A Divine Revelation of Angels by Mary K. Baxter
Authors: Mary K. Baxter
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earth and heaven, having in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.(v. 16)
The plague ended when David took responsibility for his sin, built an altar to the Lord, and sacrificed offerings to God, as God commanded him. (See 2 Samuel 24:17–25.)
God’s holy angels are zealous for His glory, and they work on His behalf to defeat disobedience and evil in the world. This is a prelude to their role in helping to defeat evil in the end times.
Participants in End-Time Events
Fourth, at the end of the age, angels will help bring this world to a culmination as the old heavens and earth pass away and the new heavens and earth come into being.
Angels will, first of all, accompany Jesus when He returns to the earth.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.(1 Thessalonians 4:16)
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.(Matthew 16:27)
Second, angels will harvest the disobedient for the Day of Judgment. Jesus explained the parable of the tares (Matthew 13:24–30) with this sobering application:
He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!(Matthew 13:37–43)
Third, angels will gather together all the righteous for eternal life:
He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.(Matthew 24:31)
They will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven. (Mark 13:26–27)
What a glorious day it will be when Jesus returns, and we are gathered by His angels to live with Him forever! Angels are with us while we live on this earth, they will be with us when we die, and they will be with us at the end of the age. Blessed be God, He truly sends His angels as “ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation” (Hebrews 1:14 niv)!
God’s Revelations
In Parts I and II, we have looked at the nature and role of angels as they are revealed in the Word of God. In Part III, I want to share with you some experiences I have had in seeing the angels of God in action in my own life. God’s angels continue to minister to His people today. Again, their activity is not for Bible times alone. It is for you and for me right now as we love the Lord and do His will.
Part III
Revelations of Angels Today
Introduction to Part III
God began to show me the work of angels among His people many years ago when He first called me into ministry. I was in my car ready to go to the veteran’s hospital to pray for my brother-in-law. He had had a massive heart attack, and our church was praying for him. The “wind of God” blew, and the pages of my Bible opened up to Isaiah 6:8: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?”
I knew God was speaking to me, and I began to weep. In my heart, I understood that God wanted to use me (this was a long time before I saw the revelations of hell and heaven), and I said, “God, I’ll go; send me.”
At the
The plague ended when David took responsibility for his sin, built an altar to the Lord, and sacrificed offerings to God, as God commanded him. (See 2 Samuel 24:17–25.)
God’s holy angels are zealous for His glory, and they work on His behalf to defeat disobedience and evil in the world. This is a prelude to their role in helping to defeat evil in the end times.
Participants in End-Time Events
Fourth, at the end of the age, angels will help bring this world to a culmination as the old heavens and earth pass away and the new heavens and earth come into being.
Angels will, first of all, accompany Jesus when He returns to the earth.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.(1 Thessalonians 4:16)
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works.(Matthew 16:27)
Second, angels will harvest the disobedient for the Day of Judgment. Jesus explained the parable of the tares (Matthew 13:24–30) with this sobering application:
He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!(Matthew 13:37–43)
Third, angels will gather together all the righteous for eternal life:
He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.(Matthew 24:31)
They will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven. (Mark 13:26–27)
What a glorious day it will be when Jesus returns, and we are gathered by His angels to live with Him forever! Angels are with us while we live on this earth, they will be with us when we die, and they will be with us at the end of the age. Blessed be God, He truly sends His angels as “ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation” (Hebrews 1:14 niv)!
God’s Revelations
In Parts I and II, we have looked at the nature and role of angels as they are revealed in the Word of God. In Part III, I want to share with you some experiences I have had in seeing the angels of God in action in my own life. God’s angels continue to minister to His people today. Again, their activity is not for Bible times alone. It is for you and for me right now as we love the Lord and do His will.
Part III
Revelations of Angels Today
Introduction to Part III
God began to show me the work of angels among His people many years ago when He first called me into ministry. I was in my car ready to go to the veteran’s hospital to pray for my brother-in-law. He had had a massive heart attack, and our church was praying for him. The “wind of God” blew, and the pages of my Bible opened up to Isaiah 6:8: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?”
I knew God was speaking to me, and I began to weep. In my heart, I understood that God wanted to use me (this was a long time before I saw the revelations of hell and heaven), and I said, “God, I’ll go; send me.”
At the
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