Angels have names
and appear in the presence of the Creator all the time:.Luke
1:19 "And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel,
that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak unto thee, and
to shew thee these glad tidings." Judges
6:22,23 "And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord,
Gideon said, Alas,
O Lord God; because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face. And
the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee, fear not, thou shalt not die."
Our Creator has them as
messengers:.Luke
1:26-38.
Angels
announce
and influence:.Matthew
2:19,20 "But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared
in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. Saying, Arise and take the young child and
his mother and go into the land of Israel, for they are dead which sought
the young child's life."
Angels also come and intervene
in our lives and are involved in the working out of the Creator's plan
for humanity:.Acts
12:6-10 "And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night
Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. And the
keepers before the door kept the prison. 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. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and
bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he said unto him, Cast your garment
about you and follow me. 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.
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."
Angels deal with
those
whom He has now called:.Galatians
3:19 "Wherefore then serve the law? It was added because of transgressions,
till the seed should come to whom the promise was made. And it was ordained
by angels in the hand of a mediator."
Luke
1:11-20 "And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing
on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him,
he was troubled and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear
not Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard. Your wife Elisabeth shall bear
thee a son and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and
gladness and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in
the sight of the Lord and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. And
he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mother's womb. And
many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And
he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias to turn the hearts
of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the
just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. And Zacharias said
unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my
wife well stricken in years. And the angel answering said unto him, I am
Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak unto thee
and to shew thee these glad tidings. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb and
not able to speak until the day that these things shall be performed, because
thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season."
Belief is important to avoid
severe
trials, as.......continues
Creator
controls all and works all things to His own good purposes:.1Thessalonians
3:12,13 "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward
another and toward all men, even as we do toward you. To the end he may
stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father,
at the coming of our Lord Emmanuel the Christ with all his saints."
Ecclesiastes
3:11 "He has made every thing beautiful in his time. Also he has set
the world in their heart,
so that no man can find out the work that God makes from the beginning
to the end." Romans 8:28 "And we
know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them
who are the called according to his purpose."
Behind the scenes angels
function ensuring that all is on
track:.Matthew
26:56 "But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might
be fulfilled..." Revelation 16:17
"And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air and there came
a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It
is done."
Genesis
32:29.
