Open our ears O God, that we may listen to and comprehend Thy testimonies from the dept of Thy love to mankind, in the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
In the Book of Revelation 12:7-8, it reads:
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going forth to war with the dragon; and the dragon warred and his angels; and they prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven.”
This text narrated how the rebellion of Lucifer and his cohorts against the supremacy of God in Heaven was crushed by Arch Angel Michael and the loyal army of angelic hosts. This text is telling us that initially in the heavens all hosts of angels do ministered to the Almighty God. But alas, some rebellious legions of these angels headed by Lucifer, the Torch bearer who was the angel of light, planned a coup to unseat the Almighty God. God the Omnipotent, Omnipresent and Omniscient knew their plans, schemes and intentions, but He allowed them to carry on with their devilish actions. At the ripe stage of this rebellion, God ordered Arch Angel Michael from the lower heaven to lead other angels to battle with the rebellious angels. Arch Angel Michael and his army of angels won the battle, and the rebellious angels were displaced forthwith and banished from the heavens.
These fallen angels became the spirits of the realm of chaos, the infernal spirits, the demons and the habitants of hell or the abyss. While, the loyal angels retained and maintained their positions in the heavenly celestial empire as hosts of heaven.
Many of us do not get the clear picture between these fallen angels and the hosts of heaven. Apart from the banished fallen angels, there still exist hosts of heavenly beings called the holy angels of God. These entities are still relevant in the performance of their duties to God and mankind. They are the holy angels of God Almighty.
I ask how knowledgeable are you with the angels of God?
What are the functions of these angels of God?
Are you aware of the presence of your holy guardian angel?
It is amazing that many human beings are not aware of the presence of a divine holy guardian angel created by God solely for human benefits to commune, direct, guide and protect mankind.
The Bible thought us in many ways that these holy angels were created by God for different reasons and usefulness. King David in Psalm 148: 2&5 said thus:
“Praise Him all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for at His command they were created.”
God created the holy angels and all heavenly beings for His praise, adoration and purpose.
The Book of Genesis 1:13, showed that everything God created in the beginning were good and excellent both on earth and the heavens. This goodness started to be corrupted by the fallen spirits and this corruption was extended to the human race. As we have good people on earth and so also there are evil people.
The Book of Revelation 5:11-12 revealed thus:
“And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might, and honour, and glory, and blessing.”
These are the holy angels in the heavens in their uncountable numbers. The Holy Bible further explains the functions of these divine entities.
1. A group of holy angels are called the Seraphims, the book of Isaiah 6:2 explained these as follows:
“Above Him (God) were Seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.”
The Seraphim is a group of holy angels of God.
Another group of angels are referred to as the Cherubim, Ezekiel 10:3 mentioned thus:
“Now the Cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man went in, and a cloud filled the inner court.”
Before the Throne of God are the Cherubim who worship Him day and night.
3. There exist another category of angels called the Rulers and Authorities in the heavenly hierarchy. Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians 3:10 recorded thus:
“His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms.”
There are The Emperors, The Powers, The Thrones, The Dominations, The Virtues and The Principalities which constitute different groups of God’s holy angels belonging to the category of Rulers and Authorities in heavenly realms.
4. There are equally the group of holy angels called Arch Angels, the first Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians 4:16 submitted as follows:
“For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangels and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.”
The archangels are a separate group among the holy angels of God. These are the closest of all angels of God to mankind in creation. These are the holy guardian angels of human beings, mandated to serve mankind in his quest to gain wisdom, knowledge and understanding, in order to overcome the antics of the devil in his sojourn in life.
The Holy Bible explains the functions of the Arch angels thus:
1. Hebrews 1:14 says:
“Are not the angels all ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service (of God for assistance) of those who are to inherit salvation?”
They are guardians of human beings created to assist man in his environment.
2. Gospel of Matthew 18:10, says:
“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.”
This shows that every human from infancy were assigned a holy guardian angel.
Every man born of woman into this world possesses a guardian angel.
3. The Book of Revelation 14:6-12 recorded the three arch angels that brought good tidings to the world of men. Verse 6 says:
“Then I saw another angel flying in mid-air, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on earth – to every nation, tribe, language and people.”
The arch Angels serve as means of communication between God and man. These angels communicate with humans and reveal messages from the Throne of God.
4. The Book of Revelation 20:1-2 went further to add to the functions of the Arch angels, it says:
“And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan and bound him for a thousand years.”
God’s angels always execute His command for elevation or for the punishment of man and the spirit beings.
Numerous and diverse is the knowledge of holy angels of God in the Bible, still many Christians and peoples of the world are ignorant and shielded from this. God created man and made him the crown of all His creation, to control and utilize positively. He created the holy guardian angels to serve man, guide man, to commune with man and to teach man on the path of light.
With this opportunity at our disposal, man still allow himself to be brainwashed and deceived to believe that the angels of God have no purpose in his daily life and development. Satan and his cohorts are at work again to short-change and derail man in his quest to use optimally the essential privileges provided by God in order to accomplish with ease his divine duties.
These holy angels of God are spirit beings that can manifest to human beings or rather that man can see and hear by the special grace of God, either by clairvoyance, clairaudience and in a dream, just as they manifested to the Virgin Mary mother of Jesus and others of old.
In conclusion only two out of the guardian angels of human beings were mentioned in the Bible. One in Daniel 12:1, and this is Arch Angel Michael. The other is in Luke 1:19, and this Arch Angel is Gabriel.
In love and as heirs to the Kingdom of God, knowledge about man’s guardian angels is not hidden. This revelation is at the reach of you and I, only if we are ready to learn and embrace the truth. According to divine revelation there are seven Arch angels that were created by God to serve as man’s holy guardian angels, regardless of race, creed and age.
These Arch angels are:
1. Arch Angel Michael – This is the angel of Power, who led the counter offensive against the fallen angels that revolted in the heavens.
2. Arch Angel Gabriel- This is the angel of Mysteries and Good Tidings, who foretold the birth of Jesus Christ.
3. Arch Angel Samael – This is the angel of Victory and Conquest.
4. Arch Angel Raphael – This is the angel of Peace and the Recorder of the Book of life.
5. Arch Angel Sachiel – This is the angel of Good Health, Riches and Priesthood.
6. Arch Angel Uriel or Anael – This is the angel of Love.
7. Arch Angel Caphiel – This is the angel of Comfort.
Children of God, today the knowledge of God that have hitherto been hidden from you, have been revealed to you. God in His mysteries at creation endowed you and I with a spirit being as our holy guardian angel. Since your birth, this holy guardian angel has been close with you and have been directing you spiritually, even though you may not be aware physically. The question is, do you listen and acknowledge his divine advise and directives?
Jesus Christ is the Head of all Thrones, Empires, Houses and all the hosts of heaven in the Celestial Kingdom of God, therefore, if in sincerity you call on Jesus Christ for assistance, he will open up the divine link for you to be more conversant with your holy guardian angel. I tell you; your life shall never be the same again.
As important as this information is to all mankind, only the discerning minds will embrace and comprehend it. Therefore, I borrow the words of the Master, Jesus and I say, those who have ears let them hear the secret of God in creation.
Almighty God, to Thee we come, and humbly seek Your mercy; unworthy, deficient are we, in all respects. Grant us, in Your unbounded dispensation Your grace and mercy to utilize our free-will in line with Your command.
Endue us with Thy might, so may we serve Thy will our sole delight, not disobedient to Thy Heavenly Vision, but faithful in all things. And following Christ, the Master, true to ourselves, our brethren, and our Lord, may we fulfill our earthly mission in Christ light, in the most efficacious name of Emmanuel, Jesus the Christ, world without end. Amen.
