6.14 The Ministry of Angels

from

Chapter 6: Counterfeits of the Divine

from War On the Saints
by Jesse Penn-Lewis

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Rom. 8:29 π Heb. 1:6 π Heb. 1:14

The angels are "sent forth to minister to the heirs of salvation" ( Heb. 1:14 ), but not to take the place of Christ or the Holy Spirit. The Apocalypse seems to show that this ministration of angels to the saints on earth, is a ministration of war in the spiritual realm, against the forces of Satan; but there is little indication given of ministry in any other way. After the first Advent, when there was great angelic activity over the wondrous event of the Father bringing the "Firstborn" of the new race ( Rom. 8:29 ) into the inhabited earth ( Heb. 1:6 , R.V.; top); and again at the Advent of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost to begin His work of forming a Body like unto the Risen Head - and during the early years of the Church - the employment of angels in direct and visible communication with believers, seems to give way to the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit.

The entire work of witnessing to Christ, and leading the Church into all truth, has been committed to the Holy Spirit. Therefore all intervention of "angels," or audible voices from the spiritual realm, purporting to be from God, may be taken as counterfeits of Satan, whose supreme object is to substitute the working of his own wicked spirits in the place of God. In any case, it is best and safest in these days of peril to keep in the path of faith and reliance upon the Holy Spirit of God, working through the word of God.


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[6.15] How to Detect the Source of a Voice
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