The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-16
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE ENTITLED
ANGELS VISITS"
The Rev. DIR. j. Wilbur Chapman Draws
a Beautiful Lesson From tho Psalm
written I'm Memory of the wilderness
wanderings-.Angels as Guardians.

tudt was : ~ 49, A~
wilderness wanderings. In these verses
we find that Moses speaks OF victory in
every sort OF trial. Things hidden and
seen are 10 be overcome and influences
most insidious as we'll a~s.trials that are
most abundant and powerful would be as
nothing because OF the fact that the Lord
is the leader OF them all. and the very an
gels OF heaven are their bodyguards. 1t Is
q general Psalm. evidently for every one,
as indicated by the words. "He that dwell
eth in the secret places Of the most High
Verse l.. 1t is a Psalm Of sweetness be-
cause the secret place is suggested where
we MAY meet God, and not only tell Him
our secrets. but listen to Him as He
speaks. "for the secret Of the Lord is
with them that fear Him." 1t is a Psalm
Of light as indicated by the mention OF
shadows. for shadows ever accompany the
light and likewise a place of comfort, for
the thought Of the feathers would suggest
the building OF 4 birds nest. all the
thorns of which are covered with birds
: feathers, and Moses would mean in this
way as to the comfortable position of the
J child of God. 1t is a Psalm in which God
subjects His faithfulness to His own, for
in the l4th and the 18th verses there are
six 81 wills mentioned.
81 viii deliver him"
CT viii set him on high"
81 viii answer aim
"I will be with him."
81 viii deliver him and honor him."
"I will satisfy him."
All these blessings as indicated bv the
18th Psalm are for us If we stay in the Sc
cret place of the Most High and not with
out. To preach privileges without saying
TO whom they belong is like putting a let
ter In the post box on which no direction
has been written. Men have always be-
Eeved 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 to be
confused with our beloved dead, for our
loved ones are higher than they. In speak
iag 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
of His power. when He had by Himself
purged our sins. sat down OF the right
hand of the Majesty on high; being made
"a. much better than the angels, as He
hath by inheritance obtained a more ex.
cellent name than they" Hebrews /: "a.
And that we are to have the same as
Christ has received is indicated in the
PRAYER of Jesus, Father. I will that they
also whom Thou hast given Me be with
Ne where ! am; that they may behold
NY glory, which Thou hast given Me, for
Thou loyedst 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 pri-
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 by an
gels, defended by angels. strengthened by
angels. The law was spoken BY angels, so
the word of God declares. "Who have re.
ceived the law by the disposition of an
gels, and have not kept it." Acts Z: SO.
For if the word spoken by angels was
steadfast, and every transgression and dis.
obedience received a Just recompense of
reward" Hebrews 2: 2. While the Cos.
pei was spoken by the Spirit, "ForasmMch
as We are manifestly declared to be the
epistle Of Christ ministered BY us, written
mot with tnk, but With the Spirit of the
living God; not in tables of stone. but in
.heshy tables Of the heart" I'd CORN,
thiaps 3: 3.
.yy.ngeis are actual beings. They ate with
Abraham, they took Lot by the hand, they
refused to be worshiped and they accept
ed hospitality. They are a company rather
than q race; they do not marry, neither
do they die; they are of two orders, good
and evil, but 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 e~lect-an'
gels. The employment of angels is two
fold, heavenly and earthly.
First, they minister as priests in the
temple in the city Of God. Isaiah beheld
that King Uzzish died I saw also the Lord
sitting upon a throne. high and lifted up
and His train filled the. temple. Above il
stood the seraphim; each one had 81,
wings; with twain he covered his face, and
with twain he covered his feet, and with
twain he did fly. And one cried unto an
sther, and said, Holy, holy, holy is the
Lord OF hosts; the whole earth is full Of
His glory. And the posts of the door
moved, at the voice of him that cried. and
the house was filed with smoke. Then
cause | am a man of unclean lips, and ]
dwell IN the midst OF a people of unclear
lips; for mine eyes have seen the King,
the Lord Of hosts. Then flew one of the
seraphim unto me. having a live coal in
his hand, which he had taken with the
tongs from off the altar: and he laid il
upon my mouth, and said. Lo. this hath
touched thy lips, and thine iniQuity is
taken away. and thy sin purged. Also !
hear the voice of the Lord saying, Whom
shall / send. and who will 90 for us,
Then said /. Here am I; send>me."
They are interested in creation. in the
very beginning they have their part in the
anthem of praise. Job 50: Z. when the
morning stars sang together and all the
sons OF God shouted for joy?" While in
all that has to do with the control of ma
ture they are an active agency. Psalm
JOS: 20, BLESS the Lord. We His angels,
that excel in strength. that do His com
mandrIents, hearkeniug unto the voice of
HIS word" Their office is seven fold.
FIRST, they guide. When Philip was at
work in Samsria they sent him into the
desert. Acts s: 26-29. "And the angel Of
the Lord spake unto Philip SAYING, Arise
n go toward the south INTO the way
that soeth down from Jerusalem unto
GAIA. which IS desert. And hn arose and
went. and. behold. a man of Eshiopia. ar
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