Lesson 6 · November 10, 1906
Work of the Angels in the Plan of Salvation
Questions.
- 1.Who minister to those who are heirs of salvation? .
- 2.What two classes of these beings are mentioned? ; ; .
- 3.What is the probable proportion of those who "kept not their first estate"? . Note 1.
- 4.What number at least are still loyal to God? ; .
- 5.In what work are all the heavenly angels engaged? . Note 2.
- 6.What comparison is drawn between the angels and the Son? .
- 7.What is their attitude toward the Son? .
- 8.Should men worship these heavenly messengers? . Will they permit worship? How have they shown their loyalty to God? .
- 9.What promise of protection does the Lord give us? .
- 10.When Hezekiah was king of Judah, what did Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attempt to do? .
- 11.What became of Sennacherib's army? . How many angels are mentioned as engaged in this destruction? Note 3.
- 12.What promise was thus verified? . What. was the secret of this miraculous protection? .
- 13.When Daniel, the "greatly beloved of the Lord," was in urgent need of protection and deliverance, who was sent to his relief? .
- 14.Who was sent to warn Lot concerning the destruction decreed upon Sodom? . Note 4.
- 15.As Lot lingered, what did the angels do for his safety? .
- 16.In what do the angels of the Lord have a special interest? (mark the last clause of ).
- 17.Preparatory to the final deliverance of God's people from this present world, what work is done by the angels? .
- 18.What is the last joyful work of the angels in making the great plan of salvation complete? .
Notes
1. "God informed Satan that to His Son alone He would reveal His secret purposes, and He required all the family in heaven, even Satan, to yield Him implicit, unquestioned obedience; but that he (Satan) had proved himself unworthy a place in heaven. Then Satan exultingly pointed to his sympathizers, comprising nearly one-half of all the angels, and exclaimed, These are with me! Will you expel these also, and make such a void in heaven? He then declared that he was prepared to resist the authority of Christ, and to defend his place in heaven by force of might, strength against strength."—.
2. "It is through Christ, by the ministration of His heavenly messengers, that every blessing comes from God to us."—.
3. The prophet likens the people of God to a maiden, laughing, and shaking her head at this fierce foe. Think of this strong army outside of Jerusalem, and "the virgin daughter of Zion" laughing and shaking her head at the heathen king's legions. Certainly she must have had confidence in divine protection.
4. When an earthly government sends an ambassador to another country, in such a representative is vested all the power of the nation in whose service he is. So when God commissions a heavenly ambassador to represent the government of the Universe, all of the power of the kingdom of heaven is vested in the messenger sent for the accomplishment of God's purpose.
Bible texts in this lesson
Hebrews 1:13 · Hebrews 1:14 · Psalms 103:20 · Jude 1:6 · Revelation 12:7 · Revelation 12:3 · Revelation 12:4 · Revelation 12:9 · Revelation 5:11 · Daniel 7:9 · Daniel 7:10 · Hebrews 1:4-9 · Hebrews 1:6 · Revelation 19:10 · Revelation 22:8 · Revelation 22:9 · Psalms 34:7 · 2 Chronicles 32:1 · Isaiah 37:36 · 2 Kings 18:3 · 2 Kings 18:5 · 2 Kings 18:6 · Daniel 6:16 · Daniel 6:17 · Genesis 19:1 · Genesis 19:16 · 1 Peter 1:10 · 1 Peter 1:12 · Revelation 7:1-3 · Matthew 24:31
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