Teague Bible Church

Angels Hebrews 1:4- 2:16 7/5/15
Angels – the word means “messenger” 182 references to Angels
*59 of the 66 books of the Bible have references to angels
* No reference to angels in Ruth, Nehemiah, Ester, James, 1,2,3, John)
The good angels are personal, sinless, immortal beings, exist in great numbers (Hebrews 12:22), are in close relationship to individual men, and attend the great events of the history of the kingdom of God. They are not to be worshipped, but are fellow servants of God, as we are ( Revelation 19:10). They are not intercessors between us and God in reference to sin and forgiveness. No priestly role because they are not human.
*Adoration of angels is well documented in Judaism and among non- Jews. Colossians 1: 16-19
*They are spirit beings, but can appear as men ( Daniel 10:18) to relay messages.
* They ministered to the physical needs of the Lord in His temptation ( Matthew 4),
and to men in their physical need ( I Kings 19:5).
*Are there for joyous occasions (Luke 2 and 15)
*Sometimes appear as more glorious than men (Daniel ).
C.S. Lewis- Modern view of angels wrong- Screwtape letters- preface

Noteworthy references:
Genesis 18- Three men announce to Abraham he would have a son
Genesis 19- Sodom and Gomorrah
Genesis 22- Abraham and Isaac
Genesis 28- Appears to Jacob ( probably appears more to Jacob than any other; Daniel a close second)
Genesis 32- Jacob wrestles with an angel, has name changed
Exodus 23:20- Angels attend the wilderness wanderings
1 kings 19:5- Angels feed Elijah
1 Chronicles 21 – 70,000 fell by the hand of an angel when David sinned by having a Census
Then angel was to destroy Jerusalem with sword in his hand, but God decided no.
Daniel 3:25- “I see 4 men in the furnace, were there not just three before?”
Daniel 6:22- God closed the lion’s mouth by an angel
Daniel 10:21- Michael comes to help and angel. A 21 day delay!
Revelation 19: 10- John himself tempted to worship an angel because they are so awesome!
*No female angels mentioned, no harps, no wings.

The author of Hebrews needs to show the superiority of Christ to the angels.
*The angels worship Jesus. ( Heb. 1:6)
Christ had to really be fully human to fulfill His role as the sin offering for us, and to do His work as our
High Priest. Christ is not an angel!
He is the eternal God-man, while angels are created beings.

*Satan and the demons are fallen angels who were created sinless, but chose to rebel.
Isaiah 14:12-14/ Revelation 12/ Jude 6

Text today: Hebrews 1: 4- 2:3a
1:4 “Having become” – the point –in- time reference is because of the incarnation.
Technically it means “earned by experience.”
“inherited”- always had the superior name and all rights, power, and privileges that go
with it, but at a point in time proved He was worthy of it.
“ Son”- today I have “begotten,” i.e., “brought you forth” as a coronation for a king.
Has nothing to do with having a beginning, as the angels had a beginning.
God can only “begot” something of His own nature,
therefore, no beginning or no ending.
These all refer to His earthly ministry. He always was God, Savior and Lord.
John 17:5 “Now, Father, glorify Me together with yourself,
with the glory which I had before the world was.”
There never was a time when the Father could not say, “You are My Son!,” but there came a day in time when by resurrection into a glorified humanity He was begotten(brought forth) to a new status as the exalted Man ( Phil. 2).
He is not only “The Son” ( one of a kind) because of His deity, but also now exalted to be “as a son” because of His humanity so that He can related to us. WOW!
Romans 8:29 “ He is the firstborn among many brethren”
Angels are servants in the Kingdom of God; Jesus is the Son ruling over the Kingdom of God.
Angel summary:
1:7 Mobility, action, power; yet servants.
1: 14 “Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake
of those who will inherit salvation?”
No concept of one particular “guardian angel” for each saint could be established here.
Summary application: So what?
How does this make you feel living on this earth with all the danger and insecurity?