The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-10-16

the children behold the face OF the Father,
but the angels that guard the children be-
hold His face, as If to know His will con-
corning them.
Fourth. they watch over the church.
Paul must have had this in mind when he
said, For | think that God nath set forth
us the apostles last as it were appointed
to death; for we are made a spectacle unto
the world, and to angels and to men," l
Corinthians 4: 9.
Fifth, they have charge OF the dead. as
is indicated in the story of Stephen and
the death and resurrection of Lazarus, also
in the fact that our Lord was in the tomb
and two angels were guarding Him.
Sixth. they shall accompany Christ at
His second coming. Prophets, evangel-
lists. apostles all declare this truth.
Seventh, they shall be the executors of
judgment. Matthew l3: 4l-2. The Son
Of Man shall send forth His ange,s. and
they shall gather out of His kindom all
things that offend. and them which do ini-
guilty and shall cast them into a furnace
of fire: there shall be waiiins and gaashins
of teeth"
1t is my purpose to show something con-
corning angels visits in days that are past
that l may make application OF the truth
to the present time.
Their visit to Abraham. Genesis IS:
~. "And the Lord appeared unto him IN
the plains of Mamre, and he sat in the
tent door in the heat Of the day. and he
lifted up his eyes and looked, and 10, three
men stood by him; and when he saw them
he ran to meet them from the tent door,
and bowed himself toward the ground"
We have here the thought Of communion
of which the Christian Church is so much
in need in these days. 1t is not so much
service that is demanded now as fellow
ship with Him and waiting upon Him by
means of which we NAV know His Will. l
like to picture this visit of angels. Abra-
ham at his tent door during the heat OF
the day, when suddenly the angels APP
peared. There were three OF them, the
angel of the Covenant being their leader.
l stood on the very spot where it is said,
according to tradition, the tent of Abra-
ham stood and the place seemed holy
ground. l doubt not the tent was ever
more beautiful to Abraham and Sarah. for
as a matter of fact homes are TRANSPORTED
and lives made beautiful Just in proper.
ton that Christ, the Angel Of the Cove
nant, fills us, and He still comes to US to-
day, and in His coming He is the same
Yesterday, to-day and forever. He entered
Iu6 uOIIS VI LdCCuCuS anu gave nm "a hS"
song, and salvation came to his entire
household. He filled the heart of Peter so
that when Paul was converted he came
down Just to visit him that he might know
concerning his Master. Doubtless he saw
the couch where He rested, possibly the
room where He slept, and ! have no ques.
ton at all but Peter and Paul iourneyed
together visiting the scenes that were
made sacred by His gracious presence. He
walked with the two on their way to En-
maus and illumined the Scriptures and
also made their hearts burn. We may
have angels visits in these days in une1-
pected ways.
like the story of the German boy who
sat a place at the table for Christ, and
suddenly there was a knock at the door.
When the child opened the door he found
there a peasant poorly clad; bade him
take the seat, feeling that since Jesus could
not come He had sent this nan in His
place.
Whatever may be the dispensational
Interpretation of the 28th chapter Of
| Matthew, the 35th to the 40th verses
ton. For l was an hungered and We gave
| Me meat; l was thirsty and We gave Nj
| drink, l was a stranger, and We took Me
in; naked and We clothed Me; / was sick
| and We visited Me; | was in prison and ye
| came unto Me. Then shall the righteous
answer Him saying, Lord, when saw we
| Thee an hungered and fed Thee? or thirsty
and gave Thee drink? When saw we
Thee a stranger and took Thee in? OF
| naked and clothed Thee? Or, when saw
We Thee sick or in prison and came unto
Thee? And the King shall answer ant
| say unto them, Verify, / say unto you, In
asmuch as We have done it unto one of the
least of these; My brethren, ye have done
it unto Me-" As a matter Of fact w
never give a cup of cold water, we never
say a kind word, we never lift another
burden for the glory OF Christ that we d.
not do these things unto Him.
Their visit to Lot. Genesis 80: l-s
"And there came two angels to Sodom a
even; and Lot sat in the gate Of Sodom
and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them
! and he bowed himself with his face toward
the ground; and he said, Behold, now, IN!
lords, turn in, l pray You, into your serv
ants house and tarry all night, and wasl
your feet, and We shall rise up early. ant
20 on your ways. And they said, Nay
but we will abide in the street all night
And he pressed upon them greatly, ant
lutN = III uillO Hill IL SillSlSu III
his house, and he made them a feast, ant
did bake unleavened bread, and they di'
eat" Will you notice the difference be
tween the number of angels in the first pic
.urs and the second; three in the first, tw'
in the second.
Lot is q type Of a worldly Chris
tan, a man Who had a good start an,
made n miserable failure. With such
man the Angel of the Covenant can hav
little fellowship, while for his soul be ma
have a great longing. Note the steps il
Lots downfall. He pitched his tent to
ward Sodom. They moved into Sodom
Then Sodom gained possession Of him
then he lost his. influence With his owl
household bis fellow-citiaens and with tn
angels Of heaven. He is like the man VIII
came into a service after he had been wan
dering from Christ for thirteen years
Once he had been faithful and true
brought face to face again with Christ h
renewed his vows and then started out t
win his children, but returned at the clos
of the day after he had been in their beau
tiful homes to say that they had every on
of them lapsed into infdelity. and he wa
powerless to move them. There may b
such a wanderer here who Is saying, j
there any hope. In answer I give you tn
picture of Jacob and the angels guardin,
him when he was q supplanter and a cheat
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