SSS4 : Epistle to the Hebrews : Lesson 2

19 May 2019

THE ANGELS OF GOD

1. The angels of God

a) They have an excellent name (Hebrews 1:4)
b) They are spirit beings (Hebrews 1:7a)
c) Compared to flames of fire (Hebrews 1:7b)
d) They are ministering spirits (Hebrews 1:14a)
e) They minister to the heirs of salvation (Hebrews 1:14b)

2. The Ministry of angels to mankind

a) Angels who ministered to Lot (Genesis 19:15)
b) Angels who form the host of the LORD (2 Kings 6:17)
c) A teaching angel to Daniel (Daniel 10)
d) A teaching angel to Zechariah (Zechariah 1:18; 2:3)
e) An angel called Gabriel (Luke 1:10, 26)
i) Authority
ii) Announcing the birth of Jesus
iii) Encourager/ Exhorter
f) Angels who sang at the birth of Jesus (Luke 2:13)
g) Angels who attended to the Lord Jesus (Mark 1:13)
h) Angel who released Peter from prison (Acts 12:8)

3. Their ministry in the heavenly places

a) Spiritual warfare (Daniel 10)
b) They survey the world (Zechariah 1)
c) They surround the throne of God (Ezekiel 1)

4. The Fallen angels

(Revelation 12)