MYSTERY OF ANGELS
Part 3
The
Arch-Angel Michael
Michael is a very handsome angel. He is seven feet
tall, weighs 300 pounds, has sparkling deep blue eyes and blond hair. His
complexion is very fair, and he has a wonderful smile.
Michael is an Archangel (an angel of high rank), who had special charge
of Israel as a nation. He served as prince and guardian over the destinies of
the nation of Israel (Dan 10:21; 12:1). According
to the Epistle of Jude, Michael disputed with satan over the body of Moses
(Jude 9).
The Book of Revelation speaks of "Michael and his angels" (Rev
12:7), who struggled with satan when the devil rebelled against God at the
beginning of time.
Michael means — who is like GOD?
This name was given to this GOD’s glorious angel as a title as one of the
chief angels (Dan 10:13,21; 12:1). He is
"one of the chief princes" (Dan 10:13), a "prince" to
Israel (10:21), "the great prince" who will deliver Israel at the
time of the end of the Great Tribulation (12:1). In all these passages Michael
appears as the Heavenly patron and champion of Israel; as the watchful guardian
of the people of GOD against all foes earthly or devilish—as this was a time
before the natural birth of Christ The
Messiah.
Michael is the archangel who led the angelic armies in the war in Heaven
against the dragon and his fallen angels (Rev 12:7-9).
“And there was war in Heaven.
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels
fought back. But he was not strong
enough, and they lost their place in Heaven. The great dragon was hurled down —
that ancient serpent called the devil, or satan, who leads the whole world
astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him”.
Rev 12:7-9 NIV
When the war broke out in Heaven; Michael and his angels went forth to
battle with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. Michael and
his angels on one side, and the dragon and his angels on the other.
There was a great struggle on both sides— the dragon and his angels
fought and prevailed not; “he was not strong enough” “neither was their place found any more in Heaven”
[Ref. KJV].
“And they lost their place in Heaven” [Ref. NIV].
They were defeated, and there was no room found for them in Heaven any
longer.
The dragon and his angels were not only conquered, but cast out of
Heaven.
Here is how the Victory was gained: [1.] the sons of GOD overcame satan,
by the Blood of The Lamb, as the meritorious cause. The Lamb Of GOD was slain at
the golden altar in Heaven before the foundation of the earth— Christ by dying on
the cross and rising from the dead destroyed him that hath the power of death.
[2.] By The Word of their Testimony, which is The WORD OF GOD. This also
is GOD’s great instrument of war; which is the Sword of The SPIRIT. And what is
The Word of our Testimony?
It is the Scripture — therefore, by a resolute powerful preaching of the
everlasting Gospel, which is mighty, through GOD, to pull down strongholds —
[3.] and by their courage and patience in Christ’s suffering; they loved not
their lives unto the death, when the love of life stood in competition with
their loyalty to CHRIST; they loved not their lives so well but they could give
them up to death, could lay them down in Christ's cause; their love to their
own lives was overcome by a stronger love of the divine nature with The LORD;
and this their courage and zeal in Him helped them to confound their enemy, and
so contributed greatly to this Victory.
The sons are ready to lay down their lives for their lives for CHRIST. We
as the sons of GOD have witnessed the Victory.
And they overcame him by the Blood of The Lamb, and by The Word of their
Testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Rev 12:11 KJV
The Strength of the Church comes from The LORD JESUS CHRIST – The Captain
of our Salvation. He alone is deserving of reward of Praise.
Because The LAMB has paid the price for our Victory over satan, sin,
death, the grave and hell, He inherits 7 special rewards from the angels, the
cherubims of Glory, and from the saints represented by ‘the elders of the
Heavenly Sanhedrin’.
Those special blessings are:
Power
Riches
Wisdom
Strength
Honor
Glory
And Blessing.
“And I beheld, and I heard the
voice of many angels round about the Throne and the beasts and the elders: and
the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of
thousands; saying with a loud voice, Worthy is The Lamb that was slain to
receive Power, and Riches, and Wisdom, and Strength, and Honour, and Glory, and
Blessing.
And every creature which is in Heaven, and on the earth, and under the
earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying,
Blessing, and Honor, and Glory, and Power, be unto him that sitteth upon the Throne,
and unto the Lamb for ever and ever”.
Rev 5:11-13 KJV.
Cherubims Of Glory