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ANGELIC OFFICES
(Angelology : Doctrine Of Angels)
SECTION 1: OFFICE OF ANGELS
1. Angels Are Interested In Christian Service
Ephesians 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
1 Peter 1:12 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.
2. Angels Do Not Have Wings
Joshua 5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
Judges 6:21-22 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
Luke 24:4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
Acts 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
3. Angels Can Come Unexpectedly In The Guise Of Men
Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
4. Gabriel
a. He Gave Wisdom To Daniel To Understand Vision
Daniel 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
b. He Gave Wisdom To Daniel About End Times
Daniel 9:21 Yea, whiles 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.
c. He Announce The Birth Of John The Baptist And Jesus
Luke 1:19, 26 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.
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
* He was related in 2 things in the bible
* 1st and 2nd coming of Christ
5. Lucifer Is Not An Angel, But He Transformed Himself Into An Angel Of Light. It Was To Mimic Jesus Christ, The Light Of The World
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
* This is done to mimic Jesus Christ is the light of the world
a. Jesus Is The Light Of The World
John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
SECTION 2: OFFICE OF SERAPHIMS
1. They Have A Connection To Spiritual Fire
Isaiah 6:2-7 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
* Their name means "burning ones"
* Through the burning process, it cleanses iniquities
2. Doctrinal Errors Concerning Seraphim
a. Catholics Like To Use The Passage From Isaiah To Show About Purgatory Of Fire To Purge Sins
Answer: We Are Cleanse Or Purged By The Blood Of Christ
Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
* Purge sin = cleansing sin
* its not counting on our works where we are purged in the fire, this verse shows works are considered dead when our sins are purged by the blood of Jesus Christ
b. Charismatics Like To Use The Passage From Isaiah About When The Fire Touches Their Tongue Thus Showing "Tongues Of Fire"
Answer: Its "Tongues Like As Of Fire" Not Isaiah Speaking In Tongues.
Acts 2:3-4 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
* Tongues like as of fire means we have a sin problem that God has to purge and clean
3. They Sing And Praise At The Presence Of God
Isaiah 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
4. Total 6 Wings, 2 Wings Cover The Face, 2 Wings Cover Their Feet
Isaiah 6:2-3 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
* At the holiness of God, the feet and head are covered
SECTION 3: OFFICE OF CHERUBIMS
1. They Are Similar With Seraphims
Ezekiel 1:5-13 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.
9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
11 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.
Revelation 4:6-8 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
a. They fly with six wings
b. They praise the Trinity
c. They are also connected with fire
d. Revelation 4 is refering To Cherubims not Seraphims
2. Argument: Ezekial Chapter 1 Is Not Same As Revelation Chapter 4
a. Possibility: John Only Saw One Side Of The Four Faces
(i) Ezekial Says They Have 4 Faces
Ezekial 1:10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
(ii) John Says They Only Have 1 Face
Revelation 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
b. Ezekial May Have Seen Only 4 Of The 6 Wings Since 2 Of Them Were Clicked Unto The Other Wings
Ezekiel 1:9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
c. What Ezekial Saw May Have Been On A Different Time Plane
d. The "Four" Beast In Revelation 4:7 Matches The "Four" Living Creatures At Ezekial 1:5
Revelation 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
Ezekiel 1:5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.
(i) They Have Identical Faces
Ezekial 1:10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
Revelation 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
(ii) Their Presences Are Filled With Many Eyes
Ezekiel 1:18 As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
3. Cherubims Are Used For Surroundings
Genesis 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Psalms 18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
SECTION 4: OFFICE OF ARCHANGEL
1. Plays A Role In The Rapture Of The Church
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
2. There Is Only One Archangel: "The Archangel"
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
3. The Archangel Is Described As “The Great Prince” Which Standeth For The Nation Of Israel
Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
4. The Archangel Is The Only Being Which Fought Against Satan
Revelation 12:7-9 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.
Daniel 10:13 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.
SECTION 5: OFFICE OF CHERUB
1. Cherub = Singular Form Of Cherubim
Ezekiel 10:7 And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out.
2. Cherub Also Mean A Special Class Of Creature That Is Satan As The Ox
Ezekiel 1:1, 10 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
Ezekiel 10:14, 20 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.
Ezekiel 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
* Ezekial 1:10 => man, lion, ox, eagle
* Ezekial 10:14 => cherub, man, lion, eagle
* Ezekial 28:14 => the anointed cherub
3. There Are Originally 5 Cherubims In Heaven, Satan Is The Missing Ox
Revelation 4:7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
1 Samuel 14:32 And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.
* Revelation 4:7 => lion, calf, man, eagle
* 1 Samuel 14:32 => "calf" is different from the "ox"
* They Are 4 Cherubims In Heaven (Rev 4:7), Satan Is No Longer A Cherub Up In Heaven
4. Cherubims Match With The 6 Classes Of Vertebrate Creatures
* They cover mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and humans
* Mammals = calf, lion
* Birds = eagle
* Human = man
* Amphibians, Reptiles & Fish = ?? (missing) *cold blooded creatures
a. Satan Covers Aquatic Reptilian Animals
Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Revelation 12:3, 9 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
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.
* Serpent = reptile
* Dragon = amphibian
* In the sea = fish
b. Satan Covers Anthropods
Luke 11:15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
* Beelzebub = Lord Of The Flies
5. There Were Originally 5 Cherubims That Covers God: Surrounding God
a. The 4 Cherubs Covers God
Psalms 99:1 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
Revelation 4:6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
b. Satan Was Also A Cherub That Covereth
Ezekiel 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.