MINISTRY OF ANGELS
PART II
Matthew
24:29-31 29 Immediately after the
tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not
give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the
heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear
the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the
earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven
with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his
angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his
elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
This is how angels will perform at the
coming of Jesus in the gathering of Gods elect.
They will come at the same time Jesus
appears in the clouds. Each angel will be assigned to the job of raising the
body of one of the saints.
This is the resurrection of the righteous
dead to meet Jesus in the air.
The false Arc angel Lucifer the history
and future.
In the beginning Lucifer who is now called
Satan was a sinless and righteous being.
God says He was perfect in his ways from
the day he was created, until iniquity was found in him.
Ezekiel 28:15 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast
created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Ezekiel 28:17 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast
corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the
ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
Some where the will of God had become distasteful
to Satan.
He wanted to exalt his throne above the stars of
God, as to be like the most High..
Isaiah 14: 12-15 12 How art thou fallen
from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the
ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in
thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars
of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the
north:
14 I will ascend above
the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be
brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
God in His eternal plan had reserved this
exaltation for His son Jesus not for Lucifer.
It was given to Jesus alone to sit with
the Father in his throne.
Revelation 3:21 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my
throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
Lucifer though ‘vice regent’ was destined to hold
a lesser position.
But as it turned out he was not satisfied with
this.
When it became evident that he was not to have
the supreme position, he saw his ambitions thwarted, or down grated to third
place. It was this that prompted his rebellion.
The question I have is how Lucifer hoped to be
successful in challenging God for his throne…
Obviously, the devils rebellion was not born on
the impulse of the moment, but rather had to be a calculated plan.
But the reason for its eventual failure was
because God had foreseen the entrance of evil into the universe and had
prepared a plan in advance to counteract it.
It was the divine plan of redemption.
So when Lucifer painted a glowing prospect to the
angels that they would be as gods, as he did to Eve, Makers of their own
destiny. They left their first home and followed him.
So it came to pass that one third of the angels
elected to follow Lucifer.
God had not been taken by surprise that sin had
entered His universe.
It was a matter of unspeakable sorrow and grief
to Him, but there was nothing he could do to prevent it.
God however had knowledge which the devil did not
have. He foresaw the extent of the rebellion.
He knew that although Satan would disrupt His
plan, Satan could not prevent it from eventually succeeding.
There was one thing that God held in reserve, not
even the angels knew.
God had a grand plan of salvation through his Son
Jesus Christ. Not even the righteous angels knew about it.
1 Peter 1:12 12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto
us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that
have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven;
which things the angels desire to look into.
1Peter 1: 19-20 19 But with the precious
blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who verily was
foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last
times for you,
Jesus Himself would become flesh, and die
in the sinners place.
At Calvary
the devils legal authority was stripped from him, and has no further power over
the believer.
Ephesians 6:12 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.
We have good angels to fight for us but we also
have evil angels whom we must fight against.
Prevailing intercessory prayer will hamper Satan
and his wicked plans.
If necessary it will bring angelic forces on the
scene as occurred in the days of Daniel.
How important is the ministry of intercession or
intercessory Prayer?
There was a time in Israel’s
history God could not find and intercessor to pray for Jerusalem, so he had to allow judgment to
fall on the land.
Ezekiel 22:29-31
29 The people of the land
have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy:
yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
30 And I sought for a man
among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for
the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
31 Therefore have I
poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my
wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God.
The land
of Israel became overrun by the armies
of Nebuchadnezzar and the children of Israel went into a 70 year
captivity.
Until He could raise up Daniel for his
prayer of intercession.
Daniels vision from God
Daniel 10:10-13 10 And, behold, an hand
touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
11 And he said unto me, O
Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and
stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word
unto me, I stood trembling.
12 Then said he unto me,
Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to
understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I
am come for thy words.
13 But the prince of the
kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of
the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
So when will this great battle in the
heavenlies be ended?
Revelation 12: 7-10 7 And there was war in
heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought
and his angels,
8 And prevailed not;
neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon
was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth
the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out
with him.
10 And I heard a loud
voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of
our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast
down, which accused them before our God day and night.
Michael and his angels will come forth and
fight against Satan and later his fallen angels will together be cast out of their
positions in the heavenlies: Which is the second heaven, above Earth.
They were first forced out of the third
heaven where God is, when Satan rebelled. Down to the second heaven which is
above earth.
During the tribulation at the time of the
rapture, Satan and his angels will then be forced down to earth from the second
heaven where they will be permitted to continue their operations for a little
season during the great tribulation.
Michael and the angels are the celestial
agents used in the defeat and casting down of the devil and his hosts.
It is interesting to note they overcame him, “Satan” by the blood
of the lamb and the word of their testimony.
God is calling for men and women who will be prayer warriors in
this great battle of the ages called the “end times”.
When victory comes, as it surely will, the prayer warriors will have
an important part in Satan’s defeat.
Pray and stay close to God and your angels.
