What

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the Bible

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Says About

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Angels

Powerful Guardians

A Mysterious Presence

God’s Messengers

Dr. David Jeremiah

What the Bible Says about Angels

published by Multnomah Publishers, Inc.
© 1996 by David Jeremiah

International Standard Book Number: 1-57673-336-X (PB)

International Standard Book Number: 0-88070-902-2 (HD)

Cover design by David Uttley

Cover illustration by Douglas Klauba

Most Scripture quotations are from:
The Holy Bible, New International Version (niv) A9 1973, 1984 by International Bible Society,
used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House
Also quoted:
New American Standard Bible (nasb) A9 1960, 1977 by the Lockman Foundation
The New Testament in Modern English, Revised Edition (Phillips) A9 1972 by J. B. Phillips

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Jeremiah, David.

What the Bible Says About Angels: Powerful Guardians, A Mysterious Presence, God’s

Messengers/David Jeremiah.

p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 0-88070-902-2

1. Angels--Biblical teaching. I. Title.

BS680.A48J47 1996

235’.3--dc20 96-16251

CIP

to my wife’s mother

Annie Thompson

who at ninety years of age
still prays for us every day
and every night

Contents

1 What in the World Are Angels Doing?

2 In the Presence of Angels—Part I

3 In the Presence of Angels—Part II

4 The Angels and God

5 What Angels Are

6 When Angels Appear

7 The Angels and Us: How Much Alike?

8 Angels You’ve Heard About (And More)

9 The Greatest Angel

10 Showing Us How to Worship

11 Showing Us How to Work

12 Coming to Carry Me Home

13 Hell’s Angels

14 The Angels and Jesus

Source Notes

All glory be
to the God of the angels

Chapter One

What in the World
Are Angels Doing?

In a doctor’s office one fall day last year, I was told I had cancer. I’m sure you’ll understand when I say I was fearful. It was one of those times when I would have cherished having an angel with me in the room, assuring me everything would be okay.

In the months that followed I felt the same fear when I prepared to have surgery on two occasions. An angel’s hand holding mine as I was wheeled into the operating room would have been treasured comfort.

But as far as I knew, I’d never seen an angel. Never. Did that mean something was wrong with me? Why did only other people have that privilege? Wasn’t I spiritual enough?

Maybe you’ve asked the same questions. And maybe you’re dissatisfied with the answers you’ve received. The explosion ...