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*02/08/2020* THANKSGIVING SERVICE THEME: *ANGELS: MESSENGERS OF GOD* TOPIC: *WHAT DO GOOD ANGELS DO?* SUB-TOPIC: *ANGELS ARE ENDTIME HARVESTERS* Matthew 13:39-41,49-50 *The end of the age* speaks of the time when the Son of Man will come to set up His righteous Kingdom. *the Kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet*: The last two parables speak of Kingdom responsibilities for disciples. First, Jesus describes a large seine net, which would encircle a large area and drag the bottom of a lake. Such a net gathers fish *of every kind*, without discrimination. Similarly, the responsibility of disciples would be to catch as many "fish" - of every kind - as possible. The work of judging or ferreting out the false catch, however, is a job that disciples are neither called nor equipped to do. That work is assigned to *angels* at Christ's return. Revelation 14:15; Matthew 25:31-32 The final section of this discourse involves judgment. Matthew has been called "the Gospel of judgment

*26/07/2020* FOURTH SUNDAY SERMON THEME: *ANGELS: MESSENGERS OF GOD* TOPIC: *WHAT DO GOOD ANGELS DO?* SUB-TOPIC: *ANGELS EXECUTE GOD'S JUDGMENT* 2 Samuel 24:16 The judgment was carried out by *the angel of the LORD*(Judges 6:11-22). In a demonstration of divine grace, God withheld the plaque from destroying the people of Jerusalem. A *threshing floor* is a hard, flat surface where wheat is crushed to separate the Kernels from the straw. *Araunah*, called Ornan in 2 Chronicles 3:1, was a *Jebusite*, one of the original inhabitants of Jerusalem. 2 Kings 19:35 The prophecy was fulfilled and the Assyrians never set foot inside Jerusalem or even shot an arrow against it. Without any delay, that night an angel of destruction, like the one in Egypt during the first Passover, went through the camp of the Assyrians. Thousands of their soldiers died. Exodus 12:23 The Hebrew word Pesach, which we translate as Passover, literally means 'pass over' in the sense of &

*19/07/2020* THIRD SUNDAY SERMON THEME: *ANGELS: MESSENGERS OF GOD* TOPIC: *WHAT DO GOOD ANGELS DO?* SUB-TOPIC: *LAW OF MOSES GIVEN VIA ANGELS* Psalms 68:17 Just as God had previously made his presence known on Mount Sinai, so he made his presence known in the temple on Mount Zion. Deuteronomy 33:2 This verse reminded the Israelites of the awe-inspiring revelation of God in all of His glory. God came down to Israel and revealed His covenant and law to them at Mount Sinai. Poetically, Moses referred to Seir and Paran located northeast of Mount Sinai. With these references, Moses implied that God's revelation took place throughout the whole wilderness journey (Judges 5:4,5). *ten thousands of saints:* Angelic beings attended the giving of the law. (Acts 7:53; Galatians 3:19; Hebrews 2:2). Acts 7:53 Stephen accuses the council of being disobedient to God's law, the law that had been handed down by angels at Sinai (Acts 7:38). Galatians 3:19 The purpose of th

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