ANGELS AS SPIRITS


*20/05/2020*

MID-WEEK *HOLY COMMUNION* SERVICE

THEME: *ANGELS: MESSENGERS OF GOD.*

TOPIC: *WHO ARE ANGELS?*

SUB-TOPIC: *ANGELS AS SPIRITS*

Zechariah 6:5
These chariots and their teams represented *four spirits of heaven*, probably angels.

*Human* messengers compared to *spirit* messengers.

Angel may refer to angelic beings (Zechariah 4:1,5; Genesis 19:1; Psalms 91:11), human messengers (Genesis 32:3; Deuteronomy 2:26), or ambassadors (Isaiah 30:4; Ezekiel 17:15).
A special use is the manifestation of the Godhead known as the Angel of God in the Old Testament (Zechariah 2:6; Genesis 21:17; Exodus 14:19).

In the Old Testament, prophets (Haggai1:13) and priests (Malachi 2:7) function as messengers from God.
In Zechariah, angels bring revelations from God about the future and interpret the meaning of dreams and visions (Zechariah 1:14; 6:4,5).
Jesus identified the messenger who prepared the way for the day of the Lord, forecast in Malachi 3:1, as John the Baptist (Matthew 11:10,11).

Hebrews1:4
The *Son is better than the angels*, or higher in rank, because He sits at the right hand of God (Hebrews1:3) and because of His eternal inheritance. The Son has obtained a greater name than the angels.

*Confession*
As from today onwards, I and my family begin to enjoy the services of God's spirit messengers in bringing revelations in dreams and visions.
In Jesus' name.
Amen.

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