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Angelic Encounters - Part 2 of 2

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1. Ministry of Angels and Man’s Response

   Careful study of the subject of angels, including the 300 Scriptures in the Bible that mention them, reveal many things about their ministry and function as well as how human beings are to relate to them. God’s Word gives us three primary warnings concerning angelic beings:

   1. We are not to worship angels.
      
      “Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels…“ (Col. 2:18 KJV).
      
      
   2. We are not to revile angels.
      
      “Yet in the same manner these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties” (Jude 8). (See also Second Peter 2:10-11.)
      
      
   3. We are to judge every message, whether from men or angels.
      
      “But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed” (Gal. 1:8).
      
      
      
2. Three Primary Functions of Angels
   
   Let’s start with the three primary functions that angels perform and then we will move into more detail.
   
   
   
   1. Service to God.
      
      “Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts!” (Ps. 148:2) Angels are created beings, and God is the Creator. The first function of every angel is toward God.
      
      
   2. Service to Christians.

      “And of the angels He says, ‘WHO MAKES HIS ANGELS WINDS, AND HIS MINISTERS A FLAME OF FIRE.’…Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?” (Heb. 1:7, 14) We are the created beings who inherit salvation; therefore, we are the ones for whom angels are sent to render service.
      

   3. Performance of God’s Word.
      
      “Bless the Lord, you His angels, mighty in strength, who perform His word, obeying the voice of His word! Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, you who serve Him, doing His will” (Ps. 103:20-21). There appear to be two or three different ways this works. The first involves the direct command of God, such as when God commanded Gabriel to deliver a message to Mary in the Gospel of Luke. The second involves the dispatch of angels in answer to intercessory prayer. This happened when Daniel interceded for Israel and Gabriel was sent to him (see Dan. 10:11-12). The third may well involve the release of angelic activity in response to our utterance of God’s rhema word to us in certain situations. Angels will not obey man’s word, but they may well obey God’s Word through man as we echo God’s Word or voice in the earth by His Spirit.
      
      
      
3. Specific Examples of Angelic Ministry
   
   Concerning angels, John Calvin, the great 16th century French theologian and reformer, wrote, “Angels are ministers and dispensers of the divine bounty toward us. Accordingly, we are told how they watch for our safety, undertake our defense, direct our path, and take heed that no evil befall us.”
   
   

   The Word of God attributes at least 14 ministries to angels:

   • Angels minister in the Presence of God.

     Isaiah mentions the “angel of His presence” (probably a theophany of Christ) who would save and preserve (see Is. 63:9). Such an angel illuminated the earth with His glory in Revelation 18:1

     One day one of our friends, Pastor Jim Croft, was counseling two women in his church office in Florida. As he began to pray for them, he saw two winged angels standing behind the women. Several times they appeared to flap their wings, and when they did, Jim saw something like a golden aura released into the room. It was a release of the Presence of God and both women immediately began to rest in the Spirit as the touch of God came upon them.
     

   • Angels bring God’s Word.

   God sent angels to tell Joseph about Mary’s pregnancy and to warn him to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt (see Mt. 1:20; 2:13, 19). Angels appeared to Zacharias and then to Mary (see Lk. 1:19, 26-27). They also delivered a resurrection proclamation (see Mt. 28:1-7).
   
   While ministering in Indianapolis, Indiana a few years ago, I was awakened in the middle of the night by the blast of a trumpet. I immediately sat up in bed as the room was electrified with the presence of destiny and purpose. A large glowing angel glared right into my innermost being and declared, “It’s time to begin!” For the next twenty minutes, in an open-eyed vision, I witnessed the heavens being rolled back to reveal scores upon scores of angels being dispatched to destinations across the globe to do the Father’s bidding.

   Yes, even today angels still come and announce Good News and carry the message of God’s Word!
   

   • Angels release dreams, revelation, and understanding.
     
     The angel Gabriel released understanding to Daniel concerning the end times (see Dan. 8:15-19). Revelation 1:1 specifically says that God “communicated [the revelation] by His angel to his bond-servant John.”
     
     
   • Angels give guidance and direction.
     
     An angel of the Lord told Philip to meet the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:26. In the Old Testament, it was an angel who guided Abraham’s servant in his search for a wife for Isaac (see Gen. 24:7). Paul reassured the frightened men in his ship that no one would die in the storm because “…this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me, saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul…’” (Acts 27:23-24).
     
     
   • Angels bring deliverance.
     
     One angel killed 185,000 Assyrians who threatened God’s people (see Is. 37:36; 2 Kings 19:35).
     
     
   • Angels provide protection.
     
     They guard little children, have charge over and protect believers, and “camp” around the saints and deliver those who fear God (see Mt. 18:10; Ps. 34:7; 91:11-12).
     
     
   • Angels minister upon the death of the saints.
     
     Psalm 116:15 says, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His godly ones.” According to Jude 9, Michael the archangel personally disputed with the devil over the body of Moses (and obviously had his way). According to Luke 16:22, angels carried the body of the poor man named Lazarus to “Abraham's bosom” when he died.
     
     
   • Angels impart strength.
     
     Angels were sent to minister strength to Jesus after His 40-day fast and temptation in the wilderness (see Mt. 4:11) as well as in the Garden of Gethsemane (see Lk. 22:43). Daniel was also strengthened by an angel in Daniel 10:16.
     
     
   • Angels release God’s healing.
     
     An “angel of the Lord” stirred the water in the pool of Bethesda in John chapter 5, and the first person to touch the waters was healed. The prophetic evangelist William Branham said an angel imparted the gifts of healing to him during an angelic visitation on May 7, 1946.
     
     
     
   • Angels minister to God through praise and worship.
     
     An angelic chorus sang “Glory to God in the highest” when they pronounced the birth of Jesus (see Lk. 2:14). The Book of Revelation describes scenes of “ten thousand times ten thousand” angels declaring, “Worthy is the Lamb” (Rev. 5:11-12 KJV).
     
     
   • Angels conduct war.
     
     Jacob encountered an army of angels (see Gen. 32:1-2). Michael and his angels defeated satan and his princes in open combat in the heavenlies (the princes in Daniel 10:13, and satan and all his angels in Revelation 12:7). There is a strong indication that the high praises of God in our mouths become supernatural weapons of warfare in the hands of angels to bind “...their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron” (see Ps. 149:5-8).
     
     
   • Angels serve as divine watchers.
     
     They look after the historical affairs of mankind and are quick to notice and respond to sins of man against God (see Dan. 4:13, 17). “And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him [King Herod] because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost” (Acts 12:23 KJV).
     
     I have seen this group of angels on the increase in recent months. They seem to come, look in on the affairs of man and take back a report to Headquarters!
     
     
   • Angels release God’s judgments.
     
     Angels struck the Sodomites with blindness and killed nearly 200,000 Assyrians (see Gen. 19:11; 2 Kings 19:35). They brought death to stubborn Egypt and struck down Herod for blasphemy (see Ex. 12:21-23; Acts 12:23). And at the end they will execute the final judgments of God on the earth and its rebellious inhabitants (see Rev. 16:17).
     
     
   • Angels are God’s reapers and gatherers.
     
     They are sent to preach the gospel and to reap the end-time harvest (see Rev. 14:6, 14-19). Angels will gather the lawless and the elect for their appropriate rewards (see Mt. 13:39-42; 24:31).
     
     Since the Day of Atonement 2004, I have witnessed angels with sickles in hand coming forth. Angels on assignment to aid us in the end time harvest are already among us!
   
   
4. From the Desk of James W. Goll
   
   This completes the second part of my prophetic study with you on Angels taken from the much-awaited book, God Encounters – coauthored by Michal Ann and I! Pray with us for a high level of impartation, favor and destiny to rest on this book for His glory sake! This message also correlates with lessons in my Understanding Supernatural Encounters Study Guide.
   
   We are excited to announce the first phase of our God Encounters Training School this August. I will teach a six week class on Dream Language beginning on Tuesday, August 23 rd at 7 PM. The first round of classes will be held at Living Word Community Church’s gymnasium in Brentwood, TN. The class is by registration on site. We will also continue our twice a month Prophetic Encounters Evenings on Thursdays at 7 PM at our Ministry Center in Franklin. Check our web site for the exact dates each month. This is also a part of our GET School but no registration is required.
   
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In Christ Jesus!

James W. Goll

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