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“When I decided to preach a sermon on angels, I found practically nothing in my library… I soon discovered that little had been written on the subject in this century… I have never heard anyone preach a sermon on angels.”

~ Billy Graham

“When I decided to preach a sermon on angels, I found practically nothing in my library… I soon discovered that little had been written on the subject in this century… I have never heard anyone preach a sermon on angels.”

~ Billy Graham

• Cute chubby babies with bows & arrows

• What we become after we die

• All-knowing, all-powerful, or all-present

• Objects of worship

• Halo-wearing, wing-clad, harp-players

What Angels are NOT:

Angels are created beings

Angels are created beings

What Angels Are:

Colossians 1:16 (NLT)Colossians 1:16 (NLT)

[Christ] 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.

[Christ] 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.

Psalm 148:1-2, 5 (NLT)Psalm 148:1-2, 5 (NLT)

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise him from the skies! Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven! … Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise him from the skies! Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven! … Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being.

Revelation 5:11 (NLT)Revelation 5:11 (NLT)

Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne…

Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne…

Angels are invisible spirit beings

Angels are invisible spirit beings

What Angels Are:

Hebrews 1:14 (NLT)Hebrews 1:14 (NLT)

Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

Hebrews 13:2 (NLT)Hebrews 13:2 (NLT)

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!

Angels may not be what they appear

Angels may not be what they appear

What Angels Are:

2 Corinthians 11:14-15 (NLT)2 Corinthians 11:14-15 (NLT)

Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness.

Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder that his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness.

1 John 4:1 (NLT)1 John 4:1 (NLT)

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God…

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God…

Who is being exalted?

Then I fell down at [the angel’s] feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God.”

~ Revelation 19:10 (NLT)

Who is being exalted?

Then I fell down at [the angel’s] feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God.”

~ Revelation 19:10 (NLT)

Is it consistent with God’s Word?

Let God’s curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you.

~ Galatians 1:8 (NLT)

Is it consistent with God’s Word?

Let God’s curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you.

~ Galatians 1:8 (NLT)

Angels are servants of God

Angels are servants of God

What Angels Are:

Hebrews 1:14 (NLT)Hebrews 1:14 (NLT)

Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.

Psalm 91:11-12 (NLT)Psalm 91:11-12 (NLT)

For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.

For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.

Matthew 18:10 (NLT)Matthew 18:10 (NLT)

“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.”

“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.”

Angels are battling for God, protecting God’s people

Angels are battling for God, protecting God’s people

What Angels Are:

2 Kings 6:17 (NLT)2 Kings 6:17 (NLT)

The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.

The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.

2 Kings 19:35 (NLT)2 Kings 19:35 (NLT)

That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers.

That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers.

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