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light and likewise place Of comfort, for
the thought OF the feathers would suggest
the building of birds nest. all the
thorns OF which are covered with birds
feathers. and Moses would mean IN this
way as 10 the comfortable position Of the
child of God 1t Is a Psalm IN which God
subjects His faithfulness to HIS own, for
in the lith and the 10th verses there are
SIX II wills mentioned.
~ Will deliver him"
II will set him on high
81 will answer him
81 will be with him
II will deliver him and honor him"
81 will satisfy him"
All these blessings as Indicated by the
llth Psalm are for us II we stay in the Sc
cret place of the Most High and not with.
out. To preach privileges without saying
10 whom they belong IS like putting a let
ter IN the post box on which no direction
has been written. Men have always be-
hevcd in angels. and the Bible confirms
this belief. Their ministry Is quite dis
tinct from that of the Holy Spirit of God
and yet quite as real. They are not 10 be
confused with our beloved dead. for our
loved ones are higher than they. In speak
ing of Jesus the writer TO the Hebrews
says. "Who being the brightness of His
glory, and the express image OF His per
son. and upholding all things by the word
purged our sins. sat down on the right
hand OF the Majesty on high being made
so much better than the angels, as He
hath by inheritance obtained more ex.
ccllent name than they" Hebrews I: "a.
And that we are TO have the same ms
Christ has received is indicated IN the
prayer of Jesus, Father, | will that they
also whom Thou hast gwen Me be with
Me where | am: that they may behold
Nv bag ytt A.. for
Thou lovedst Me before the foundation OF
the world" John II: "a.
The Holy Spirit in all dispensations has
been the Interpreter of the word OF God,
but angels have had a more material work
to perform,
When Joshua was in trouble an an.
gel appeared unto him as the captain
of the hosts; when Peter was IN PR
son an angel threw back the bolt OF the
prison door and talked with him. The
best illustration of the ministry of the
two is IN the life of our Lord. He was
led by the Spirit, taught by the Spirit,
filed with the Spirit but was fed 10y an
gels, defended by angels, strengthened 10y
angels. The law was spoken by angels, 10
the word of God declares, "Who have re.
ccived the law by the disposition of an
gels, and have not kept IT," Acts I: SO.
"For If the word spoken by angels was
steadfast. and every transgression and dis.
obedience received a Just rccompense of
reward" Hebrews 2: ?. While the Cos.
pei was spoken by the Spirit "Forasmuch
as We are manliestly declared 10 be the
epistle OF Christ minstered by us. written
not with ink, but with the Spirit OF the
living God; not in tables of stone but in
heshy tables of the heart" I'd Corin.
thians 3: g.
Angels are actual beings. They ate with
Abraham, they took Lot by the hand, they
refused 20 be worshiped and they accept.
ed hospitality. They are a company rather
than n race, they do not marry, neither
do they die; they are of two orders, good
and evil, bus they were not always so
Once they were all holy; then some sinned
and kept not their first estate. The 9TH
ers are distinguished from this company IN
the fact that they are called the elect an.
gels. The employment OF angels II two
fold. heavenly and earthly.
First, they minister az priests in the
temple in the city Of God Isaiah heheld
such a vision, Isaiah G. l.s. "In the year
that King Jzzah died ! saw also the Lord
sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up,
and He train filed the temple. Above it
stood the scraphim; each one had six
wings, with twain he covered his face and
with twain he covered bis feet, and with
twain he did hv. And one cried unto an
other, and said Holy, holy, holy is the
Lord of hosts; the whole earth - full Of
His glory. And the posts of the door
moved. at the voice Of him that cried. and
the house was filled with smoke Then
said !. Woe is met for ] am undone; be.
cause ] am a man Of unclcan lips, and !
dwell IN the midst OF a people OF unclean
lips; for mine eyes have seen the King
the Lord OF hosts Then flew one Of the
seraphlm unto me, having a live coal III
his hand, which he had taken with the
tongs from of the altar; and he laid it
upon my mouth, and said, 10. this hath
touched thy lips, and thine iniquty Is
taken away, and Thy sin purRed Also !
hear the voice Of the Lord saying, Whom
shall ] send. and who will 20 for usI
Then said ], Here am ] send me"
They are interested IN creation In the
very beginning they have their part in the
anthem Of praise Job IS :. when the
morning stars sang together and all the
sons Of God shouted for JOY" While in
all that has 70 do with the control Of ma.
ture they are an active agency Psalm
i03 20, Bless the Lord We HE angels. |
that excel IN strength, that do He CON.
manducnta, hearkening unto the voice oil
HIS word" Their Office is seven fold
First, they guide When Philip was AZ
work in samaria they sent him into the !
the Lord spako unto Philip saying. Arise |
aud 20 toward the south unto the way |
that ROeth down from Jerusalem unto |
GAIA, which is desert. And ne arose and |
went, and, behold. a man Of Ethiopia. ar |
eunuch of great authority under Gadacc, |
Queen of the Ethiopian, who had the |
charge of all her treasure. and had come |
20 Jerusalem for 20 worship. was return. |
ing and sitting M he chariot read Essiar |
the prophet Then the Spirit said unto |
Philip. 90 near and join thyself 70 this |
chariot"
Second, the help They fed Elijah when
be was starving and they ninistered % our
Lord in His weakness Matthew 4 ~ |
Then the devil leavcth him, and behold |
angels came and ministered unto him "
Third, they defend When Daniel was
in the lions den they were his comfort
and concerning little children 70 is said. /
Take heed that ye despse not one 0i
these little ones. for ! say unto you. That
IN heaven their angels do always behold |
the face of Ny Father which u IN heaven"
Matthew - TO- That BE- not the angels of
the children behold the face Of the Father.
but the angels that guard the children be.
hold Ilis face, a. II % know His will con
cerning them
Fourth. they watch over the church
Paul must have had this boo mind when hf
raid. For ! think that God hath set forth
Js the apostles last a. % were appointed
10 death for we are made a spectacle unto |
the word, and 20 angels and 20 men" /
Corinthians 4. 2
Fifth, they have charge u the dead. a.
s indicated IN the story Of stephen and