Peter Barnes | Hebrews 1:1-14
SERMON NOTES
ANGELS AS MINISTERING SPIRITS
Psalm 91:1-16; Hebrews 1:1-14
– Christ says there are angels (Matt.22:30; 26:51-53). Not all angel stories are to be believed e.g. Joseph Smith and Moroni; and Muhammad and ‘Gabriel’ – note Gal.1:8.
– they are ministering spirits (Heb.1:14)
1. They protect God’s people.
– 2 Kings 6:11-17; Acts 12:6-10
– Ps.91:11-12 with the warning that it can be misused (see Matt.4:5-7)
– J. G. Paton was protected on Tanna
2. They comfort God’s people.
– 1 Kings 19:5-7; Acts 27:23-25
– Corrie ten Boom, imprisoned in Ravensbruck, believed that angels hid her Bible and woollen underwear from the Nazis.
3. They bring God’s Word to God’s people.
– Dan.9:20-23; Luke 1:5-20, 26-38
– they may minister to us without our knowing it