Miscellaneous Questions Concerning Angels Answered

Introduction:
    There are many questions we probably have concerning angels and the spirit realm in general. For this lesson, I picked out a few questions that are of interest to me. The answers in tonight’s lesson are not intended to be exhaustive. Before entering this lesson, we will again look to Deut. 29:29 and Isa 55:8-9. God has not intended for man to know everything there is to know when it comes to the spiritual realm. Whatever we can & should know about angels has been revealed. Here are some questions of interest:

I. Are there __________ angels?
    A. Hodge: Angels do “guard.”
        1. Psa. 91:11-12—_____________ had guardian angels. See also Mt. 4:6 & Lk. 4:10.
            a) maintains we have access to what Jesus had—see Psa. 34:7.
            b) see also Mt. 18:10 and Heb. 1:14—angels minister to the heirs of salvation.
        2. God has not asked us to _____________, but to believe it!
    B. Meyer: - a highly emotional issue. Maintains the Scriptures ____ _____ support guardian angels.
        1. The dependence of a Christian upon an angel for ANY form of preservation or guidance is contrary to the teaching of the New Testament. (“A Study of Angels” p. 80)

II. Is _____________ a fallen angel?
    A. General assumption: Satan was once an angel but because of ___________ was cast out of heaven.
        1. See Ezek. 28:1-19; Isa. 14:12-14.
        2. Passage in Ezekiel—prophecy address to king of _________.
        3. Passage in Isaiah addressed to the king of ____________.
    B. This idea raises many questions….
        1. If Satan a fallen angel, did God create ________?
        2. Who _________ Satan? What caused him to fall?
        3. Why would an angel ________?
        4. Why does the devil persevere when he is ___________?
        5. Why no ____________ among Satan’s angels?
    C. Regardless of your/my personal conclusions: here are facts we need to know.
        1. Satan is _________! Responsible for all __________!
        2. _________ had it’s beginning before _________.
        3. Satan’s desire is to cause man to reject his _____________.
        4. Angels are given __________ __________ - opportunity to disobey/obey God’s will.

III. Are angels _________ beings?
    A. Job 38:4-7; Col. 1:15-17.
    B. Just when they were created before creation is not known.

IV. What about their ____________________?
    A. Invisible to _________ human vision; can assume any ______ God chooses.
        1. Num. 22:31; 2 Kgs. 6:14-17; Ex. 3:2; Heb. 1:7
    B. Frequently appear as __________. Gen. 18:1-2; 19:1-2; Jud. 13:9-11; Gen. 32:22-28; Mk. 16:5
    C. Misconceptions answered: There are no ___________ angels.
        1. They do not have __________.

V. What about ________________?
    A. Can this happen today? Commentators point to __________ & _________ (Gen. 18 & 19)
    B. Main point of the passage is for God’s people to be ________________.
    C. This could happen today—but we just don’t know.