The Truth About Angels

308 Pages·2010·1.06 MB·English

by  Ellen G. White

The Truth About
Angels
Ellen G. White
1996
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Guided by the Holy Spirit, she exalted Jesus and pointed to
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TO THE READER
This book deals with a subject of worldwide interest.
In unprecedented numbers, television programs feature
purported accounts of angel involvement in human affairs.
Tabloid newspapers publish stories about numerous reported
sightingsofextraterrestrialvisitors. Bookstoresdisplayshelf
aftershelfofvolumesdealingwiththesupernatural,andsales
are brisk. In every land people are asking questions such as,
if angels actually exist, who are they? Are they the spirits of
thedead? Aretheyfriendlyorhostile? Cantheycommunicate
withus?
Most answers given by “authorities” do not satisfy the
sincereseekerfortruth. Manyoftheanswersrepresentmere
speculation.Somearepurposelysensational.Othersarebased
onfalseinterpretationsofscripture.
By contrast, the present volume is filled with inspired
information. It offers answers grounded firmly in the word
of God. It not only sets forth the truth about angels, but, we
believe,willleadthereaderintoadeeperspiritualexperience.
The first chapter provides a general overview of the
existence and activities of beings in the unseen world. The
secondchapterillustratesafewofthenumerouswaysinwhich
angels are involved in the personal lives of human beings.
Beginning with Chapter 3, the book sets forth in historical
sequenceagalaxyofevents andexperiencesinwhichangels
havebeenmajorplayers.
It begins with the rebellion of Lucifer in heaven before the
creationofthisworldandconcludeswiththeroleofangelsin
thegreathereafter.
This volume is a priceless resource book, but it is much
more than that; it is a book that lifts the veil between the
seen and the unseen world. It reveals angel involvement in
events that secular historians recorded but could not explain,
andgivesthereaderthefeelingthatheorsheisaneyewitness
oftheseevents—anexcitingexperienceindeed!
Webelievethatthisbookwillbeprizedbyseekersoftruth
allovertheworld,thatitwillhelpthemrecognizecounterfeit
manifestationsofspirits,andthatintheirdailywalkwithGod
it will lead them to seek and enjoy the fellowship of holy
angels.
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Contents
InformationaboutthisBook . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
AbouttheAuthor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
FurtherLinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
EndUserLicenseAgreement . . . . . . . . . 1
TOTHEREADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1: AngelsandYou—aBriefOverview . . . . . . . 9
TheNumberandPowerofAngels . . . . . . 9
AngelsHelpGod’sChildren . . . . . . . . . 10
SatanandEvilAngels. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Christ’sFollowersAreSafe . . . . . . . . . . 12
2: AngelMinistryToday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
AngelsGuardUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
AngelsInvolvedinFamilyLife . . . . . . . . 16
AngelsEnlightenOurMinds . . . . . . . . . 17
AngelsHelpUsDoRight . . . . . . . . . . . 18
AngelsAidEffortsfortheLost . . . . . . . . 20
AngelsStrengthenOurFaith . . . . . . . . . 22
3: AngelsinHeaven,BeforetheRebellion . . . . . 23
ChristasCreator-God . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
BeforeSinArose,GodHadaPlan . . . . . . 24
CreationoftheAngels . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
CreationofLucifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Lucifer’sHighPosition . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
BeforeEvilOriginated . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4: TheOriginofEvil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
TheOriginofEvilaMystery . . . . . . . . . 30
TheFirstInklingsofEvil . . . . . . . . . . . 31
GodSetsForthChrist’sTruePosition . . . . 32
LuciferBeginsHisCampaignAgainstChrist 34
LuciferIsGivenTimetoDevelopHisPrinciples 37
TheAngelsDebatetheIssues . . . . . . . . . 38
GodMeetsSatan’sChallenge . . . . . . . . . 41
LuciferBecomesSatan . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
TheAngelsAppearBeforetheFather . . . . 43
5: TheRebelliousAngelsAreCastOut,andAdam
andEveFall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
WarinHeaven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
TheEffectsofRebellion . . . . . . . . . . . 46
TheCreationofEarthandHumankind . . . . 47
AdamandEveinEden . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SatanPlanstoCauseMan’sFall . . . . . . . 50
SatanSpeakstoEveThroughaSerpent . . . 52
EveEatstheFruitandTemptsAdam . . . . . 56
TheCouncilofPeace . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
AdamandEveExpelledFromEden . . . . . 61
6: AngelsBeforeandAfterNoah’sFlood . . . . . 63
ThePlanofSalvationExplainedFurther . . . 63
WorshipattheCherubim-guardedGate . . . 63
AdamandAngelsInstructedAntediluvians . 65
Enoch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Noah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
TheFloodComes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
AftertheFlood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
TheBuildersofBabel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
7: AngelsinthePatriarchalAge . . . . . . . . . . 73
Abraham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
TheDestructionofSodomandGomorrah . . 75
TwoAngelsVisitLot . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
AbrahamTested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
TheMarriageofIsaac . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
JacobandEsau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
8: AngelsattheTimeoftheExodus . . . . . . . . 88
TheBirthofMoses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
MosesinMidian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
ThePlaguesofEgypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Christ,Israel’sInvisibleLeader . . . . . . . . 95
9: AngelsFromSinaitotheTakingofJericho . . . 98
AngelsinIsrael’sWildernessWanderings . . 98
IsraelatSinai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
“LetThemMakeMeaSanctuary” . . . . . . 99
TheDeathandResurrectionofMoses . . . . 103
Balaam,aProphetGoneWrong . . . . . . . 105
JoshuaLeadsIsraelIntoCanaan . . . . . . . 109
TheTakingofJericho . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
10:AngelsFromtheTimeoftheJudgestotheEarly
Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Christasthe“AngeloftheLord” . . . . . . . 112
Gideon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Samson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
SamuelandEli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
SaulandJonathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
David’sEarlyYears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
SaulEncountersanAngel. . . . . . . . . . . 121
Saul’sSéanceatEndorandHisDeath . . . . 121
11: Angels From David’s Time to the Babylonian
Captivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
David’sReign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Solomon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Elijah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Elisha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Isaiah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ezekiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
12: AngelsFromtheCaptivitytoJohntheBaptist . 139