Obsessed with Angels
I want to draw your attention to a sermon I preached on the subject of angels. I am going to be doing a Part II to this message next week. We live in a culture which exalts angelic and spiritual beings oftentimes above God Himself. Our culture is unfortunately obsessed with angels to the point of idolatry. My purpose in this sermon is to build an introductory understanding of what God’s word has to say about angels. I highly urge you to consider this very important topic in a world that more often than not finds itself being awed more by creatures than by the Creator.
I want to expound upon something that I discussed in the sermon. I mentioned the fact that angels are God’s agents of judgment. We find them all over the place in the book of Revelation. In fact, it is just a simple fact that the book of Revelation is the bloodiest book in the Bible. The blood that is being shed in Revelation is the blood of the enemies of God and His people. But it is vital to note that it is the angels who are shedding this blood. God sends them out as agents of judgment–they do His bidding. Jesus Christ surely bought and secured our redemption on the cross of Calvary, but our redemption will be fully consummated upon the final destruction of the enemies of God and His people at the return of Jesus Christ. And the final defeat of the enemies of God and His people will happen through the agency of angels. Thus, the angels do play a central role in God’s plan of redemption. And yet, if angels are that powerful and majestic, how much more majestic is the One who created them; yea… how much more majestic is the One whom they worship and serve!
Here is the sermon:
Angels: Servants and Worshippers (Part I)
Hebrews 1:1-14
December 6, 2009
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