Angelology Flashcards
(5 cards)
Classifications of Angels
Cherubim
Def. Highest angels. Proclaimers/protectors of God’s presence, sovereignty, and holiness.
* Gen. 3:24 …east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim
Seraphim
Def. “burning ones” Perform priestly work for God’s holiness.
* Is. 6:2-3 Seraphim… called out Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord…
Living Creatures
Def. Worship God night and day.
* Rev. 4:6-9 …four living creatures… did not cease to say, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord…”
Archangels
Def. Have special rank, power and responsibilities.
* Jude 9 But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil…
Rulers, Authorities, Thrones, Dominions, Powers
Def. Unknown classifications.
* Col. 1:16 …whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things have been created by Him and for Him.
Ministry of Angels
Worship God
* Rev. 5:11-12 …many angels… saying… Worthy is the Lamb that was slain…
Serve God
* Heb. 1:7 Who makes his angels winds, and His ministers a flame of fire.
Serve Saints
* Heb. 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
Relation to Man
I Cor. 6:3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels?
Heb. 2:7 Thou hast made him for a little while lower than the angels.
Evil Angels
Free Will
* James 1:13 …God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone.
* I Tim. 4:4 For everything created by God is good…
When?
* Sometime after day 6 of creation (Gen 1:31…very good)
* Satan’s fall (Isaiah 14:12-14)
* Satan’s demonic force… 2 Cor 11:14-15 - No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.
Work
Withstand Good Angels
* Dan. 10:13 The prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me…
Possess People
* Matt. 8:28 …two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs.
* Matt. 15:22 Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed.
Battle Believers
* Eph. 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but …
Disseminate False Doctrine
* I Tim. 4:1 …deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons.
Satan
Fall
* Ezek. 28:15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you.
* John 8:44 the devil …was a murderer from the beginning …there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
* I John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning…
Drew Evil Angels With Him
* Is. 14:13 I will raise my throne above the stars of God…
* Matt. 12:24 …Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.
Defeat
* Heb. 2:14 …that through death, He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is the devil.
Conduct
“Satan”=adversary
* Matt. 4:1 Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
* John 8:44 the devil …was a murderer from the beginning …there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
* II Cor. 4:3-4 …the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel…
* II Cor. 11:14 For even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
* I Thess. 2:18 …we wanted to come to you… and yet Satan thwarted us.
* I Peter 5:8 Your adversary the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
* Rev. 12:10 …the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down…
Future
* Rev. 12:9 And the great dragon …was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
* Rev. 20:2 And he laid hold of the dragon… and bound him for a thousand years.
* Rev. 20:7 And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison.
* Rev. 20:10 And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone…
