DOCTRINE OF

ANGELS
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Psalm 148:2
 I. THE EXISTENCE OF ANGELS
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Mentioned 273 times in 34 books of the Bible
108 times Old Testament
165 times New Testament
Psalm 148:2
Psalm 68:17
Hebrews 12:22
 II. THE ORIGIN OF ANGELS
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A. SOURCE OF THEIR ORIGIN
- Genesis 1:1, Nehemiah 9:6, Colossians 1:6
B. METHOD OF THEIR ORIGIN
- Did not Evolve (Psalm 148:1-5)
- Do not Reproduce (Matthew 22:30)
- Cannot Die (Luke 20:36)
 II. THE ORIGIN OF ANGELS
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C. PURPOSE OF THEIR ORIGIN
- To Glorify Jesus Christ
- Colossians 1:16, Hebrews 1:6, Rev. 4:11
 III. THE NATURE OF ANGELS
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A. THEY ARE SPIRIT BEINGS
- Psalm 104:4
B. THEY ARE INVISIBLE BEINGS
- Romans 1:25, Colossians 2:18, Rev. 19:10
C. THEY ARE INNUMERABLE
- Hebrews 12:22, Revelation 5:11
 III. THE NATURE OF ANGELS
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D. THEY POSSES SEPARATE AND
INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES
1. Intelligence – Daniel 9:21-22
2. Will - Isaiah 14:12-15
3. Emotion - Luke 2:13-14, 15:10
 III. THE NATURE OF ANGELS
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E. THEY ARE SUPERIOR TO HUMANS
- Psalm 8:4-5, Hebrews 2:6-9
1. They are Stronger than Men
(Psalm 103:20, 2 Peter 2:11)
2. They are Smarter than Men
(Daniel 9:22)
 III. THE NATURE OF ANGELS
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E. THEY ARE SUPERIOR TO HUMANS
- Psalm 8:4-5, Hebrews 2:6-9
3. They are Swifter than Men
(Daniel 9:21, Revelation 4:6)
 III. THE NATURE OF ANGELS
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F. THEY ARE INFERIOR TO GOD
1. They are not Omnipresent
2. They are not Omniscient
3. They are not Omnipotent
(Psalm 103:20)
 IV. THE MORAL
CLASSIFICATION OF ANGELS
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A. ORIGINALLY CREATED WITHOUT
FAULT UNTIL LUCIFER’S GREAT REVOLT
- Isaiah 14:12-15, Ezekiel 28:11-19
B. FAITHFUL ANGELS
- holy and elect angels (Mk 8:38, 1 Tim.5:21)
 IV. THE MORAL
CLASSIFICATION OF ANGELS
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C. FALLEN ANGELS
- Devil’s angels (Matthew 25:41, Rev. 12:9)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
I. The Archangels
a. Michael – Hebrew “Who is like God”
1. Helps lesser-ranked angels (Dan. 10:13,21)
2. He will stand up for Israel during the
tribulation (Dan. 12:1)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
I. The Archangels
a. Michael – Hebrew “Who is like God”
3. He disputes with Satan concerning the
dead body of Moses (Jude 9)
4. He fights against Satan in the heavenlies
(Revelation 12:7)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
I. The Archangels
b. Gabriel – Hebrew “Mighty one of God”
1. He explains the vision (Dan. 8:16)
2. He explains the 70 weeks (Dan. 9:21)
3. He predicts the birth of John the Baptist (Lk. 1:19)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
I. The Archangels
b. Gabriel – Hebrew “Mighty one of God”
4. He predicts the birth of Jesus to Mary (Lk. 1:26)
5. He warns Joseph about the plot of Herod
(Matt. 2:13)

6. He tells Joseph about the death of Herod (Mt. 2:19

 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
I. The Archangels
b. Gabriel – Hebrew “Mighty one of God”
7. He announces the birth of Christ to the
shepherds (Lk. 2:9)
8. He rolls the stone back at Christ
ressurection (Matt. 28:2)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
II. The Cherubim
a. The duties of the Cherubim
1. Guard the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:24)
2. Two golden cherubim were constructed at
either end of the ark of the covenant(Ex. 25:18-20)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
II. The Cherubim
a. The duties of the Cherubim
3. They appeared to Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1, 10)
4. Lucifer was the chief Cherub angel.
(Isaiah 14:12, Ezekiel 28:14)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
III. The Seraphim
Hebrew – “burning ones”
1. Isaiah 6:1-7
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
IV. The Ruling Angels
Levels of ruling positions assigned to angels
1. Ephesians 3:10, Col. 2:19, 1 Peter 3:22
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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A. THEIR RANK
V. The Guardian Angels
1. Matthew 18:10, Hebrews 1:14
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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B. THEIR APPEARANCE
1. Mark 16:5, Matt. 28:3, Luke 24:4, Rev. 10:1,
15:6, 18:1,
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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C. THEIR WORK AND MINISTRY
1. Their activities in heaven
a. They worship the person of God (Isa. 6:3)
b. They observe the people of God (Lk. 12:8, 15:10)
c. They rejoice in the work of God (Rev. 4:11)
d. They perform the will of God (Psalm 104:4)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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C. THEIR WORK AND MINISTRY
2. Their activities on Earth (for the saved)
a. They inform, instruct, and interpret
concerning both the will and Word of God
b. They protect (Psalm 34:7, 91:11)
c. They comfort 9Acts 27:24)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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C. THEIR WORK AND MINISTRY
2. Their activities on Earth (for the saved)
d. They deliver (Acts 5:19, 12:7)
e. They minister to the believer at the moment of
death (Luke 16:22)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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C. THEIR WORK AND MINISTRY
2. Their activities on Earth (for the unsaved)
a. They judge the enemies of God in the Old
Testament (Egyptians, Assyrians, Sodomites)
b. They judge the Earth during the Tribulation
(Revelation 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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C. THEIR WORK AND MINISTRY
2. Their activities on Earth (for the unsaved)
c. They gather the unsaved for eternal hell
(Matthew 13:39-43)
d. They bind Satan in the bottomless pit
(Revelation 20:1)
 V. CHARACTERISTICS OF
FAITHFUL ANGELS
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D. THEIR DESTINY

a. To spend eternity in the New Jerusalem

(Heb. 12:22, Rev. 22:10-12)
b. To learn throughout eternity of God’s grace
(Ephesians 2:4-7)