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Not All Angels Are Good

theduke posted on Apr 29, 2008 | views: 187 | Tags: good angels, bad angels

 

The Bible classifies some angels as “'elect'  ( 1 Tim. 5:21)  or they also have been described as 'holy' ( Matt. 25:31, Mk 8:38 )

Some angels oppose God ( Matt. 25:41, 2 Pet. 2:4, Jude 6, Eph. 6:12)

There is a great unseen conflict raging that goes beyond anything we can imagine. It is not, however, a fight between two equal and eternal forces. God who created all beings is still in charge, unlike some would have you believe, he doesn't need them to help fulfill his purpose, but since they choose to oppose him, he uses that opposition for good, and will finally bring them to defeat.

I liken it to giving someone enough rope to "hang" themselves with.

 

 

            What is their purpose? 

 

We don't know whether every angel carries out the same tasks, or whether some of them specialize in certain areas. The Bible does speak about classes of angelic beings like cherubim  (Ezekiel 1 and seraphim  (Isaiah 6)

 We also know the names of two notable angels: Michael (Daniel 10:13, Jude 9) and Gabriell  (Daniel 9:21, Luke 1:19,26).

There are unnamed angels who appear most often in Scripture who carry out a variety of tasks—all designed to serve God…

  • Worship and praise - This is the main activity portrayed in heaven  (Isaiah 6:1-3 Revelation 4-5).

 

  • Revealing - They serve as messengers to communicate God's will to men. They helped reveal the law to Moses (Acts 7:52-53), and served as the carriers of much of the material in Daniel  and Revelation.

 

 Guiding - Angels gave instructions to Joseph about the birth of Jesus  (Matthew 1-2) , to the women at the tomb, to Philip (Acts 8:26), and to Cornelius (Acts 10:1-8).

 God has used angels to provide physical needs such as food for Hagar (Gen ), Elijah(1 Kings 19:6), and Christ after His temptation  (Matthew 4:11).

 

Keeping God's people out of physical danger, as in the cases of Daniel and the lions, and his three friends in the fiery furnace (Daniel 3 and 6).

 

Guides -

protectors '

encouragers -

messengers -

caring-

 

 



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  • crybabylu said on Apr 29, 2008....
    I find this amazing that you posted this!  It looks much like the one you handed in way back in my class in highschool at our church school.  Is it the same one?  Nice post, by the way.
  • theduke said on Apr 29, 2008....

    now you know why i wasn't at the post where you and i was going to chat. i was posting this. it is along the same lines, but i included more scripture.

    Duke

  • crybabylu said on Apr 30, 2008....
    Just a thought, too bad we don't have any angels how they probably look like instead of the way they are always portrayed.
  • crybabylu said on Apr 30, 2008....
    Photobucket

    This is possibly more what angels look like.

  • Lucytorial said on Apr 30, 2008....
    Okay long comment coming, be ready Mr Duke.

    When my husband was really ill with his cancer, stage 3 - organs he kept having visions of a kind, of dark angels, fallen angels who kept visiting him.

    One night in particular he sat and the bedroom door open, a complete and utter blackness took over the room yet it had an electric layer to it, that layer went straight through his eyes, he said it felt like death visiting him.  Then after that there were fallen angels, dark souls.

    When he began treatment, along with mental treatment he began to see light?? angels, flutter about him colours mainly that scooted in and out of his vision, his life and mine.  One day I saw these lighter? angels and felt so calm and loved and supported, when one night he died in my arms (breifly thank god) I felt lifted up physically by his angels, I could feel it in my heart, my arms, my back and my legs, my face was being held, a promise of sorts to take care of me that it was okay... well since he's been well (years later) we no longer see them but feel them intensely when we are stressed and least expect a break from lifes burden.

    I truly believe in angels, dark and light, all have a purpose and as is gods will we are all made from light, we go back to light, we are here to try and live in his light.
    just my two cents worth...

    psst crybaby, hey I got the guts to say what I believe hows that???
  • crybabylu said on Apr 30, 2008....

    Lucy---since you did a shoul out to me, I will give you my 2 cents worth. I doubt if Duke would have gotten back to you today, because he is going to meet Kim at the airport in Ohio. She is flying out there at his invite.

    Anyhow, I posted  this photograph that I believe closely resembles good angels. You totally got it right!  Everything you said, you got exactly right!  What gets me is how you knew.  How both of you knew what was going on when it was actually happened.

    I believe had you and him not acted in the way that you did, when you came under attack (which is what happened! He was virtually being attacked by fallen angels ) the results would have been drastically and tragically different.

    Yes, I think it is great that you got the guts to say what you believe!

  • Lucytorial said on Apr 30, 2008....
    Thanks Dee.

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