The Ministration of Angels
(The Army Opposing Satan’s Forces)
I am bidden to say to our people, Do not confound the words of Sister White with the deceptive fallacies of the enemy. Extreme views of “God in nature” undermine the foundation truths of the personality of God and the ministration of angels. A confused mass of spiritualistic ideas takes the place of faith in a personal God. I take no stock whatever in some of the principles that are now being advocated.
— E.G. White, Letter 271b, 1903
The Bible must be closely and diligently searched. As we make this book the man of our counsel, our hearts will be filled with love for the heavenly Father, who, through the ministration of angels, is ever watching over us. Could our eyes be opened, we should see heavenly messengers guarding and keeping us from the attacks of evil angels and protecting us from harm and accident.
— E.G. White, Manuscript 30, 1886
Oh, that I could present before you … the necessity of an ever-abiding sense of God’s presence, which would put such restraint on your life that your moral and religious standing before the people would be far different. We must reach a higher standard. Every soul, in going out and coming in, in all business transactions, at all times and in all places, should act with the consciousness that he is moving under the inspection of God and heavenly angels, and that the Being who will judge every man’s work for eternity accompanies him at every step, observing all his actions and scrutinizing all his motives.
— E.G. White, 5 Testimonies, p. 628
The angels of God are ever moving up and down from earth to Heaven, and from Heaven to earth. All the miracles of Christ performed for the afflicted and suffering were, by the power of God, through the ministration of angels. Christ condescended to take humanity, and thus He unites His interests with the fallen sons and daughters of Adam here below, while His divinity grasps the throne of God. And thus Christ opens the communication of man with God, and God with man. All the blessings from God to man are through the ministration of holy angels.
— E.G. White, 2 Spirit of Prophecy, p. 67
Why is this important? Because God’s angels are personal beings that are in the personal presence of God; and they can get here in an instant by the power of God that proceeds from Him. And His Spirit is in them to do whatever He wills, and they obey Him. Their action is thus the action of God, which is why the Bible or Spirit of Prophecy in one place can say that God does something and in another place, speaking of the same incident, that His angels did it. These angels are given His power to make Himself manifest to us.
God uses the angels in His work because He is love. He wants to share the blessings of ministering with His creation. And He also wants to bring not just an essence, but personal beings to us direct from His glorious heaven of light, making even more manifest His presence. But these ministers are not the Holy Spirit. His Holy Spirit is a distinct personality; and that is what we will learn next.
Happy Sabbath
This scripture has been incorrectly stated as 1 Corinthians 6:8. It should read 1 Corinthians 8:6.
But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through Him.
— 1 Corinthians 6:8
Thank you for your help, sister! I have corrected it.
” …..beacuse we were created in God’s image as humans, the humanity of Jesus qualifies as to receive His personal attributes in terms of our character perfection.”
That’s an interesting quote, brother. I did a search and could not find it anywhere. Could you please share where this quote comes from? 🙂