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1:4
Being
made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a
more excellent name than they. angels Angel, Summary:
Angel, "messenger," is used of God, of men, and of an order of
created spiritual beings whose chief attributes are strength and wisdom. 2 Samuel
14:20; Psalms
103:20; 104:4.
In the O.T. the expression "the angel of the Lord" (sometimes
"of God") usually implies the presence of Deity in angelic form. ; Genesis 16:1-13;
21:17-19;
Genesis
22:11-16; 31:11-13;
Exodus 3:2-4;
Judges 2:1; 6:12-16; 13:3-22 (See
Scofield "Malachi 3:1")
. The word "angel" is used of men in ; Luke 7:24; James 2:25; Revelation 1:20;
2:1,8,12,18;
3:1,7,14
In Revelation
8:3-5. Christ is evidently meant. Sometimes angel is used of the spirit
of man. ; Matthew
18:10; Acts
12:15. Though angels are spirits ; Psalms 104:4; Hebrews 1:14
power is given them to become visible in the semblance of human form. Genesis 19:1 cf ; Genesis 19:5; Exodus 3:2; Numbers 22:22-31;
Judges 2:1; 6:11,22; 13:3,6; 1 Chronicles
21:16,20; Matthew
1:20; Luke
1:26; John
20:12; Acts
7:30; 12:7,8,
etc.). The word is always used in the masculine gender, though sex, in the
human sense, is never ascribed to angels. ; Matthew 22:30; Mark 12:25.
They are exceedingly numerous. ; Matthew 26:53; Hebrews 12:22;
Revelation 5:11;
Psalms 68:17.
The power is inconceivable. 2 Kings 19:35.
Their place is about the throne of God. ; Revelation 5:11;
7:11. Their
relation to the believer is that of "ministering spirits, sent forth to
minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation," and this ministry
has reference largely to the physical safety and well-being of believers. ; 1 Kings 19:5;
Psalms 34:7; 91:11; Daniel 6:22; Matthew 2:13,19;
4:11; Luke 22:43; Acts 5:19; Acts 12:7-10.
From ; Hebrews 1:14; Matthew 18:10; Psalms 91:11 it
would seem that this care for the heirs of salvation begins in infancy and
continues through life. The angels observe us ; 1 Corinthians
4:9; Ephesians
3:10; Ecclesiastes
5:6 a fact which should influence conduct. They receive departing saints.
Luke 16:22.
Man is made "a little lower than the angels," and in incarnation
Christ took "for a little "time" this lower place. ; Psalms 8:4,5; Hebrews 2:6,9
that He might lift the believer into His own sphere above angels. Hebrews 2:9,10. The angels are to accompany Christ in His second
advent. Matthew
25:31. To them will be committed the preparation of the judgment of the
nations. Matthew
13:30,39,41,42. See Scofield
"Matthew
25:32". The kingdom-age is not to be subject to angels, but to
Christ and those for whom He was made a little lower than the angels. Hebrews 2:5 An
archangel, Michael, is mentioned as having a particular relation to Fallen angels.
Two classes of these are mentioned: (1) "The
angels which kept not their first estate place, but
left their own habitation," are "chained under darkness,"
awaiting judgment. 2 Peter
2:4; Jude
1:6; 1 Corinthians
6:3; John
5:22. (See Scofield "Genesis 6:4") (2) The angels
who have Satan Genesis
3:1 as leader. (See Scofield "Revelation 20:10") . The origin of
these is nowhere explicitly revealed. They may be identical with the demons. (See Scofield "Matthew 7:22") . For Satan and his angels
everlasting fire is prepared. Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10.
1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten
into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of
God worship him. world "oikoumene" = inhabited
earth. (See Scofield "Luke 2:1") . 1:9 Thou hast loved
righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed
thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. righteousness (See Scofield
"1 John 3:7")
. iniquity lawlessness. (See Scofield
"Romans 3:23") . salvation (See Scofield "Romans 1:16") . |
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