ANGELIC MINISTRY (PART 6)
TEXT: Daniel
8:15-19 (KJV)
15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
Today in our study about the
ministry of angels we shall be looking at the category of angels created to
deliver divine messages from the heavenly Father. This group is believed to be
led by the angel Gabriel. Any time there is a word being delivered by an angel
it is often Gabriel or one of the angels working with him. From Abraham to John
in the book of Revelation there are several encounters of angels of this
category. Without them there would have been so much confusion and frustration
for many. They were very prominent in the life of Daniel as can be found in the
book of Daniel. On several occasions they showed up to make the difference for
Daniel. The birth of Samson and the kind of child he would become were given by
angels belonging to this category. Gideon was visited by one of such angels to
tell him the plan of God; to use him to bring about the deliverance of the
people of Israel. It was the angel Gabriel that visited Zachariah and Mary to
announce the birth of John the Baptist and Jesus. They are the ones who run to
and fro the earth to publish the good news of the birth of Jesus and they are
still very much at work.
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