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·         Some would say that the statement that I’m about to make belong in some science fiction novel, movie or television program but I make this statement here before you my Father’s children.
I make it here in the sanctuary on this the Lord’s day!
·         We are not the only beings, creations, or entities outside of the Holy Trinity with high intelligence and the ability to exercise moral judgment.
·         In other words, we are not alone!
·         1 Peter 1:12 ends with this statement
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*1 Peter 1:12b (ESV) \\ *things into which angels long to look.
·         In my study this week, I was moved by the statements of two sources; Wayne Grudem’s “Systematic Theology, an Introduction to Biblical Doctrine” and Martin Lloyd-Jones’ “Great Doctrines of the Bible” volume one of the three volume set
·         Listen to this quote from Martin Lloyd-Jones’ work; And I quote
*“Let me ask a question at this point: How often have you heard either a sermon or an address on the biblical doctrine of the angels?
How often have you considered this doctrine or meditated upon it?
I ask those questions in order that I may ask another: Why is it that we tend to neglect certain parts of the biblical revelation?
Why is it that even as evangelical people we seem to be content with the minimum of doctrine?
Why are we only interested in the doctrine of salvation?
It more and more seems to me that we rob ourselves of a wealth of truth because we do not isolate these doctrines and hold them up for our study and contemplation.”*[1]**
Unquote.
·         I agree with Dr. Lloyd-Jones.
·         And I must also admit, that up to this time, I have spent very little time studying this subject, and this doctrine.
·         It would have also been easy, *real easy*, to move on to the next portion of Scripture starting with verse 13 and avoided this topic, this subject, this doctrine all together.
·         I think God that Jesus is the captain of this ship and His Holy Spirit controls the member*ship*, the fellow*ship*, and the wor*ship*
·         Seven words at the end of verse 12 of a letter from Peter to elected exiles of the dispersion has opened up a room containing biblical doctrine that we have failed to even notice the room or if we notice the room, we take the room for granted
·         Peter says; “It was revealed to them
o   /(the Old Testament prophets that is)/
·         that they were serving not themselves but you
o   /(speaking to the elect, the saints, the church of the New Testament)/,
·         in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you
o   /(what good news?/
o   /We are born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead/
o   /To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled , and un fading/
o   /The outcome of your faith is the salvation of your souls /
o   /It is concerning this salvation verse /10/)/
o   /This is the good news, the shout about it, praise God about it, be glad about it, good news!/
·         preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.”
·         Listen to it seven words; “Things into which Angels long to look,” Angels!
·         Who are they?
·         What do they do?
·         Why are they mentioned here?
·         I am sure that there were readers of this letter or listeners to this letter, who would have asked these three questions
·         At most two or three of you asked me about angels
·         A question of application at this point is why?
·         Why is it that the quote I made from Martin Lloyd-Jones can be applied to you here at New Hope?
·         We have ask for your questions to be given to us so that we can incorporate them into lessons, topics of discussion, and to match them up with the appropriate teacher and~/or speaker
·         Have you submitted yours?
·         Amen!,  Well;
·         Amazingly in our Bible from Genesis to Revelation we read about angels and their interactions with human kind
·         Angels are heaven intelligent beings.
·         Wayne Grudem gives the following definition for angels
o   Angels are created, spiritual beings with moral judgment and high intelligence, but without physical bodies.
·         I would add to this that angels don’t have bodies but they can appear in the form of human beings and they posses very great power.
·         This definition helps us in our answer to the question of who are they?
·         They are created beings, that is they have a beginning just like we have a beginning
 
 Ezra says in *Nehemiah 9:6 (ESV) \\ 6 *“You are the Lord, you alone.
You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.
*Psalm 148:2, 5(ESV) \\ **2 *Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!
*5 *Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For he commanded and they were created.
*Colossians 1:16 (ESV) \\ **16 *For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
·         Thrones, dominions, rulers, and authorities are names given to the angelic host
·         They are able to exercise moral judgment this is seen in the fact that some of them, these spiritual beings sinned and fell from their positions
 
*2 Peter 2:4 (ESV) \\ **4 *For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; \\ \\
*Jude 6 (ESV) \\ **6 *And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day— \\ \\
·         I am applying these three questions today to the good angels, Jesus refers to them as holy angels and Paul calls them the elect angels
·         Lord willing, we will preach on the other side of the coin, preaching on the fallen angels, at a later time
·         Who are they?
They are spiritual beings with high intelligence as they speak to humans and praise God.
Here is just a few examples from Scripture;
 
*Matthew 28:5-7 (ESV) \\ **5 *But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
*6 *He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.
Come, see the place where he lay.
*7 *Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.
See, I have told you.” \\ \\
 
 
 
 
*Acts 12:6-11 (ESV) \\ **6 *Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.
*7 *And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell.
He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.”
And the chains fell off his hands.
*8 *And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.”
And he did so.
And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
*9 *And he went out and followed him.
He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
*10 *When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city.
It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him.
*11 *When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”
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*Revelation 4:11 (ESV) \\ **11 *“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
\\ *Revelation 5:11 (ESV) \\ 11 *Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
·         Who are they?
If we based our belief on the pictures of angels that we see, most would say they are androgynous beings looking masculine and feminine at the same time, long flowing hair with wings or around Christmas time we see pictures of them as babies with wings
·         But listen to what Jesus said in Matthew and then in Luke
*Matthew 22:29-30 (ESV) \\ **29 *But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.
*30 *For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
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  *Luke 20:34-36 (ESV) \\ 34 *And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, *35 *but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, *36 *for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
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·         Angels never die
·         But allow me to make an additional point in reference to these two Scriptures;
·         Jesus is given an answer to the Sadducces’ question about a woman who had been married seven times, and that Jesus said that their question showed lack of knowledge both of scripture and of the power of God.
Jesus answer, therefore, should comfort us and not trouble us: we should contemplate heaven not with sorrow at the anticipation of diminished interpersonal relationships, but with joy at the prospect of enriched relationships
·         Angels are mentioned in the Bible from Genesis to Revelations and there are other names for angels
·         They are called ‘sons of God’
*Job 1:6 (ESV) \\ **6 *Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
\\ *Job 2:1 (ESV) \\ 1 *Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord.
·         Holy ones
*Psalm 89:5 (ESV) \\ 5 *Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones!
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