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Then  Hefinishedtalkingwithhim,andGodwentupfromAbraham.$$   (RememberthatChristiscalled"MightyGod"inIsaiah9:6.Heisdivine.) 0` 0   GENESIS18:133 ThentheLordappearedtohimbytheterebinthtreesof_Mamre_... threemenwerestandingbyhim.(Oneof  themensaidtoAbraham)  I willcertainlyreturntoyouaccordingtothetimeoflife,andbehold,Sarahyourwifeshallhavea |  son.(Asthe menarereadytodepart) And theLordsaid,ShallIhidefromAbrahamwhatIamdoing ...?Iwill Br! godownnow(toSodom)andseewhethertheyhavedonealtogetheraccordingtotheoutcryagainstitthathascometoMe;and 8" ifnot,Iwillknow.....If I findfiftyrighteous...thenIwillspareall...Thenthementurnedawayfromthereandwenttoward # Sodom,butAbrahamstillstoodbeforetheLord.....SotheLordwentHiswayassoonasHehadfinishedspeakingwith $ Abraham;andAbrahamreturnedtohisplace.(19:1) NowthetwoangelscametoSodomintheevening...V %$$ 0  Thethree menwhovisitedwithAbrahamwereactuallyChristandtwoofHisheavenlyangels.Thethreebeings !' appearedlikeordinarymen.ThetwoangelswentontoSodomtowarnLot,while theLordcontinuedspeakingwith "( Abraham.f# )$$   B  CHRIST: THEANGELOFTHELORD# B #  $"+  0   GENESIS22:118 But theAngeloftheLord calledtohimfromheavenandsaid,Abraham,Abraham!Andhesaid,HereI &#- am.And He(theAngeloftheLord)said ,Donotlayyourhandonthelad,ordoanythingtohim;fornowIknowthatyou v'$. fearGod,since youhavenotwithheldyoursonyouronlyson,fromMe. <(l%/$$ 0  TheAngeloftheLordspeaksasadivinebeingsaying, Youhavenotwithheldyourson...fromMe.)&1$$  0  Theword angelmeans messengeror onesent.ChristclearlystatedthatHehadbeen sentbytheFather. *'2  Hewas theWordevenbeforeHebecameflesh (John1:14).IbelievethattheSonofGod,representedHisFather N+~(3 toallcreatedbeings.,D)4$$    `     h      p      x    `   /-9= XiX   @@ 2d THEANGELWHOWRESTLEDWITHJACOB  XXi  |0   GENESIS32:24-30Jacobwrestledwith aManwhoblessedhimandchangedhisnametoIsrael.Jacobsaid IhaveseenGod  facetofaceandmylifehasbeenpreserved.Dt$$ HOSEA12:3WritingofJacobandtheAngel, HoseasaysofJacob, HestruggledwithGod .  0  HOSEA12:4 He(Jacob)hadpowerovertheAngelandprevailed.V$$ 0   GENESIS31:10-13Jacobsaid,  TheAngelofGodspoketome inadreamsaying, IamtheGodofBethel ,whereyou    anointedthepillarandwhere youmadeavowtoMe.   $$ GENESIS48:16Jacobspeaking: theAngelwhichredeemedmefromallevilblessthelads: . ^     ` #XiX # Ӏ THEANGELWHOCALLEDMOSES     XXi  0   EXODUS3:2-6 And theAngeloftheLord appeareduntohiminaflameoffireoutofthemidstoftheburningbush:(v.4) R   Godcalledtohimoutofthemidstofthebush,(v.5) Takeyoursandalsoffyourfeet,fortheplacewhereyoustandisholy H ground.(v.6)  IamtheGodofyourfather theGodofAbraham,theGodofIsaac,andtheGodofJacob . $$ EXODUS3:16(IAMspeakingwithMosesattheburningbush)Go,andgathertheeldersofIsraeltogether,andsayuntothem,The f LORDGodofyourfathers,theGodofAbraham,ofIsaac,andofJacob, appeareduntome ,saying,Ihavesurelyvisitedyou,and *Z seenthatwhichisdonetoyouinEgypt:(Exodus4:5)   0   EXODUS3:1314(Fromtheburningbush) AndGodsaidtoMoses,IAMWHOIAM,AndHesaid,Thusyoushallsaytothe x childrenofIsrael,IAMhassentmetoyou.'<l$$ 6,X, X,X` X60  0$$  JOHN8:5859 Jesussaidtothem,Mostassuredly,IsaytoyoubeforeAbrahamwasIAM.Thentheytookupstonestothrow  athim...$$ 0    $$ XiX @ 5d THEANGELWHOLEADISRAELINTHEWILDERNESS .    XXi0   EXODUS14:19 And theAngelofGod ,whichwentbeforethecampofIsrael,movedandwentbehindthemand thepillarof " cloud wentfrombeforethemandstoodbehindthem.N~#$$  EXODUS33:9-11 Thecloudypillardescendedto thedoorofthetabernacleandtheLordtalkedwithMoses. %   (v.11) SotheLordspoketoMosesfacetoface,asamanspeakstohisfriend.  & 0  Note:Remember NomanhasseentheFather.&"V($$ EXODUS23:2021(_Exo_.20:1) AndGodspokeallthesewords,saying...Behold, IsendanAngelbeforeyou tokeepyouin # * thewayandtobringyouintotheplaceIhaveprepared.BewareofHimandobeyHisvoice:donotprovokeHimforHewillnot t$!+ pardonyourtransgressions;for MynameisinHim . 8%h", 0  ToanancientIsraelite,toMoses,thephrase MynameisinHimmeant, HeisMySon.Mosesunderstoodthat &#. the_ messenger_ԀinthepillarofcloudWhowentbeforethecampofIsrael,WhospokewithMoses facetofacewas '$/ theSonoftheGodofIsrael.J(z%0$$ 0  InExodus6:3TheBeingwhoappearedtoAbraham,Isaac,andJacobbythenameof GodAlmightynowtakesthe )'2 nameJEHOVAH.WerecognizethisasthenameoftheFatherinPsalm110:1.WhenChristcametoearth,Hesaid, *'3  IhavecomeinmyFathersname(John5:43).WhenChristactedinplaceoftheFather,HetookHisFathersname. Z+(4  $$  j.+8 0   JUDGES2:1-2 And theAngeloftheLord cameupfromGilgalto_Bochim_,and said ,ImadeyoutogoupoutofEgypt,andhave  broughtyouuntothelandwhichIsworeuntoYourfathers,andIsaid,IwillneverbreakMycovenantwithyou.(v.2) ...but  youhavenotobeyedMyvoice.Z$$ ISAIAH63:9 InalltheirafflictionHewasafflicted,and theAngelofHispresencesavedthem .      (ChristisTheMessengeroftheLord'spresence,themediatorbetweenGodandmen.See1Cor.10:14.)     @@rr1dXiX ITWASCHRISTWHOSPOKETOTHEDISLOYALPROPHET,_BALAAM_, $  . XXiNUMBERS22:1-40  TheAngeloftheLordsaid tohim...yourwayisperversebefore Me .    0  NoticethattheAngeldidnotsay, ThussaystheLord,Yourwayisperverse...HewasnotspeakingforGod.The V  AngelwasspeakingforHimself. J $$     XiX @ ;d ITWASCHRISTWHOSPOKEWITHJOSHUA  f   XXiJOSHUA5:13-15 AnditcametopasswhenJoshuawasbyJerichothatheliftedhiseyesandlooked,andbeholdaManstood F oppositehimwithHissworddrawninHishand.AndJoshuawenttoHimandsaidtoHim,AreYouforusorforouradversaries?   SoHesaid,Nobut asCommanderofthearmyoftheLordIhavenowcome .AndJoshuafellonhisfacetotheearthtoHim,  WhatdoesmyLordsaytoHisservant? ThentheCommanderoftheLord'sarmysaidtoJoshua,Takeyoursandaloff d yourfoot,fortheplacewhereyoustandisholy. AndJoshuadidso. *Z 0  Onlythedivinepresencecouldmaketheground holy.(SeeExoduschapter3.)$$ XiX @ :d ITWASCHRISTWHOSPOKEWITHGIDEON.  0  XXiJUDGES6:11-40 NowtheAngeloftheLordcameandsatundertheterebinthtree...      (v.14) then theLord turnedtohimandsaid... HaveInotsentyou ? t     (v.17) IfnowIhavefoundfavorinYoursight,thenshowmeasignthatitisYouwhotalkwithme. :j     (v.21)󀀀thesign; .  0  0$$(v.22) NowGideonperceivedthat HewastheAngeloftheLord ..... SoGideonsaid,!$$     'Alas,OLordGod!ForIhaveseentheAngeloftheLordfacetoface. "   Noticeonceagainthat theAngeloftheLordspeaksasadivinebeingsaying, HaveInotsentyou? @$ XiX AXiXXXi   ITWASCHRISTWHOSPOKEWITHTHEPARENTSOFSAMPSON.  \!' 9A XAXiBRn A9,X X,X, X90   JUDGES13:1-25(v.18) And theAngeloftheLordsaidtohim,WhydoyouaskMyname,seeingitiswonderful   #< ) (v.20) theAngeloftheLordascendedintheflameofthealtar.(v.22) Wewillsurelydie,becausewehaveseenGod!#!*$$    AndHisnameshallbecalled,Wonderful...Isaiah9:6BXXBRn9,XX X,X X9. Z%", @ 5d ITWASCHRISTWHOSAVEDDANIELANDHISFRIENDS.  2'b$. BRnXBX9,X X,XX X90   DANIEL3:25-28 Look,Iseefourmenloose,walkinginthemidstofthefire,andtheyarenothurt,and theformofthe (&0 fourthisliketheSonofGod (v.28). BlessedbetheGodof_Shadrach_,_Meshach_,and_Abednego_,whohassentHisAngel, )&1 anddeliveredhisservantswhotrustedinHim.n*'2$$ DANIEL6:22 MyGodhassentHisAngel,andshutthelions'mouths,sothattheyhavenothurtme... +&)4  B.r+7 dP5 d d  р@ 9dCHRISTISREPRESENTEDINBIBLEPROPHECY  @ 1dASTHEANGELOFTHELORD,ASTHEANGELOFHISPRESENCE    ANDASOURHEAVENLYHIGHPRIEST. X @@7 7 +dZECHARIAH3:1-7REVELATION8:3-5ISAIAH63:9HEBREWS4:14 L    BXXBRnMICHAELTHEARCHANGEL#BRnXBXA#  h A0  ThenameMichaelmeans likeuntoGod. ChristtheSonofGodwas thebrightnessofHisFathersgloryand  H  theexpressimageofHisperson(Hebrews1:3).Heexisted inthefromofGodanddidnot consideritrobbery    tobeequalwithGod(_Philippians_Ԁ2:5).Foracreatedbeingtotakethename likeuntoGodseemsblasphemous.    ButfortheSonofGodtotakethatnameseemsappropriate.f  $$ 0  Theword angelmeans messenger.Archangelwouldmean chiefmessenger.Christwasthe WordofGod    beforeHe becameflesh(JOHN1:14).GodtheFathercommunicateswithHiscreationthroughHisSon. $$    MichaelistheonlybeinginScripturewhoiscalled archangel. :j  Gabriel,althoughcertainlyahighcreatedbeingisneverdesignated archangel. ,   EJUDE9򀀀 Michael,thearchangeldisputedwiththedevilcontendingforthebodyofMoses.  ̀0  ChristwantedtoresurrectMoses,butSatanwantedhimtostaydead.HereferredSatantoGodtheFatherforrebuke. :$$ 0   I_THESSALONIANS_Ԁ4:16 FortheLordhimselfwilldescendfromheavenwithacryofcommand,withtheArchangelscall,  andwiththesoundofthetrumpetofGod.AndthedeadinChristwillrisefirst;RSVV$$ <,X, X,X X<0  0$$  JOHN5:25Christsaid, ThedeadshallhearthevoiceoftheSonofGod.Inotherwords,thevoiceofthe  Archangel IS thevoiceofChrist.HeistheArchangel.$$   MICHAEL,YOURPRINCE ,\ oJ0   $$ DANIEL10:21 Michaelwascalled YourPrince,bytheangelGabriel,speakingtoDaniel.  0   DANIEL10:13,2021TheangeltoldDaniel, nooneupholdsmeagainstthese,exceptMichael,yourprince.<l!$$ 0  The princeofthekingdomofPersia,and theprinceofGreecewereevilangelswhofoughtagainstGodsangels # forcontrolofearthlykings.TheonlyOnewhocouldhelpthisangelinthefightagainsttheseSatanicpowerswas $ Michael.L|%$$ DANIEL10:13"ButtheprinceofthekingdomofPersia(anevilangel)withstoodmetwentyonedays;andbehold, Michael,  ' 0  one(first)ofthechiefprinces ,cametohelpme,forIhadbeenleftalonetherewiththekingsofPersia.!($$ 0  Note:Herecertainly,itisclearthatthe princeofPersiamustbeasupernaturalbeing.Nohumanbeingcould $#T * withstandanangelofGod,fortwentyonedays.#!+$$ 0  Note:ItismyunderstandingthattheHebrewword _echad_,heretranslated one,canmean first. Michaelis p%"- firstofthechiefprinces. 6&f#.$$ DANIEL12:1 Michaeliscalled theGreatPrincewhostandsforthechildrenofyourpeople. '$0 0   0$$ACTS5:31OfChrist,Paulsaid, HimhathGodexaltedwithHisrighthandtobeaPrince.D)t&2$$ 0  DANIEL8:25TheMessiahiscalledthe Princeofprinces,and PrinceofPeace(Isaiah9:6).*'4$$  .+9 REVELATION12:7 MichaelandHisangelsfoughtagainstthedragonandhisangels.      (SatanisthedragonRevelation12:9.)  0  InJoshua5:1315, theCommanderoftheLordsarmytoldJoshuatotakeoffhissandals fortheplacewhereyou L standisholy.Christis theCommanderoftheLordsarmy.HisnamepriortoHisincarnationwasMichael One  likeuntoGod.$$ 0` X,X, X0   MICHAELSHALLSTANDUP0 @h @  h TDANIEL12:1 Atthattime Michaelshallstandup ,theGreatPrincewhostandswatchoverthesonsofyourpeople;  0  Andthereshallbeatimeoftrouble,suchasneverwassincetherewasanation,eventothattime,andatthattimeyour    peopleshallbedelivered,everyonewhoisfoundwritteninthebook.x  $$ 0  Note:TheHebrewwordheretranslated standup,canalsojustascorrectlybetranslated standstill,or stand  0  back.Michaelwill standstill.HewillletgotherestraintsonSatanandhisforcesofevil.Thenwillcomea time   oftroublesuchasneverwas. $$   BXXBRnTHEANGELWITHTHEGOLDENCENSER#BRnXBXzX#  @  kXREVELATION8:15 WhenHeopenedtheseventhseal,therewassilenceinheavenforabouthalfanhour.AndIsaw   0  thesevenangelswhostandbeforeGod,andtothemweregivenseventrumpets.Then anotherangel,havingagolden  censer,cameandstoodatthealter. Andhewasgivenmuchincense,thatheshouldofferitwiththeprayersofallthe Jz saintsuponthegoldenalterwhichwasbeforethethrone.Andthesmokeoftheincense,withtheprayersofthesaints, @ ascendedbeforeGodfromtheangelshand.Thentheangeltookthecenser,filleditwithfirefromthealter,andthrewit  totheearth.$$ 0  Note:IntheancientSanctuary(latertheTemple) onlytheHighPriestcarriedthegoldencenser,andthenonlyon  P theDayofAtonement .JohnislookingintoHeaven,intotheHeavenlySanctuary,andHeseesanangelwith a  goldencenser.ThisangelmustbeChrist,ourgreatHighPriest,theMediatorwhopresentsourprayersbeforeGod   BRn(Heb.9:1,Heb.9:23,Heb.4;14,Heb.6:20)#BRn ]#.p$$ B&%BRn  BEFORETHEWORLDWAS:THEFATHERANDTHESON #BRn%B&Y^# ( x^0  IbelievethattheSonofGodexistedasaseparatedivinebeing,begottenoftheFather(John1:14)beforetheworld   wascreated.Hewas theonlybegottenSonofGod.AstheSonofGod,Christisadivinebeingworthyofour X! worship.L"$$ JOHN17:5 Andnow,OFather,glorifyMetogetherwithYourself,withtheglorywhichIhadwithYoubeforethe $ 0  worldwas.h%$$ JOHN17:24 Father...YoulovedMebeforethefoundationoftheworld.  '  !( 0   JOHN1:13 InthebeginningwastheWord,andtheWordwaswithGodandtheWordwasGod.Hewasinthebeginningwith x") God. AndtheWordbecamefleshanddweltamongus,andwebeheldHisglory,thegloryasoftheonlybegottenofthe <#l * Father,fullofgraceandtruth(John1:14).$0!+$$ 0   JOHN16:2728 FortheFatherHimselflovesyou,becauseyouhavelovedMe,andhavebelievedthat IcameforthfromGod . %"- IcameforthfromtheFatherandhavecomeintotheworld.Again,IleavetheworldandgototheFather.N&~#.$$ 2JOHN1:3 Grace,mercy,andpeacewillbewithyoufromGodtheFatherandfrom theLordJesusChrist,theSon '%0 0  oftheFather ,intruthandlove.(%1$$ 0   JOHN3:16 ForGodsolovedtheworld,thatHegaveHisonlybegottenSon,thatwhoeverbelievesinHimshouldnotperish &*V'3 buthaveeverlastinglife.   h   *(4$$  -*+8  BRn  XiX  TWODIVINEBEINGS:THEFATHERANDTHESON # XXif#  fJOHN14:31Jesussaid, IlovetheFather.  JOHN10:7,15:9,17:24,17:26Jesussaid, TheFatherlovesme. 8 JOHN10:30(John17:2122)Jesussaid, IandMyFatherareone.  JOHN15:23Jesussaid, HewhohatesMehatesMyFatheralso.  H JOHN16:3Jesussaid, TheyhavenotknowntheFathernorMe.    0  WhyistherenomentionofHislovefortheHolySpirit,orofthehatredoftheworldfortheHolySpirit?Whydoes ( X  ChristnotsaythatHewasalsolovedbytheHolySpirit,dweltinbytheHolySpirit,or onewiththeHolySpirit?He    said, TheFatherwhodwellsinMedoestheworks(John14:10).#BRn ՙf# $$ _IJOHN_Ԁ1:3 OurfellowshipiswiththeFatherandwithHisSonJesusChrist. 8h  _IJOHN_Ԁ2:24 YoualsowillabideintheSonandintheFather.   *, X` X*0   REVELATION5:13 Andeverycreaturewhichisinheavenandontheearthandundertheearth,andsuchasareinthesea,and Hx allthatareinthem,Iheardsaying: <$$     BlessingandhonorandgloryandpowerbetoHimwhositsonthethrone,andtotheLamb,foreverandever!    Onlytwodivinebeingsareworshipedinthisscene. X m  BRn  WEARENOTTOWORSHIPCREATEDBEINGS.   #BRn  n#+n BRn0   REVELATION19:10 AndI(John)fellathisfeettoworshiphim.Buthesaidtome,Seethatyoudonotdothat!Iamyourfellow (X servant,andofyourbrethrenwhohavetheTestimonyofJesus.WorshipGod!$$ 0   REVELATION22:8,9(JOHN) Ifelldowntoworshipbeforethefeetoftheangelwhoshowedmethesethings.Thenhesaidto t  me,Seethatyoudonotdothat.ForIamyourfellowservant,andofyourbrethrentheprophets,andofthosewhokeepthe 8h! wordsofthisbook.WorshipGod.,"$$ 0  WhenJohnfelldowntoworshipamessengerotherthanChrist,andwascorrected.Christisnotacreatedbeing.He $ istheSonofGodbegottenoftheFather,worthyofworship(Hebrews1:6,Revelation5:1213).Heiscalled the Hx% AngeloftheLordand theArchangel,becauseHeis theWord,theCommunicator,theMediatorbetweenGod  <& andman.#BRn ըn#    h  '$$   SONOFGOD !( MEDIATORBETWEENGODANDFALLENMANKIND X") WORDOFGOD,ARCHANGELMICHAEL,COMMANDEROFTHELORDSARMY #L * ANGELOFTHELORD,ANGELOFHISPRESENCE #!+ LAMBOFGOD $!, HIGHPRIEST h%"- COMFORTERWITHUSALWAYS ,&\#. KINGOFKINGSANDLORDOFLORDS & $/ s        h      p      .+9   GodtheFathercouldnotbecomeahelplessbabe,anddieonacross,whileatthesametimeupholdingallthings.  BeforeHebeganHiscreation,Godmadeprovisionforourrescue.HebegetaSoninHisexpressimage.ThroughHisson,  GodcommunicatedwithHiscreation.TheSontooktheformofthecreatedbeing(firstofanangel,thenofaman)inorder X tofacilitatethiscommunication. L   TheSonwouldbethemeanswherebyGodcouldbejust,andyetthejustifier.ThroughHisSon,Godcreatedthisworld.  ThroughHisSonGodwillfinallysavethisworldfromsinandfromSatan.Fromthebeginning,untilthegloriousend,we h seetheSonofGodassuminganother,andanother,andyetanotherrolefrom angelofHisPresence,to Lambslain ,\ fromthefoundationoftheworld,toHighPriestbeforethethroneofGod.Thegoalreconciliationandreunionwith   theFather.WearereconciledtotheFather,throughtheSon.       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