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The Reality of Angels in Our Lives 0:00 Welcome to this pray dot com series from w publishing. In this episode, doctor David Jeremiah explores the angels of heaven. If you enjoy this series, you can go deeper in doctor Jeremiah's New York Times best selling0:11 book, The Promise of Heaven.0:15 Chapter 12, the angels of heaven. Pastor John Boston was driving on Airport Road in Columbus, Ohio when he swerved0:27 to avoid a car that crossed the center line and veered toward him. Boston crashed into a utility pole, causing a live transformer to fall onto his vehicle. Thousands of volts of electricity0:38 began frying the car. The windshield started melting, and the passenger window folded inward. The driver's side door was jammed, and no 1 could touch the car without getting0:50 electrocuted. Suddenly, a man appeared out of nowhere, easily opened the door, helped pastor Boston out, and led him away just as the car exploded. He said his name is1:02 Johnny, Boston recalled. The man told Boston, the police are almost here, and I can't be here when they get here, but you're going to be okay. Then the man was gone.1:14 When rescue workers showed up, electricity was still surging through the vehicle, and firefighters couldn't explain how Boston had gotten out. It gives me goosebumps, said 1 emergency responder.1:26 As for pastor Boston, he had only 1 explanation. He believes he was rescued by an angel. I've heard stories like that all my life. In fact, a very similar incident recently1:38 happened to my doctor. Without being dogmatic about any 1 experience, I do believe angels exist. They are present around us, and they are often God's agents in helping us.1:51 As Hebrews 1 14 explains, angels are ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation. I've preached and written about angels2:02 throughout my ministry. They populate the Bible, and we can study them in about 300 passages from Genesis to Revelation. In this chapter, I want to address a specific issue. How2:14 will we relate to angels in eternity? Will we see them, visit with them, labor alongside them, worship beside them, live under their authority, or could we even2:26 rule over them? In short, how will we interact with angels in heaven? Before going further, let me dispense with 1 idea. We will not be angels.2:38 Sometimes when a child dies, we hear someone say, well, he's an angel with god now. Occasionally, someone says something about our passing away and growing wings. No. Angels are angels,2:50 and humans are humans. There is nothing in the Bible that indicates we'll take on an angelic nature. What the Bible says is even better.Walking and Worshiping Alongside Angels 3:02 Walking alongside angels. First, we'll live and walk among angels, which means we will be able to see them, fellowship with them, and enjoy their company.3:14 Right now, we're living in the midst of 2 realms, the visible and the invisible, the physical and the spiritual. Colossians 1 16 says, for by him, all things were created that are in heaven and3:26 that are on earth, visible and invisible. The apostle Paul advised us to fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen since what is seen is3:37 temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Second Corinthians 4 18, NIV. We cannot literally see into the spiritual realm unless the Lord3:49 occasionally allows us to entertain an angel unaware. Hebrews 13 2. All this will change when eternity dawns. Paul wrote, he made known to us the mystery of his4:01 will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment, to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under4:12 Christ. Ephesians chapter 1 9 through 10, NIV. The New Living Translation renders verse 10 like this. And this is the plan. At the right time, he will bring4:24 everything together under the authority of Christ, everything in heaven and on earth. Revelation 21 tells us about the moment when God will create the new heavens and the new earth4:36 and when the holy city will descend. A loud voice will cry, behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them. Verse 3.4:48 Randy Elkhorn wrote, the marriage of the God of heaven with the people of earth will also bring the marriage of heaven and earth. There will not be 2 universes. 1, the primary home of God5:00 and angels, the other, the primary home of humanity. Nothing will separate us from God, and nothing will separate earth and heaven. Once God and mankind dwell together,5:13 there will be no difference between heaven and earth. Earth will become heaven, and it will truly be heaven on earth. With our glorified bodies, we will see,5:24 hear, smell, feel, and taste the joys of heaven. We'll see the lord Jesus, and I believe we'll see all the various ranks and echelons of angels, including5:36 seraphim, cherubim, archangels, and those occupying thrones, dominions, and powers. Look again at Hebrews 12 22. But you have come to Mount Zion to the5:48 city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, NIV. That verse clearly indicates the6:00 tangibility of our association with angels in heaven. According to Revelation 21 12, an angel will be stationed at each of the 12 gates going into New Jerusalem. They will6:12 not be there for defensive purposes since all evil and danger will be forever banished. They must be there to greet us as we come and go from the city. Surely, we'll be able to see them. Don't you6:24 think? I don't wanna speculate beyond the teaching of scripture, but angels and humans carried out conversations in the bible. I see no reason why we won't do the same in heaven.6:36 Will they live in homes as I believe we will? Could they be our next door neighbors? Can you imagine walking down a golden street while chatting with an angel? Is it possible angels will come up to us6:48 and say, do you remember that time you almost drowned when you were 11 years old? Guess who saved you? Yes. It's possible. Angels have names such as Michael and6:59 Gabriel. Don't you think we'll learn their names and be at home with them? That's my sense of it. It's not hard for me to believe we'll walk alongside angels in glory.7:13 Worshiping alongside angels. If we walk alongside angels, we will most certainly worship alongside them. Isaiah saw the angels at worship and described it in7:25 chapter 6 of his book. Flying around God's glorious throne was a group of angels called seraphim, and 1 cried to the other, holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts. The whole7:37 earth is full of his glory. Isaiah said the entire temple trembled, the doorposts shook, and the house was filled with smoke, verses 1 through 4. The7:49 apostle John had a similar vision in Revelation 4 when he saw God's throne surrounded by cherubim crying, holy, holy, holy, lord god almighty, who was and is and is8:00 to come. Verse 8. Alongside the angels were a group of 24 elders, which, as I've often explained, likely represent the saints of all the ages, the collected body of8:12 believers from both the Old and New Testament eras. Revelation chapter 4 10 through 11 describes how we'll worship side by side with the angels, falling down before him who8:24 sits on the throne, casting our crowns before him, and singing, you are worthy, oh lord, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and8:35 by your will, they exist and were created. Let me suggest something. Don't you think we are worshiping side by side with angels every time we stand in church and sing words8:47 like, holy, holy, holy, lord god almighty. Early in the morning, our song shall rise to thee. Or newer songs, like the 1 that says, you are lifted high.8:59 Holy, holy forever. The apostle Paul makes a strange comment in Ephesians 3 10 that the principalities and powers in the heavenly places learned about God's plan to establish his9:11 church by listening to the apostles explain it. Peter said something similar in first Peter 1 12, and first Corinthians 11 10 seems to indicate that we should worship properly and9:23 reverently because of the angels. In first Corinthians 4 9, Paul implied the apostles and their ministries were well known to angels. Psalm 34 7 tells us the angels9:35 of God in camp around us. Many times as the choir and orchestra at our church have filled the room with glorious music and praise to god, I wondered if I could hear the whisper9:46 of angel wings, so to speak. The difference is that right now, they worship among us as invisible creatures. In heaven, we'll see our co worshipers visually, but9:58 should it not make us sing more sincerely and listen to the word more carefully if we remember angels are fluttering among the pews? Charles Spurgeon said, you can be like the angels10:10 now by being always in a state of praise. Let no murmur escape your lips. Let no complaining dwell on your heart. Praise God. Though the sun shines not, praise him though the10:22 mists and fog are thickening. Praise him though the winds should howl and the rain descend. You are not to be ruled by circumstances. Angels praise him in the night as well as in the10:34 day. Do you the same? Working alongside angels. Finally, we'll not only be walking and worshiping beside angels, weWorking with Angels and Eternal Reunion 10:45 will be working alongside them too. I have sound biblical authority for telling you this. On 2 occasions in the book of Revelation, the apostle John was so overcome by the presence of an angel that he10:57 bowed down to worship him. On both occasions, the angel gave the same response. Don't do that. I am a fellow servant with you. 19 10 22 9, NIV.11:09 In the first passage, the angel continued to say, I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. We humans are fellow servants with God's11:21 angels, which means we'll be working alongside our angelic friends for eternity. Elsewhere in this book, I have a chapter about the meaningful work and service that will occupy us in heaven. For11:33 now, just consider how wonderful it will be to fulfill our responsibilities with angelic helpers beside us. I wanna mention 1 other passage in the Bible that causes me to raise11:45 an eyebrow. In first Corinthians chapter 6 1 through 3, the apostle Paul discouraged believers from suing 1 another or taking 1 another to court. He said we should be able to work11:57 out these issues for ourselves, and he added, do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more things that pertain to this life? What does that mean?12:09 Some scholars believe it refers to our taking part in what Christ will do when he judges and condemns the fallen angels at the end of the age. Other commentators point out that the Greek word translated12:21 judge could mean to rule or govern. They believe it indicates that in the future, we may have authority even over angels. Elsewhere, the Bible says, if we12:33 endure, we shall also reign with him, second Timothy 2 12. In his commentary on first Corinthians, David e Garland suggested that Paul wanted to remind the Corinthians12:45 of their glorious end time destiny when they will be given dominion even over the angels. In that day, the current state of affairs will be radically reversed.12:57 Sometimes the Lord gives us glimpses of truths that will only be fully revealed later. But of this, I have no doubt. At the dawning of eternity, the spiritual and physical realms of reality will13:08 merge into 1 glorious reality under Jesus Christ. And we will meet the angels. We'll walk beside them, worship beside them, and work beside them. I have a feeling13:20 it will be like meeting old friends. As I worked on this chapter, I read about a group of 5 girls who grew up in the same community in California in the 19 forties. They were as close as13:32 sisters, and their favorite song back then was How Much Is That Doggy in the Window. After the eighth grade, they all went different ways. That was in 19 51. But they didn't13:43 forget each other, and they recently reunited in Las Vegas. It was the first time they've seen each other in 74 years. During that span of time, each 1 had lost a husband and13:55 had to navigate grief on her own. Now they poured out their hearts to 1 another. They also laughed a lot. They remembered the time they had all gotten into trouble at school for wearing jeans, which was a14:07 no no back then, and the time they had snuck into a drive in theater. They reminisced about the hours they spent in their local milkshake shop feeding nickels into the jukebox. The14:19 women spent 5 days together and could hardly stop talking and catching up with each other. 1 of the women said they didn't seem like friends, but like long lost family. Maybe that's a14:31 tiny example of how we'll feel in eternity. Heaven is going to be a glorious reunion with a long lost family, believers from all the ages, and angels from all the14:43 ranks together with our lord Jesus Christ. I don't wanna miss it. Do you?In this video 0:00 The Reality of Angels in Our Lives3:02 Walking and Worshiping Alongside Angels10:38 Working with Angels and Eternal ReunionComments No comments yet. Start the conversation.
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