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clipper's remarks: Read this entire article by going to the page. It is a very good article on what angels really are and are not, what they do and do not do, why they are here, what they mean to God and to us, and also includes some good warnings about the modern day angel groupies who are writing books about them.

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BEWARE OF ANGELS FROM THE DARK SIDE

Angels of light, angels of darkness

Two elect holy angels are mentioned by name in the Bible: Michael and Gabriel. Also mentioned is the Angel of the Lord, the archangel (Michael), the Captain of the Host, messengers (Gabriel appeared to Mary), guardians. The fallen angels mentioned are the angel of the Abyss (Destroyer), and of course the most notorious angel of all: Lucifer. Scripture tells us very little about angles, except that they are sent to do God's bidding. Most people know the story of the angel of the Lord who appeared to Mary and announced that she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit and give birth to the Savior. "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us" (Matthew 1:23).

What does the Bible say about angels?

Angels are personal spiritual beings, having aspects of intelligence, emotions, and will. This is true of both the good and evil angels. Angels possess intelligence (Matthew 8:29; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 1:12), show emotions (Luke 2:13; James 2:19; Revelation 12:17), and demonstrate that they have wills (Luke 8:28-31: 2 Timothy 2:26; Jude 6). Angels are spirit beings (Hebrews 1:14), with no true physical body. The fact that they do not have bodies does not affect their being personalities (any more than it does with God).

Avenging angels

Judgment Day's approaching. God's angels will announce His impending judgments as well as execute them. "New Age angle enthusiasts who say that the typical message from an angles is, 'Don't be afraid, everything is fine. There is nothing but love' are in gross error. Though angels are loving and do bring comfort to the people of God, they also bring messages of death, destruction, and judgment to those who reject Christ."[2] Satan will go down in flames.

A final word of warning: Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

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A Vocabulary Of Culture

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:52:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Welcome to Jahsonic.com, a nobrow website for the loftiest of intellectuals and the most jaded hedonists; Jahsonic explores the hidden links between "mainstream" and "underground" culture. [Nov 2006]

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Jahsonic.com: a vocabulary of culture

Welcome to Jahsonic.com, a nobrow website for the loftiest of intellectuals and the most jaded hedonists; Jahsonic explores the hidden links between "mainstream" and "underground" culture. [Nov 2006]
"Wanting connections, we found connections — always, everywhere, and between everything. The world exploded in a whirling network of kinships, where everything pointed to everything else, everything explained everything else ..." -- From Foucault's Pendulum, Umberto Eco, 1988

Web www.jahsonic.com

Current research interests: The Romantic Agony by Mario Praz and thematic literary criticism
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