1. God’s Messengers – Numbers 16

2.  What are they?  What do they look like?  What do they do?  In the past  In the present  In the future  Where do they come from?  Was Jesus an angel?  The anointed Cherub + Lucifer  Conclusions

3.  Greek – Angelos = Messenger  Hebrew – Elohim = Mighty one  Both words can refer to either a Heavenly or an Earthly being  We need to take care when reading passages to understand which is spoken of  Angels are Gods messengers

4.  2 Kings 6: 17 – usually hidden  Genesis 18:1-2 – look like men  Exodus 3:2 – fire  Exodus 14:19 - cloud

5.  Psalm 91:1 – under the shadow of the Almighty  Matt. 4:11 – Ministered to Jesus  Lk. 22:43 – Strengthening  Hebrews 1:14 – To us also

6.  They can enter into Gods Holy Presence, so they must be sinless beings  Two problem passages  Psalm 78:49 – evil = aweful  2 Peter 2:4 – refers to Num 16

7.  Gen 1:26  “Let us make man in our image”  Psa 104: 4-5  Gen 18:2,22; Heb 13:2; Lk 20:35-36

8.  Create – Gen 1:26; Psa 104: 4-5  Give messages – Jud 6:11-24; Gen 18:1-2; Gen 19:1-5; Gen 22:11-15; Ex 3:2  Guide – Gen 24:7; Ex 14:19; Ex 23:20,21  Protect & Deliver – Dan 3:28; 6:22; Acts 5:19; 12:6-7  Destroy – 2 Kings 19:35; Acts 12:23

9.  Psalm 34:7  The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

10.  Matt 22:30 – we will be made angels  2 Thess 1:7-8 (This is the saints)  Luke 20:36 – we will not die

11.  The Bible does not say  Two hypothesis posed by Christadelphians  They are a pre-adamic race  They are the saints from our future travelling back in time  Its not recorded because knowledge of their origin is not essential for salvation

12.  Angels cannot die – Lk. 20:36 – Jesus died  Jesus was made lower than an angel – Hebrews 2:16  Jesus was made better than an angel when raised – Hebrews 1:3,4  Only Jesus sat at Gods right hand – Hebrews 1:3; 1:7; 1:14

13.  Anointed Cherub  Ezekiel 28:14, 2  Lucifer  Isaiah 14:12-14, 4

14.  Angels can be heavenly or earthly  Angels look like men  Angels do Gods bidding  We are not told the origin of Angels in the Bible  Jesus was not an angel  There is no fallen angel