RE: Angels
Angels ministered to Jesus following His temptation in the wilds. "Then the devil leaveth Him, and behold , angels came and ministered unto Him".(Mat 4:11).
I've read some pretty "way out there" writings on angels. I'm not finding a lot of the cool stuff that I saw in those books. I remember one of the books I read using the above scripture and saying "If angels ministered to our Lord in a moment of testing, we can be sure that they will also administer to God's children". Somehow that logic did'nt set well with me, but I do believe that angels do minister to us in some ways. I may have related the story to you guys of a time when I was in a truck wrapped around a pine tree 20 feet up in the air overnight. I should by all accounts have been dead. But there was an entity . . .or at least a manifestation of my imagination in my truck with me that would not let me go to sleep. In my mind . . .this was an angel.
In a moment of dark despair Elijah prayed that the Lord would take his life (1 Kings 19:4). In this moment of weakness an angel ministered to him twice. He received strength fromt the food that the angel prepared for him and was sustained by it for forty days.
In the middle of a violent storm when all hope was gone, an angel came to Paul assuring him of the safety of himself and 275 fellow passengers (Acts 27:23).
Because of the angels' message Paul was able to inspire everyone with hope and confidence.
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And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
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