Click to watch video https://youtu.be/18CPFPejnJI GREATER GLORY OF GOD Presents Advent Special JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM Twentieth Day in the company of Angels – Messengers of God - Created by God - Different from humans and other cratures - Are present in front of God in heaven - Different functions 6 Ways Angels are Working for You a. They Guard and Protect You Daniel 6:21-22 21 Daniel then said to the king, “O king, live forever! 22 My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no wrong.” b. They Communicate God’s Message Examples of messages to Mary & Zechariah c. They Observe You d. They Encourage You e. They Deliver You f. They Care For Us At Death Christ Himself. In describing the beggar Lazarus in Luke 16, Jesus said, “So it was that the God to care for His children. Though we don’t see them, our lives are surrounded by angels and they are here to assist us in our times of need, including death. Ø In the hierarchy of beings angels come just after God Ø and Mary, being the Mother of God, comes after God Ø and the angels come before every other human beings v but, as we have seen, God employs His angels to serve us v they assist us in our journey to Home, Heaven v though they are higher beings, they remain SERVANTS v humans are privileged to become God’s children v because of this reason, the fallen angels are jealous of humans Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, proclaiming, “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Messiah, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. Michael Defeats the Dragon Revelation 12:7-9 7 And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.