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THE ANGELS AND THE BELIEVER taken from The christadelphian Waymark Magazine
The inspired account relates to man the manner by which Yahweh formed the Creation which we see around us: “By the word of Yahweh were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth†(Ps 33:6). So it was that “all things†were made by “The Wordâ€, or logos - the spoken command of the Creator (cp Jno 1:1-5). The Word was spoken and it was done.
He gave the command, the Angels obeyed. “God said, “Let there be light, and there was light†(Gen 1:3). As the Psalmist declared, “He spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast†(Ps 33:9). In this way, the angels, the elohim (See Ps 8:5) were the agents employed by the Almighty to accomplish his Will in Creating the Heavens and Earth, in obedience to His commands. Indeed, this is the very first teaching of all of Scripture: “In the beginning, elohim created the heavens and the earth†(Gen 1:1).
But even after the 6 literal days of Creation, the Angels are still engaged in creative activity, for they are closely involved with the 6 millennial “days†(cp Heb 4:3-6) of preparation of the New Creation. Just as Yahweh, through His Spoken Word caused light to shine in the dark emptiness of the formless globe, even so He has caused the Light of His Glory to shine through His Word into the dark and barren hearts of the ungodly, so effecting the New Creation in Christ Jesus.
This is the testimony of Paul; “God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ†(2Cor 4:6), this “light†being “the light of the glorious gospel of Christ†(v 4) which those who are blinded by “the god of this world†cannot perceive. But for those who have the humility to permit their otherwise darkened hearts to become so illuminated, they become “a new creature†in Christ (2Cor 5:17), “created in Christ Jesus unto good works†in obedience to their God (Eph 2:10)
. And thus becoming “heirs of salvationâ€, they are given Divine Ministers to watch over their spiritual development, ensuring that as sons of Yahweh, they are provided for according to the Will and Wisdom of their Creator. As the Spirit to the Hebrews puts it, in speaking of the Angels, “are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?†(Heb 1:14).
To be contd............................
The old testament is full of future events, prophecy.
Please study the old testament
The inspired account relates to man the manner by which Yahweh formed the Creation which we see around us: “By the word of Yahweh were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth†(Ps 33:6). So it was that “all things†were made by “The Wordâ€, or logos - the spoken command of the Creator (cp Jno 1:1-5). The Word was spoken and it was done.
He gave the command, the Angels obeyed. “God said, “Let there be light, and there was light†(Gen 1:3). As the Psalmist declared, “He spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast†(Ps 33:9). In this way, the angels, the elohim (See Ps 8:5) were the agents employed by the Almighty to accomplish his Will in Creating the Heavens and Earth, in obedience to His commands. Indeed, this is the very first teaching of all of Scripture: “In the beginning, elohim created the heavens and the earth†(Gen 1:1).
But even after the 6 literal days of Creation, the Angels are still engaged in creative activity, for they are closely involved with the 6 millennial “days†(cp Heb 4:3-6) of preparation of the New Creation. Just as Yahweh, through His Spoken Word caused light to shine in the dark emptiness of the formless globe, even so He has caused the Light of His Glory to shine through His Word into the dark and barren hearts of the ungodly, so effecting the New Creation in Christ Jesus.
This is the testimony of Paul; “God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ†(2Cor 4:6), this “light†being “the light of the glorious gospel of Christ†(v 4) which those who are blinded by “the god of this world†cannot perceive. But for those who have the humility to permit their otherwise darkened hearts to become so illuminated, they become “a new creature†in Christ (2Cor 5:17), “created in Christ Jesus unto good works†in obedience to their God (Eph 2:10)
. And thus becoming “heirs of salvationâ€, they are given Divine Ministers to watch over their spiritual development, ensuring that as sons of Yahweh, they are provided for according to the Will and Wisdom of their Creator. As the Spirit to the Hebrews puts it, in speaking of the Angels, “are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?†(Heb 1:14).
To be contd............................
The old testament is full of future events, prophecy.
Please study the old testament