Sunday Sermon

Jesus & Angels Dave Shaner July 10, 2005

Introduction:  Angels appeared frequently in the life of Jesus. If you are going to take Jesus seriously then you must take angels seriously.

Text: I Timothy 3:16

Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

I. Jesus believed in angels!

A. End times stories include angels.

The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. - Matthew 13:41

For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. - Matthew 16:27

When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. - Matthew 25:31

B. Scriptures from Matthew:

See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. - Matthew 18:10

At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. - Matthew 22:30

And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. ... "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. - Matthew 24:31,35

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'" - Matthew 25:41

C. Scriptures from Luke:

I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God. - Luke 12:8-9

There is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. - Luke 15:1

The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. - Luke 16:22

D. Scripture from John:

He then added, “I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” - John 1:51

II. Jesus received from Angels

A. Angels were fascinated ______________________________.

B. Angels participated ______________________________.

1. At His __________.

2. At the ____________ of Christ.

and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him. - Mark 1:13

Then the devil left him, & angels came & attended him. - Matthew 4:11

3. At ____________.

...“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. - Luke 22:41-44

4. At His ____________.

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. - Matthew 28:1-4

5. At His ____________.

After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” - Acts 1:9

C. Angels anticipate ______________________________.

God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you. - II Thessalonians 1:6-10

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” - Jude 14:15

D. But angels hesitated ______________________________.

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