BIBLE STUDY: CHAP.115 -- THE MINISTRATION OF GOOD ANGELS

1. OF what family does Paul speak in Ephesians?
"For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom ________________________________ is named." Eph. 3:14,15.
2. By what name are the members of this family called?
"Now there was a day when __________________ came to present themselves before the Lord." Job 1:6. "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called _________________." 1 John 3:1.
3. By what name are those composing the family in heaven commonly known to us?
"And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many _____________ round about the throne." Rev. 5:11.
4. Did angels exist before the death of any of the human family?
"So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden of Eden ________________." Gen. 3:24.
Cherub: "A creature of a sacred and celestial nature."-Gesenius.
5. Who witnessed the laying of the foundations of the earth?
"Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner-stone thereof; when the ______________ sang together, and all ________________ shouted for joy?" Job 38:6,7.
6. How many of these beings did John see around the throne?
"And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne; . . . and the number of them was _____________________________________." Rev. 5:11.
7. What does Paul say of their number?
"But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to _________________________." Heb. 12:22. See also Dan. 7:10.
8. Are angels of a higher order of beings than man?
"Thou hast made him ___________________________." Ps. 8:5.
NOTES.-There are different orders of angels: "Cherubim" (Gen. 3:24); "Seraphim" (Isa. 6:2,6); "Archangel" (1 Thess. 4:16; Jude 9).
Some of their names are: "Michael" (Dan. 10:13,21; 12:1; Jude 9); "Gabriel" (Dan. 8:16; 9:21; Luke 1:19); "Uriel" (2 Esdras [Apocrypha] 4:1,36; 5:20. See 1 Chron. 15:5); "Ariel" (doubtless of angelic origin. See Ezra 8:16).
Michael means, "Who is like God," and hence is a fit title for Christ. Gabriel signifies, "The strength of God," an appropriate name for the angel or being who stands next to Christ (Dan. 10:21). Uriel means, "The light of God;" Ariel, "The lion of God."
9. Is Christ ever called an angel?
"Behold, I send an _____________ before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared." Ex. 23:20. See verse 23; Acts 7:38; and margin of 1 Cor. 10:4. "_________________ saved them." Isa. 63:9. "Michael the __________________." Jude 9. See also Dan. 12:1; 1 Thess. 4:16.
NOTE.-Angel means messenger. In Mal. 3:1, Christ is called "the messenger of the covenant."
10. What is said of the strength and character of the angels?
"Bless the Lord, ye His angels, ______________________________, harkening unto the voice of His word." Ps. 103:20.
11. What description is given of Gabriel in Daniel?
"His body also was like the ____________, and his face as the appearance of _____________, and his eyes as _____________, and his arms and his feet like in color to _______________, and the voice of his words ___________________." Dan. 10:6.
NOTE.-Similar descriptions are given of God, the "Ancient of days." in Dan. 7:9; and of Christ. "the Son of man." in Rev. 1:13-15.

12. What was the appearance of the angel that rolled away the stone from the sepulcher at the resurrection of Christ?
"His countenance was _______________, and his raiment ___________." Matt. 28:3.
13. What shows that the angels sent to Abraham and Lot were real beings?
"And he [Abraham] took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and __________________." " And he [Lot] made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat." Gen. 18:8; 19:3.
14. What reason does Paul give to encourage us to entertain strangers?
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: ____________________________." Heb. 13:2.
15. In his dream at Bethel, what did Jacob see?
"And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: _________________________________." Gen. 28:12.
16. To whose authority are the angels subject?
"Jesus Christ: who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; ____________________________________." 1 Peter 3:21, 22.
NOTE.-In Joshua 5:13-15, Christ is called "captain of the Lord's host."
17. In what work are angels engaged?
"Are they not all _________________, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? " Heb. 1:14.
18. What scripture indicates that each child of God has an accompanying angel?
"Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven _______________________________ which is in heaven." Matt. 18:10.
NOTE.-Another has said: "Christians who live in the light of God's countenance are always accompanied by unseen angels, and these holy beings leave behind them a blessing in our homes."
19. How is their watch-care over God's people expressed?
"The angel of the Lord _________________________________________." Ps. 34:7.
20. By what means were the three Hebrews protected while in the fiery furnace?
"I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is __________________ God. . . . Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath _________________________ that trusted in Him." Dan. 3:25-28.
21. When cast into the lions' den, how did Daniel say he had been saved from death?
"_______________________________, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me." Dan. 6:22.
22. When surrounded by the Syrian host, what did Elisha say, and for what did he pray, to encourage his frightened servant?
"And he answered, ____________________________________. And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, ____________________. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; __________________________________________." 2 Kings 6:16,17.
23. What does the psalmist say of the chariots of God?
"The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even __________________." Ps. 68:17.
24. By what means were the apostles delivered from prison?
"_____________________ by night ____________________, and brought them forth." Acts 5:19.
25. How was Peter delivered later?
"_____________________________, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. . . . And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. . . . They came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forth with the angel departed from him." Acts 12:7-10.
NOTE.-"What we call physical law is no obstruction to angelic ministrations. Bolts and bars and prison gates disappear at their volition, and dungeons like palaces shine in their presence. No place can be so dismal, no cavern so deep and dark, no Inquisition cell so hidden and fetid, no fortress so strongly guarded, that they cannot find quick and easy access, if a child of God is there."- "Footprints of Angels in Fields of Revelation," by E. A. Stockman, pages 74, 75.
26. When Elijah was about to take a forty days' journey, how was he strengthened for it?
"_______________________________________; because the journey is too great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God." 1 Kings 19:7,8.
27. After His forty days' fast and temptation in the wilderness, how was Christ strengthened?
"Then the devil leaveth Him, and, behold, _____________________." Matt. 4:11.
28. How was Christ strengthened while suffering in the garden of Gethsemane?
"And ___________________________________." Luke 22:43.
29. Are the angels interested in the plan of salvation?
"Which things ________________________________." 1 Peter 1:12.
30. Are they interested in the conversion of men? "Likewise, I say unto you, there ________________________________." Luke 15:10.
31. Before whom are we said to speak?
"Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou
shouldest vow and not pay. Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; _______________________________________, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?" Eccl. 5:5,6.
32. For what must men give account in the judgment?
"But I say unto you, That __________________________ that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment." Matt. 12:36. See also Eccl. 12:13,14.
33. Out of what will they be judged?
"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged _______________________________, according to their works." Rev. 20:12.
34. What shows that the actions of men are recorded?
"And the Lord harkened, and heard it, and a _________________________ for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon His name." Mal. 3:16. See also Isa. 65:6; Jer. 2:22.
35. In the judgment how many angels minister before God?
"A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him: _____________________ ______________________: the judgment was set, and the books were opened." Dan. 7:10.
NOTE.-Since the angels are our ministering spirits, and our lives are open before them, it is reasonable to infer that they make the record of our lives. Then when the books are examined, they will of necessity be present, to minister before God.
36. What does Christ promise overcomers?
"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but ___________________________________." Rev. 3:5.
37. What protection has God promised His people during the seven last plagues?
"There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. _____________________________________________________." Ps. 91:10-12.
38. When Christ comes, who will come with Him, and what will they do?
"For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father ______________." "And _______________________________ from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matt. 16:27; 24:31.
39. Where will all the saints then go?
"Then we which are alive and remain _______________________________, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." 1 Thess. 4:17.
NOTE.-We shall then have the privilege of seeing and conversing not only with the good and blest of all ages, but with the angels who have ministered to us during our earthly pilgrimage.
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O, MAY Thine angels, while I sleep,
Around my bed their vigils keep;
Their love angelical instil,
Stop every avenue of ill!
May they celestial joys rehearse,
And thought to thought with me converse.
BISHOP KENT.
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