Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-18
md two angels were guarding him.

! His second coming. Prophets. evangel
lists. apostles all declare this truth
Seventh, they shall be the executors o.
judgment. Matthew L.: 4l-42. The Son
Of Man shall send forth His angels. and
! they shall gather out OF His kindom al
things that offend. and them which do I'M
putty and shall cast them into furnace
OF fire; there shall be waiting and gnashlaf
OF teeth
1t is my purpose TO show something con
corning angels visits in DAYS that are pas
that l may make application OF tine truth
to the present time.
Their visit to Abraham. Genesis Is
-. And tine Lord appeared unto him l.
the plains OF Mamre. and he sat in the
3 tent door in the heat of the day. and he
( lifted up his ewes and looked and 10, thre,
men stood by him; and when he saw then
he ran to meet them from the tent door
and bowed himself toward the ground"
We have here the thought of commune.
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.
like to picture this visit OF angels. Abra
ham at his tent door during the heat o.
the day, when suddenly the angels ap
peared. There were three OF them, tn,
angel OF the Covenant being their leader
StoOu on TIE very spot W1ere IL Is SAID
according TO tradition. the tent of Abr1
ham stood and the place seemed hoij
ground. i doubt not the tent was ever
more beautiful to Abraham and Sarah. f0l
as matter OF fact homes are traastigurei
and lives made beautiful iuse in pro,cr
ton that Christ. the Angel of the Cove
nant, fills us and He still cores TO us to
day. and in His coming He is the same
Yesterday. to-day and forever. He entered
the home OF Zaccheus and gave him new
song, and salvation cane TO his eatir:
household. He filed the heart OF Peter sc
that when Paul vas converted he came
down just to visit him that he might know
the couch where He rested. possibly the
room where He slept. and | have 70 cues
ton at all but Peter and Paul journeyed
together visiting the scenes that were
made sacred by His gracious presence. He
walked with the two on their way TO En-.
maus and llumined the Scriptures and
also made their hearts burn. We r,3y
have angels visits in these days il unex
pected ways.
like the story OF the German boy whc
sat a place at the table for Christ. and
suddenly there was knock n. the door
When the child opened the door he found
there a peasant poorly clad: babe him
take the seat feeling that since Jesus could
not come He had sent this man in His
place.
Whatever may be thu dis,onsatioaal
Interpretation OF the oSth chapter oil
Matthew, the 35th - the 41th verses
are at least most striking in tiis conncc.
ton. For | was an Eungered and We gave
Me meat; L was thirsty and We gave Ne
drink. was 4 stranger. and We took Ne
in; naked and We clothed Ne: | was sick
and We visited Ne: i was IN prison and We
came unto Me. Then shall tn, righteous
answer Him saying. Lord. when saw we
Thee an hungered and fed Thee: or thirsty
and gave Thee drink? When saw We
Thee stranger and took Thee in? o,
naked and clothed Thee: Or. when sew
we Thee sick or in prison and came unto
Thee! And the King shall answer and
say unto Them. Verify. say unto you. In
Gsmuch as We have done il unto one OF the
least of these. Ny brethren. We have done
It unto Me" As n matter of fact we
never give a cup OF cold water. .vc never
say a kind word. we never lift ano.her's
burden for the glory OF Christ that We dc
not do these things unto Him.
Their visit to Lot. Genesis 10: l-3
And there came two angels TO Sodom al
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, my
lords, turn in, | pray you, into your serv.
ants house and tarry all night, and wash
lJut iSct. anu NC snail rise up early, alC
go on your ways. And they said Nay
but we will abide in the street all night
And he pressed upon them greatly. and
they turned in unto him and entered into
his house, and he made them n feast. and
did bake unleavened bread, and they die
eat Will you notice the difference be
tween the number OF angels in the first pic
ture and the second; three in the first, tive
in the second.
Lot is a type Of a worldly Chris
tian, a man who had n good start and
made miserable failure. With such
man the Angel OF the Covenant can have
little fellowship, while for his soul he may
Lots downfall. He pitched his tent 20
ward Sodom. They moved into Seldom
Then Sodom gained possession of him;
then he lost his influence with his OWE
household: his fellow-citizens and with the
angels of heaven. He is like the man who
dering from Christ for thirteen years
Once he had been faithful and true,
brought face to face again with Christ ht
renewed his vows and then started out tC
win his children. but returned at the close
OF the day after he had been in their beau
tiful homes TO say that they had every one
OF them lapsed into intideltv. and he wa.
powerless to move them There NAV h,
such n wanderer here who is saying, j.
there any hope In answer | give Won thu
picture OF Jacob and the angels guarding
him when he was n supplanter and a cheat
Genesis 81: -. and Jacob went on his
way. and the angels of God met him
And when Jacob saw them he said. This i.
Gods host, and he called the name of thai
place Mahanaim." and OF Peter concerning
whom the angels said as they gave thi
Masters invitation for the disciples t.
meet Him, He told His disciples and
Peter"
These angels went into Sodom ant
that Is the way to work, not to sill
with folded hands in the pew and expect
the unsayed to come to us: they hastenee
Lot. for they were dead in earnest. Tho
church needs a baptism of enthusiasm
They laid hold upon the hand OF Lot
Preaching is not enough; there must bt
personal contact with those who are lost
III.
The angel OF strength. Matthew 4: IL
"Then the devil leaveth him. and. behold
angels came and minstered unto him
There is no reason why We should fail il
these coming days granted the fact that
the flesh is weak. the tempter strong, on,
appetite awful. but still / Corinthians thu
10th chapter and the 18th verse is true
"There hath no temptation taken YOU
but such as is common to man. but God il
faithful. who viii not suffer You TO b,
tempted above that We are able, but will
with the temptation also make a way t.
escape that We may be able TO bear it,
In travelling through the country yester
day a friend called my attention to the
fact that the leaves which have been upor
the scrub oak all through the wintef