THE MINISTRY OF ANGELS (Part 2) They Have a Ministry of Instruction 20. “ About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!” And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it lord?” So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. Now send men to _____, and send for Simon, whose surname is Peter.” Acts10:3-5 (Vs22) 21. “Now when they had ______, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt,…” Matt2:13a 22. “Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to ____.” This is desert.” Acts8:26 VI. They Have a Ministry of Strengthening 23. “…saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours be done.” Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And being in agony, he prayed more _______. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” Lk22:42-44 24. “Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and __________ to Him.” Matt 4:11 25. “And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship. For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve, saying, “Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has _______ ___ all those who sail with you.” Acts27:22-24 VII. They Have a Ministry of Encouragement 26. “But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was _________.” Matt28:5 27. “And God heard the voice of the lad. Then the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, “What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him _____ ______.” Gen21:17-18 28. “And the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said here I am.” Gen 22:11 29. “ And He said, :Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld you son, your only son, from Me.” Gen22:12 30. Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son- blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.” Gen22:15-17 VIII. They Have a Ministry of Warning 31. “When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be ________ in the punishment of the city.” Gen19:15 (Matt2:13) IX. They Have a Ministry of Deliverance 32. “But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.” Acts5:19-20 33. “Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying,” Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands. Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “put on your garment and follow me.” So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. Acts12:7-9 34. “When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.” Acts12:10 Note: At the end of our earthly lives there will be angels whether at death or at the coming of the Lord. 35. “So it was that the beggar (Lazarus) died, and was carried by the angels to ________ _____.” Lk16:22a 36. “And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His _____ from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” Matt24:31 37. “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. Matt25:31 Answers: 17. Charge 20. Joppa 21. Departed 22. Gaza 23. Earnestly 24. Ministered 25. Granted You 26. Crucified 27. Great Nation 31. Consumed 35. Abraham’s Bosom 36. Elect