the unseen world a battle is raging and our prayers are shifting things in the heavenlies we must persevere in seeking god we must persevere in prayer and interceding for his kingdom to come and will to be done on earth as it is in heaven [Music] whether we realize it or not our prayers are changing things in the spiritual world and one of the keys for prevailing prayer is steadfast perseverance like daniel we must set our hearts toward the lord and press through until the answer comes now i am asking you why don't you take your prayer life more seriously whether we realize it or not our prayers are changing things in the spiritual world we need to know that we can influence it through fasting and prayer however we would appreciate our ability to control the spirit's realm better when we discover who we are in christ ephesians 1 verse 19 to 23 establishes that christ has been glorified and is now sitting at the right hand side of god in the heavenly places the third heaven far above principalities and powers now in colossians 2 verse 10 the bible says and ye are complete in him which is the head of all principality and power this means that believers positions in the heavenly places is exactly where jesus is we have a higher position in the spirit realm as believers than demon spirits our authority as believers can be fully exercised when we engage in fasting and prayer begin to use your authority stop allowing the devil to push you around stop allowing the devil and his army to destroy your marriage stop allowing the devil to dictate your life stop allowing the devil to call the shots in your life jesus gave us this authority in matthew 18 verse 18 when he said verily i say unto you whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever ye shall lose on earth shall be loosed in heaven how does a believer bind or lose a believer binds and loses when he or she engages in fasting and prayer so for believers who realize their spiritual position they can dictate what happens in their own spiritual atmospheres so i encourage you to begin to dictate what happens in your spiritual atmosphere don't be a pushover stand your ground and protect yourself and your family when believers refuse to bind things remain loose and when believers refuse to lose things remain bound in acts chapter 2 the devil stirred up king herod against the believers in the early church and he slew james with the sword next herod got hold of peter and imprisoned him he was looking for an opportunity to kill him when the church arose to responsibility as the church prayed heaven responded by sending an angel to set peter free verse 7 you see the devil will keep afflicting your family until you take responsibility believers must not take fasting and prayer for granted that is our weapon against the spiritual powers controlling this world prayer is the medium by which believers are permitted to exercise authority over the earth realm however our battles are not physical but spiritually inclined luke 11 9 and so i tell you keep on asking and you will receive what you ask for keep on seeking and you will find keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you then jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up luke 18 1 in the parable of the persistent widow jesus teaches us that prayer is not just a one-off ticking a box matter although he encourages us that our heavenly father will hear our prayer he also leaves no doubt that we may need to pray repeatedly and persistently until we receive our answer if you have been praying for something and are still waiting for god to answer this is for you do not lose heart do not be discouraged persist just as the widow persisted persistent prayer is perhaps the weapon our enemy satan fears the most this is why he will try and discourage us to not keep praying [Music] before we begin it is a good idea for us to establish what human beings are according to the bible human beings are triune beings with the components of spirit soul and body basically a person is a spirit being that possesses a soul the realm of will intelligence and emotion and is housed by a body this composition makes us humans very unique it is only humans that have the ability to relate with the spiritual and the physical realm at the same time a man relates with the spiritual realm through his spirit he makes decisions in the battleground which is the soul and he relates with the physical realm via his physical body when i say man i am referring to mankind male and female at the fall of man his spirit was alienated from god and man became vulnerable to other spirits i.e demon spirits however no spirit whatsoever has the ability to operate on the earth realm without taking possession of a body because the earth has been given to the children of men psalm 115 verse 16 even the heavens are the lords but the earth hath he given to the children of men now because spirits need to operate in the earth realm they go about seeking for bodies to indwell therefore it would suffice to say that everyone is indwelt by a spirit if you're not indwelt by the holy spirit you are indwelt by another spirit so there is a contention in the spirit realm over empty houses the houses being human bodies let's look at an example in the bible luke 11 verse 24-26 when an unclean spirit goes out of a man he goes through dry places seeking rest and finding none he says i will return from my house from which i came and when he comes he finds it swept and put in order then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself and they enter and dwell there and the last date of that man is worse than the first jesus had cast an unclean spirit out of a man in luke 11 14 before giving this profound teaching about the tendencies of unclean spirits and why they like empty houses jesus established the fact that it is not in a person's best interest to have an empty house [Music] notice that in the passage of scripture that we read the unclean spirit that was cast out is depicted to have a personality because the spirit itself said i will return to my house so that's a personality of an individual making decisions therefore the unclean spirit is said to go back to inspect his old house that shows it has a mindset and a memory and we also see that it strategizes to go out and recruit seven of his cousins who were much more wicked than him it is better not to cast a spirit out of a man than to cast a spirit out and then leaving a vacuum for the latter end is always worse than the beginning this is why some deliverances are incomplete it is because the person that had the spirit cast out of them then failed to take responsibility to maintain their deliverance and allow the holy spirit and the word of god to occupy them you cannot have an empty house it has to be occupied it's either the holy spirit is in you or another spirit which is not holy is in you if a spirit is cast out of a man or a woman and the evil spirit returns after some time and finds out that that man or that woman has allowed the holy spirit to fill them and that man or that woman has filled themselves with the word of god that spirit will definitely have to keep wandering about until it finds another empty house so it would be safe to say we have so many spirits wandering about looking for empty houses in another narrative we see jesus in the region of gatherings casting out a legion of demons out of a man that lived in the tombs these spirits spoke to jesus and asked him to be cast in the herd of pigs in other words another empty house now what spirit are you filled with is it the holy spirit or is it another spirit is your body filled or is it empty filling your life with the holy spirit puts you on the safe side the bible tells us in colossians 3 16 to let the word of god dwell in you richly in all wisdom so as a child of god for us to fill our houses in our bodies we need to do these two things we need to be filled with the holy spirit and we need to be filled with the word of god you are god's temple first corinthians 3 16 know ye not that you are the temple of god and that the spirit of god dwelleth in you if any man defiled the temple of god him shall god destroy for the temple of god is holy which temple ye are god does not live in physical buildings he lives in men and women you and me we are the temple of god we have the holy spirit living inside us we are indwelt by him jesus our lord and savior said men shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of god this book changes men are you reading your bible this book changes men it changes nations it changes world and it can change you just like it changed me just like it's still changing me oh my friend when you open up this book you'll find a savior and his name is jesus christ all 65 books in this bible are revealing him and then you reach the 66 book and it's called the book of revelation and it begins by saying the book of revelation is the revelation of jesus christ there is no other way this book could have ended except by exalting the son of the living god jesus christ when we see him we see him in matthew 11 28 saying come to me all who are weary and heavy laden and i will give you rest there is only one one jesus christ there is only one that can give you rest and you will find him in the pages of this book once you begin to read this book you'll find a savior once you begin to read this book you'll find a friend that will stick closer to you than a brother once you begin to read this book you'll find that all 66 books exalt the son of the living god once you begin to read this book you'll find that one day you will see him and to see him is the desire of every saint of god that is truly born again the bible teaches that there is a place by me where you are to stand upon a rock who is jesus christ the word of god was written for you and for your benefit there is power in the word there is a reason why the word of god is called the sword of the spirit the bible will do nothing for you if it's sitting on your shelf but once it begins to get inside of you a transformation begins to form you begin to renew your mind you begin to discover the god of the bible his faithfulness and every time a demon of hell tries to attack you you will be equipped with the sword of the spirit by god you'll have the power to follow the example of our lord and savior jesus christ to stand your ground and say it is written it is written it is written but the onus is on you to get your bible out and begin to read it be accustomed with the bible [Music] now secondly the onus is on us to receive the spirit of god because the book of john chapter 3 verse 34 b says for god gives his spirit without measure did you hear that verse god gives his spirit without measure so capacity also depends on you on your part how hungry are you to be filled with the holy spirit in other words god is like an ocean that never runs dry the quantity of water that you can get out of the ocean depends with your container with your ambition with your desire how big is your desire how desperate is your situation how ambitious are you for the things of god a teaspoon will get you a teaspoon volume from the ocean a bucket will get your bucket's volume from the ocean a tanker will get your tankers volume from the ocean notice that the verse says god gives his spirit without measure god always fulfills his end of the promise matthew 5 6 says [Music] blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled how hungry are you today [Music] how hungry are you today for the holy spirit can a spoon fill you can a bucket satisfy your hunger brothers and sisters we need to ensure that our house is not empty we need to be full of the word of god and we need to be filled with the holy spirit the spirit realm everything has a spirit behind it the world itself is such a big place the fact that there is a spirit world which is even bigger than this natural world is amazing if you think about it there are so many questions to ask and so many things to figure out about the world if we keep searching for the answers to this world using our own intelligence or human minds we will never find all the answers we are looking for most questions are not answered merely by curiosity or inquisition they are answered by employing and engaging the spiritual things although the human race has made great leaps and bounds in terms of technological advancements and knowledge there are still an infinite number of things that we don't know the spirit realm is a place of tremendous influence because that world affects our spiritual world and vice versa now one thing you need to know is that nothing happens by accident the spiritual world and the one we live in are not mutually exclusive we see a pattern in the bible where an action in the natural world has a direct effect on the spiritual world and vice versa the earlier we understand this reality the better prepared we should be to attain victory the bible confirms this truth in the book in the book of daniel when an angel visits him after an intense 21-day battle with the prince of persia the angel said to him daniel 10 12 do not fear daniel for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your god your words were heard and i have come because of your words notice what the angels said i have come because of your words an action in the natural world resulted in reaction in the spirit world in this instance the action in the natural world was prayer prayer affects the spirit world this truth is also confirmed in the book of second corinthians chapter 10 3-4 for though we walk in the flesh we do not war after the flesh for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through god to the pulling down of strongholds the reason so many people fight without winning is because they fight spiritual battles physically they keep fighting till they are overpowered and subdued by the enemy the battle we are fighting isn't one that requires arms and ammunition it's a battle against unseen forces and powers sitting in the highest place of darkness only a greater power can defeat that so what is our weapon of warfare the greatest weapon we can use to face the enemy is prayer there is power in prayer the weapons we possess are prayer fasting and the word of god god has given us the power and strength we need to pull down the stronghold of satan and satanic forces there are two biblical examples of people who wrestle to change their destinies and rewrite their own stories jabaz was always known to be a child of sorrow even though the bible recorded it that jabez was more honorable than his brothers he was called jabaz by his mother because everything that surrounded his birth was sorrowful and colorless jabez went about bearing a cursed name and hopeless identity till adulthood nothing was working in his life happiness doesn't say with sorrowful people but jabez didn't settle for the reality he had always known about himself he knew he needed to sort out with god and fight his battle spiritually he cried to god to change his story and god granted his desires with our mouth through prayers and supplications we can alter things in the spiritual realm for our own benefit and change our situation god has given us power to change what we don't want in our lives and speak into existence the things we want to see come alive first chronicles chapter 4 9-10 now jabez was more honorable than his brothers and his mother called his name jabazz saying because i bore him in pain and jabez called on the god of israel saying o that you would bless me indeed and enlarge my territory that your hand would be with me and that you would keep me from evil that i may not cause pain so god granted him what he requested another person who tapped into the spirit realm and changed his story was jacob in genesis 32 jacob knew he was a con man and a trickster he admitted his weakness of self-reliance deceit trickery and asked god for a new identity he wrestled it out with an angel till daybreak and didn't let him go until he called him a new name israel his life took a completely new turn afterwards he became a new creation filled with god's blessings with a divine purpose to establish the israelite nation genesis chapter 32 27-28 so he said to him what is your name he said jacob and he said your name shall no longer be called jacob but israel for you have struggled with god and with men and you have prevailed believers if we only knew the true power of prayer we would pray more and i say this kindly we don't pray as much as we should the bible says pray without ceasing there is a supernatural power in prayer that the natural man does not know and our eyes need to be open to the power of a prayer one prayer can change you from being a man of sorrow like jabez to being a man who is blessed by god one prayer can fix your marriage one prayer can protect your children one prayer can open up the gates of heaven and shut the gates of hell on your life now moving on what we need to know is that there are powers in the world even the bible talks about principalities and powers in ephesians 6 12 for we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities against powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places there's a web chain of demons and satanic agents that have been assigned to different places and people for strategic operations countries states communities families and even individuals we don't see them with our physical eyes but they are everywhere every time they disrupt god's intentions for the flourishing mankind and true justice we need to understand that everything has a spirit behind it there are some people that believe that they are just unlucky but a true child of god knows that there is no such thing as luck nothing just happens there is always something you can't see controlling what you can see but thank god god has given us the power to battle the forces we cannot see as christians god has given us power to overcome the wiles and works of the devil and his cohorts but we have to activate and awaken this power in us to be able to use it we have to pray and fast without ceasing matthew 17 21 however this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting first thessalonians 5 17 pray without ceasing a prayerless christian is a play thing in the hands of the enemy a prayerless christian is a defeated christian a prayerless christian is a weak christian i say this out of love as i'm speaking to you right now i am sure that there is a number of people that are going through situations right now that they don't have to go through if only they were to stand up in a prayer and say to the enemy and all his cohorts enough is enough i am going to stand my ground in the name of jesus i refuse to be pushed around by the enemy they would be delivered are you one of those people are you a modern day jabez a man of sorrow a woman of sorrow here is the answer to your problem your deliverance lies here in prayer you don't have to go another year living a defeated life living a life that god did not intend for you to live we have been given the power of prayer prayer has the ability to change your destiny to change your family's destiny why are you not praying prayer invokes the supernatural power of god prayer opens up resources not known to men you have a host of angels ready waiting to intervene in your situation but you are silent why are you silent suffering in silence in pain in silence dying in your sin in silence living with a broken heart in silence putting a smile on for the world but crying yourself to sleep at night this is something i struggle with myself even when i am not all right if someone asks me i always say i'm fine but we don't have to live like this each and every one of us have been given the ability to call on god whether we realize it or not our prayers are changing things in the spiritual world and one of the keys for prevailing prayer is steadfast perseverance like daniel we must set our hearts toward the lord and press through until the answer comes now i am asking you why don't you take your prayer life more seriously our authority as believers can be fully exercised when we engage in fasting and prayer begin to use your authority stop allowing the devil to push you around stop allowing the devil and his army to destroy your marriage stop allowing the devil to dictate your life stop allowing the devil to call the shots in your life make sure you subscribe to the new line of judah prayer channel click the link in the description [Music] we as children of god do not worship angels we worship the lord god almighty worshiping angels was one of the false doctrines being taught at colossee according to colossians 2 verse 18 revelations 19 verse 10 we find an angel warning john not to worship him you must not do that i'm a fellow servant with you and your brethren who hold the testimony of jesus worship god we shouldn't pray to angels either however we do not ignore their ministry in our lives and the fact that god has placed them with us to help us in our christian journey hebrews 1 verse 14. are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation in the opening chapter of the book of hebrews the writer explained that angels are ministering spirits one of the principal assignments of angels is to work as partners with believers and to minister to their needs apart from the worship ministry of angels in heaven they are equally co-workers with the believers on earth angels are spiritual beings but can sometimes appear visibly for example in john 20 verse 12 two angels in white appeared seated where jesus body had been psalm 103 verse 20 they are associated with great strength and are also obedient to god's orders they are mighty and powerful and can never die they are immortal beings as wonderful as the features of angels are we believers have them working with us and for us let us examine 6 various ways angels are working for believers firstly they guide and protect you psalm 91 verse 11 to 12 for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways they shall bear thee up in their hands lest thou dash thy foot against the stone angels help to guide and lead believers in the right way because they are spiritual beings they can see the invisible and help to lead believers in the right path angels also help to protect believers from dangers they make believers escape evils mysteriously for instance apostle paul testified of how an angel assured him of protection during his voyage to caesar acts 27 verse 23 to 24 for there stood by me this night the angel of god whose i am and whom i serve saying fear not paul thou must be brought before caesar and lo god hath given thee all them that sail with thee while we are fast asleep the angels of god watch over us and protect us from the attacks of the enemy they also shield us from the arrows that fly by day angels do not just protect us from our spiritual enemy they also save us from physical dangers more often than not we are unaware of their presence even as you listen to me now wherever you may be there is at least one angel standing guard watching over you isn't that a wonderful reality for us believers that our god views us so valuable that we get around the clock 24 7 365 protection from angelic beings god is so amazing to us [Music] the angels that watch over us are powerful psalm 103 verse praise the lord you his angels you mighty ones who do his bidding who obey his word notice how they are described they are described as might ones second peter 2 11 yet even angels although they are stronger and more powerful do not heap abuse on such beings when bringing judgment on them from the lord this is a consistent theme that we see in scriptures that angels are described as powerful and mighty our protection is not the weak flowery soft angels you see on tv and paints no our protection is from powerful warriors [Music] secondly they communicate god's message daniel 9 verse 21-22 while 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 and he informed me and talked with me and said o daniel i am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding angels are god's messengers to men the bible is full of with passages of scripture where god sent angels to deliver specific messages to his people in daniel 9 the angel gabriel was sent to reveal god's mind to daniel concerning the aftermath of the deliverance of the israelites from captivity god sent the angel gabriel to nazareth with a message for mary who was promised in marriage to joseph the angel told mary that she would have a son whom she was to name jesus the angel said he will be great and will be called the son of the most high god and the news of his birth was heralded to shepherds by angels luke 2 verse 8 to 12 at times god sends angels to comfort his people during trials he can also send his angels to warn a person or bring his knowledge of futuristic matters thirdly they guide the ministers of the gospel angels serve as co-laborers with the ministers of the gospel by leading them to souls that are ripe for harvest acts 8 verse 26 recorded how an angel guided evangelist philip to an ethiopian eunuch 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 angels also helped to perform the decrees of the servants and ministers of god by ministering alongside them fourthly they strengthen you as humans there is a great tendency that we become weak and discouraged in our spiritual journey but we have angels who help to encourage us all along an excellent example of an angel helping to strengthen a man was seen in the life of jesus just before he faced the cross we see in luke 22 43 after jesus had prayed in the garden of gethsemane the bible recorded that there appeared an angel unto him from heaven strengthening him realistically some tasks are too burdensome for the physical strength of a man jesus needed the strengthening of an angel to endure the suffering of the cross and the burden of the sins of humanity today angels still help to strengthen us to carry out some divine assignments fifthly they help to overcome trials times of trials and believers lives are usually tough trials are not pleasant experiences and as such the ministry of angels help us to stand firm and uphold our faith without compromise [Music] during the trial of jesus by the devil in the wilderness the bible recorded in matthew 4 verse 11 that angels ministered to him then the devil leaveth him and behold angels came and ministered unto him during our trying times angels help to reassure us of god's presence and they also remind us of the promise of god it is particularly interesting to note that at the martyrdom of saint stephen his face shone like that of an angel acts 6 15 and all that said in the council looking steadfastly on him saw his face as it had been the face of an angel that was why he was fearless even in the face of death sixthly they help in believers transition to heaven have you ever thought of how you would make your journey to heaven after death angels will help you out in luke 16 22 jesus told the event of lazarus who died and was taken to abraham's bosom by angels remember also at the ascension of jesus to heaven two angels in the appearance of man accompanied him acts 1 verse 10 in the same vein at the death of believers angels will come to take them to heaven this is not far from the reason believers smile well giving up the ghost hallelujah the ministry of angels and believers lives is crucial therefore they are our co-servants and are needed to partner with us for maximum output in life and ministry you should look up every passage in which the word angel is found you will be surprised until that wonderful hour when jesus comes in glory and takes his people home the angels of god have been ministering and will be ministering to the heirs of salvation well the bible is a book full of angels they appeared to abraham in genesis 18. they appeared in the gate of the wicked sodom and gomorrah genesis 19. they appeared to hagar in the wilderness genesis 21 [Music] and an angel saved a boy from the altar on mount moriah genesis 22. on the banks of the jabock river an angel wrestled with jacob genesis 32 an angel ordered an old man to go back to egypt and for him to do a young man's work exodus three oh the bible is full of angel stories angels appeared in the oak tree angels have appeared in battlefields in the fiery furnaces and in lion's dens an angel announced the birth of john the baptist and on the judean hills came those angels words of comfort to the blessed virgin mary angels announced the resurrection of jesus there in the tomb and in the garden angels appeared to 11 disciples in the mount of olives and promised that jesus would return they said this same jesus which is taken up from you into heaven shall come down like a manner and ye shall have seen him go into heaven acts 1 11. an angel delivered the apostle peter from prison and appeared to saint paul and shipboard in the midst of the terrible mediterranean storm angels will come with jesus when he appears the second time angels he shall come with all the holy angels in flaming fire so friend i ask again is there an angel in your house it is written he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep you in all your ways psalms 91 11. god's angels have charged over you if you're his child here's another promise to each believer the angel of the lord encamps around about them that fear him and delivers them psalms 34 7 do you fear him angels are real beings sent forth to minister to the people of god is christ's salvation yours if so the angels minister for you and care for us and it's just as real today as in the bible times and whatever your situation may be you can be absolutely sure that god's people of old and god's people in every age from the earliest days until now we too may have the blessed experience of his angels in the house god's guardian angel promised in the holy word of god to all who believe so i say get your bible and study the subject of angel read those 250 pages of scripture which speak of the angels and increase your faith in their holy ministry and protection so it is that wherever we are and whatever our situation may be we can have that hope

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Published: Thu Sep 10 2020