BEWARE OF ANGELS FROM THE DARK SIDE
Angels
of light, angels of darkness
Two
elect holy angels are mentioned by name in the Bible: Michael and Gabriel.
Also mentioned is the Angel of the Lord, the archangel (Michael), the
Captain of the Host, messengers (Gabriel appeared to Mary), guardians.
The fallen angels mentioned are the angel of the Abyss (Destroyer), and
of course the most notorious angel of all: Lucifer. Scripture tells us
very little about angles, except that they are sent to do God's bidding.
Most people know the story of the angel of the Lord who appeared to Mary
and announced that she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit
and give birth to the Savior. "The virgin will be with child and
will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means,
"God with us" (Matthew 1:23).
What
does the Bible say about angels?
Angels are personal
spiritual beings, having aspects of intelligence, emotions, and will.
This is true of both the good and evil angels. Angels possess intelligence
(Matthew 8:29; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 1:12), show emotions (Luke
2:13; James 2:19; Revelation 12:17), and demonstrate that they have
wills (Luke 8:28-31: 2 Timothy 2:26; Jude 6). Angels are spirit beings
(Hebrews 1:14), with no true physical body. The fact that they do not
have bodies does not affect their being personalities (any more than
it does with God).
Judgment
Day's approaching. God's angels will announce His impending judgments
as well as execute them. "New Age angle enthusiasts who say that the typical
message from an angles is, 'Don't be afraid, everything is fine. There
is nothing but love' are in gross error. Though angels are loving and
do bring comfort to the people of God, they also bring messages of death,
destruction, and judgment to those who reject Christ."[2]
Satan will go down in flames.
A final
word of warning: Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than
puttin' it back in.