The God of Angel Armies & The Living
Mark 12:18-19 ESV
18And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, 19"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
Deuteronomy 25:5-6 NLT
5“If two brothers are living together on the same property and one of them dies without a son, his widow may not be married to anyone from outside the family. Instead, her husband’s brother should marry her and have intercourse with her to fulfill the duties of a brother-in-law. 6The first son she bears to him will be considered the son of the dead brother, so that his name will not be forgotten in Israel.
Mark 12:20-23 ESV
20There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. 21And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. 22And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. 23In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife."
Mark 12:24 ESV
24Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?
Mark 12:25 ESV
25For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Mark 12:25-27 ESV
25For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? 27He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong."
Colossians 1:16 NLT
16for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth.He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.Everything was created through him and for him.
Job 38:4-7 NLT
4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?Tell me, if you know so much. 5Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? 6What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone 7as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
Mark 12:25 ESV
25For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Revelation 5:11 NIV
11Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.
Hebrews 12:22 NLT
22No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering.
1 Peter 1:12 NIV
12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
Ephesians 3:10 NLT
10God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display his wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
Luke 15:10 NIV
10In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
Revelation 12:7 NIV
7Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
Revelation 12:9 NIV
9The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Jude 1:6 NLT
6And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.
Hebrews 13:2 NLT
2Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!
Revelation 22:8-9 NLT
8I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. 9 But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!”
Colossians 2:18 MSG
18Don’t tolerate people who try to run your life, ordering you to bow and scrape, insisting that you join their obsession with angels and that you seek out visions. They’re a lot of hot air, that’s all they are. They’re completely out of touch with the source of life, Christ, who puts us together in one piece, whose very breath and blood flow through us. He is the Head and we are the body. We can grow up healthy in God only as he nourishes us.
1st They Minister to God
Revelation 5:11-12 NLT
11Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. 12And they sang in a mighty chorus:“Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered—to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”
Isaiah 6:2-3 NLT
2Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3They were calling out to each other,“Holy, holy, holy is the lord of Heaven’s Armies!The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
Luke 1:26-28 NLT
26In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. 28Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!”
Revelation 16:1-3 NLT
1Then I heard a mighty voice from the Temple say to the seven angels, “Go your ways and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.” 2So the first angel left the Temple and poured out his bowl on the earth, and horrible, malignant sores broke out on everyone who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. 3Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse. And everything in the sea died.
2nd They Minister to People
Daniel 10:13 NLT
13But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia.
1. Angels deliver messages from God
Matthew 1:20 NLT
20As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
2. Angels Guide Us
Acts 8:26 NLT
26As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, “Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
Acts 10:3-5 NLT
3One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said. 4Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel.And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering! 5Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.
3. Angels Provide for Us
1 Kings 19:5-7 NLT
5Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!” 6He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again. 7Then the angel of the lord came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.”
4. Angels Protect Us
Psalms 91:11 NLT
11For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.
Matthew 18:10 MSG
10“Watch that you don’t treat a single one of these childlike believers arrogantly. You realize, don’t you, that their personal angels are constantly in touch with my Father in heaven?
5. When we die, angels escort us to heaven
Luke 16:22 NLT
22“Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham.# Greek into Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried,
6. When the Lord returns, angels will gather us up
Matthew 24:31 NLT
31And he will send out his angels with the mighty blast of a trumpet, and they will gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.
7. Angels Help Us
Hebrews 1:14 MSG
14Isn’t it obvious that all angels are sent to help out with those lined up to receive salvation?
A very wonderful thing, and one which we tend to forget, is that every Christian has and should enjoy the privilege of the service of the angels. We notice in the Gospels that at given points and at given times in our Lord’s earthly life angels came and ministered to Him, strengthening Him and helping Him. We have it stated explicitly in the Epistle to the Hebrews 1:14, “Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?” That refers to everyone who is a Christian. Because we are Christians the angels of God are at our service; they are ‘ministering spirits’ sent forth by God to serve and to minister to you and to me. Though we are unconscious of this they are exercising this ministry. We are surrounded by them, they are unseen, but they are there, and they minister to us because we belong to Christ. We sadly neglect and forget the service of angels; but if ever you feel lonely and bereft, and feel that you do not know what to do nor where to turn, remind yourself that your heavenly Father, the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, has sent angels to minister to you as He did to Him in the hours of His greatest crises and His greatest agony.
~D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Romans 7 Commentary
