GOOD ANGELS: Their Jobs Before the Flood

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Michael
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Uriel
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Raphael
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Gabriel

Warrior angels
These aren’t
the only ones, but they are the most well known.
The souls of
the dead humans are crying and making their suit to heaven and their
lamentations ascended and cannot cease because of the lawless deeds which are
wrought on the earth.
God sent
Uriel to the son of Lamech (Noah) to tell him to hide himself and revealed what
was to come.
God told
Raphael to bind Azazel (who taught men to war) hand and foot and cast him into
the darkness. An opening was made in the desert which is in Dudael, and cast him
in. Place on him rough and jagged stones and cover him with darkness and let him
abide there forever and cover his face that he may not see light and on the day
of the great judgment he shall be cast into the fire.
To Gabriel
God said, “Proceed against the bastards and reprobates and against the children
of fornication and destroy
the
children of fornication and the children of the Watchers from among men. Cause
them to go against one another that They may destroy each other in battle. They
shall not have length of days. They only have 500 years.”
To Michael
God said, “God, bind Semjaza and his associates who have fornicated with women.
When their sons have slain one another and they have seen the destruction of
their beloved ones, bind them fast for seventy generations in the valley of the
earth (hollow earth) until the day of their judgment and to the abyss of fire.
Destroy all the spirits of the reprobates and children of the Watchers because
they have wronged mankind. “
Uriel:
the Holy angel who watches is over the world and over Tartarus (in the hollow
earth)
Raphael:
Over the spirits of men.
Raguel:
Takes vengeance on the world of the luminaries (sun, stars, moons)
Michael:
Set over the best part of mankind and over chaos.
Saraquel:
Over the spirits who sin in the spirit.
Gabriel:
Over Paradise, the serpents and the cherubim.
Remiel:
God set him over those who rise.
EXCERPT FROM
BOOK OF ENOCH
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1, 2 And these are the names
of the holy angels who watch. Uriel, one of the holy angels, who is 3 over the
world and over Tartarus. Raphael, one of the holy angels, who is over the
spirits of men. 4, 5 Raguel, one of the holy angels who takes vengeance on the
world of the luminaries. Michael, one 6 of the holy angels, to wit, he that is
set over the best part of mankind and over chaos. Saraqael, 7 one of the holy
angels, who is set over the spirits, who sin in the spirit. Gabriel, one of the
holy 8 angels, who is over Paradise and the serpents and the Cherubim. Remiel,
one of the holy angels, whom God set over those who rise.
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1, 2 And I proceeded to where
things were chaotic. And I saw there something horrible: I saw neither 3 a
heaven above nor a firmly founded earth, but a place chaotic and horrible. And
there I saw 4 seven stars of the heaven bound together in it, like great
mountains and burning with fire. Then 5 I said: 'For what sin are they bound,
and on what account have they been cast in hither?' Then said Uriel, one of the
holy angels, who was with me, and was chief over them, and said: 'Enoch, why 6
dost thou ask, and why art thou eager for the truth? These are of the number of
the stars of heaven, which have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and
are bound here till ten thousand years, 7 the time entailed by their sins, are
consummated.' And from thence I went to another place, which was still more
horrible than the former, and I saw a horrible thing: a great fire there which
burnt and blazed, and the place was cleft as far as the abyss, being full of
great descending columns of 8 fire: neither its extent or magnitude could I see,
nor could I conjecture. Then I said: 'How 9 fearful is the place and how
terrible to look upon!' Then Uriel answered me, one of the holy angels who was
with me: Enoch, why hast thou such fear and affright?' And 10 I answered:
'Because of this fearful place, and because of the spectacle of the pain.' And
he said unto me: 'This place is the prison of the angels, and here they will be
imprisoned for ever.'
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1 And thence I went to
another place, and he showed me in the west another great and high mountain
[and] of hard rock. And there were four hollow places in it, deep 2 and very
smooth: three of them were dark and one bright and there was a fountain of water
in its midst. And I said how smooth are these hollow places, and deep and dark
to view.' 3 Then Raphael answered, one of the holy angels who was with me, and
said unto me: 'These hollow places have been created for this very purpose, that
the spirits of the souls of the dead should 4 assemble therein, yea that all the
souls of the children of men should assemble here. And these places have been
made to receive them till the day of their judgment and till their appointed
period [till the period appointed], till the great judgement (comes) upon them.'
I saw (the spirit of) a dead man making suit, 5 and his voice went forth to
heaven and made suit. And I asked Raphael the angel who was 6 with me, and I
said unto him: 'This spirit which maketh suit, whose is it, whose voice goeth
forth and maketh suit to heaven?' 7 And he answered me saying: 'This is the
spirit which went forth from Abel, whom his brother Cain slew, and he makes his
suit against him till his seed is destroyed from the face of the earth, and his
seed is annihilated from amongst the seed of men.' 8 Then I asked regarding it,
and regarding all the hollow places: Why is one separated from the other?' 9 And
he answered me and said unto me: 'These three have been made that the spirits of
the dead might be separated. And such a division has been made (for) the spirits
of the righteous, in which there is the bright spring of water. 10 And such has
been made for sinners when they die and are buried in the earth and judgement
has not been executed on them in their lifetime. 11 Here their spirits shall be
set apart in this great pain till the great day of judgement and punishment and
torment of those who curse for ever and retribution for their spirits. There 12
He shall bind them for ever. And such a division has been made for the spirits
of those who make their suit, who make disclosures concerning their destruction,
when they were slain in the days 13 of the sinners. Such has been made for the
spirits of men who were not righteous but sinners, who were complete in
transgression, and of the transgressors they shall be companions: but their
spirits shall not be slain in the day of judgment nor shall they be raised from
thence.' 14 Then I blessed the Lord of glory and said: 'Blessed be my Lord, the
Lord of righteousness, who ruleth for ever.'
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1,2 From thence I went to
another place to the west of the ends of the earth. And I saw a burning 3 fire
which ran without resting, and paused not from its course day or night but (ran)
regularly. And 4 I asked saying: 'What is this which rests not?' Then Raguel,
one of the holy angels who was with me, answered me and said unto me: 'This
course of fire which thou hast seen is the fire in the west which persecutes all
the luminaries of heaven.'
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1 And from thence I went to
another place of the earth, and he showed a mountain range of 2 fire which burnt
day and night. And I went beyond it and saw seven magnificent mountains all
differing each from the other, and the stones (thereof) were magnificent and
beautiful, magnificent as a whole, of glorious appearance and fair exterior:
three towards the east, one founded on the other, and three towards the south,
one upon the other, and deep rough ravines, no one of which 3 joined with any
other. And the seventh mountain was in the midst of these and it excelled them 4
in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the
throne. And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was
any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all
fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever: 5 and its
fruit is beautiful, and its fruit resembles the dates of a palm. Then I said:
'How beautiful is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its
blooms very delightful in appearance.' 6 Then answered Michael, one of the holy
and honoured angels who was with me, and was their leader.
CHAPTER FROM
THE AGENDA
ANGELS OF
LIGHT
The
angelic beings known as "common angels" are the most numerous. They are
intelligent and wise, patient, meek, joyful, powerful and mighty, obedient,
heavenly spirit beings, not demons, not human, limited in knowledge, higher
than men and are always spoken of as male beings, not as being sexless as
some teach. They have wills, spirit bodies with all bodily parts and
passions as do men.
They
need no rest, eat food, can appear visible and invisible and can operate in
the physical realm and can travel at inconceivable speed. They can speak
languages and do all things men can do.
They
all have special work to do. They drive spirit horses, guard gates, wage war
in actual bodily combat, execute judgments, rule nations, sing praise and
worship GOD, lead sinners to gospel workers, direct preachers, appear in
dreams, bind Satan, guard the abyss, regather Israel, separate the good and
bad, bring answers to prayers, and do many others thing for God and man.
Many
times throughout Scripture, God Himself appears as an angel to speak to
people. He came to Abraham to announce he would soon have a son in one
instance. His waling with the three Hebrew children in the fiery furnace is
another example.
Angels look like men in appearance, so one never knows if one has
entertained angels unaware.
Perhaps they are best known as guardian angels, who attend to and protect
those who believe and put their trust in God. They are there to intervene
when we pray to God for help, or when others pray for us. (1 kings 19:5-7;
Daniel 6:22; Matthew 4:11; Acts 10; Hebrews 1:14)
They
were created by Christ before the Earth. They are not to be worshipped. They
are organized into principalities and powers with thrones. (Colossians 1:16,
2:16; Romans 8:38; Ephesians 610-18; 1Peter 3:22) They are subject to God
and are interested in earthly affairs.
Many
people have had experiences with angels, whether visible or invisible. They
can appear as ordinary men. We never know when we many encounter an angel.
Perhaps the man who help you back at just the right moment to keep you from
stepping in front of an oncoming vehicle and then disappeared was an angel,
or the airline ticket agent who told you over the phone there were no more
seats available on a certain flight on a plane that crashed. Perhaps it was
an angel's voice that told you to take a different way home and you obeyed,
finding out later that the road you would have taken had been been washed
out and several had been caught in the waters and drowned. Almost all people
who belong to God can name at least one experience of this type.
When
I was eight years old, I lived in La Jolla, which is a suburb of San Diego,
California. My parents took me to the beach. I didn't know how to swim but
loved to collect all the interesting items one finds on a beach, both in and
out of the water. I kept going out farther and farther with my head under
water most of the time, scanning the bottom for treasures. Before I knew it,
I had wandered out farther than I intended and could not get my head above
the water. Suddenly a hand got me by the hair and pulled me up. A big man
with a dark tan told me to get back to my parents, so as they told me, and
not wander out so far. I was too scared to argue. I got out of the water. I
looked back to see where the man was, but there was no sign of him anywhere.
I stayed on shore for a while, watching to see if he had ducked under the
water, but I never saw him again.
A
couple of years later when I was living in Bakersfield shortly after World
War ll, I was taking a short cut home from school near a little stream. All
I remember is that two older boys started following me, giggling and
jostling each other. I got scared and started to run. they caught up with
me, pushed me down, and dragged me to the stream holding my head under the
water. One was sitting on me, and the other was helping to hold my head
down. It seemed like an eternity had gone by and I was in a panic. Suddenly
the weight on my back and the hands disappeared and I came up gasping for
air. I saw something disappearing out of the corner of my eye and the two
boys running for their lives. I never actually saw what had scared those
boys off. I just ran home, glad to be alive.
All
through my childhood, there were so many occasions when I could have died or
at least been seriously hurt that I can't even remember them all.
One
of the occasions I remember best is when my children were small. My husband
and I and the children were taking a trip from southern Wisconsin to
Minnesota. I was driving. It was night and everyone else in the car was
asleep. Interstate I-90 was in the process of being constructed. I heard a
very loud, distinct and familiar voice calling me by name and telling me to
wake up. I woke up just in time to put on the brakes to avoid going through
a barricade and landing us all in a river. When I thought about it later, I
kept trying to place the voice. It was familiar, but I never could identify
it.
Fairly recently there were nine of us in a car headed for church which was
seventy miles away. We were cruising along at 65 miles an hour. Something
hit us on the right side, setting us into a spin that landed us in the sand
of an embankment nest to the road. We then saw a red sports car take off and
disappear. This car had not been behind us. No one could figure out where it
came from. We were in an area of interstate (between Socorro and
Albuquerque, New Mexico) that was near of the highway where Satanic rituals
were rumored to go on all the time. At any rate no one was hurt. We managed
to push the car out of the sand and continued on to our destination with the
right rear side of the car all dented. For our car to be hit from that side,
someone would have had to come up out a very steep embankment to hit us. It
had to be on purpose.
My
favorite instance is when I was in Arizona near the Superstition mountains
walking along the edge of the desert. It was 105 degrees out. The air is so
dry in the desert a person doesn't feel it. The sweat dries on the body so
fast it leaves a white salt residue. I had a jug of gator aid with me and
was singing along sure I was headed in the right direction to where I parked
my car. I parked it off the road and under a bush out of the sun.
From
out of nowhere a dune buggy driven by a very tan, tall blond man in cut off
shorts, no shirt and bare foot, stopped. I was getting a bit apprehensive at
this point. He said, "Do you belong to a silver Chevette?" I nodded my head,
yes. "You are going in the wrong direction. Get in and I'll take you to your
car." If he had said it any other way I would have run. I got in and he
turned the dune buggy around and took me to my car which was several miles
in the opposite direction. He didn't say another word to me. He just
stopped, let me out and I found my car where I had parked it. I turned
around to thank him and he had totally disappeared. Dune buggies are not
quiet. I didn't even hear it go down the road. It was just gone. This tall
blond angel rescued me from being a casualty of the desert that day.
It was my first and only ride in a dune buggy.
What
most people do not realize is that there is a constant war going on around
us that we cannot even see, but directly affects us. Devils and demons are
the ones who kill, steal, and destroy. the angels of light are fighting on
our behalf. The cast of characters that inhabit this planet, both visible
and invisible is so vast that, were we to be aware of them all, one would be
unable to live a normal life for all the distractions.
Many
people can tell stories of miraculous escapes from death and injury and of
having the feeling that God was intervening directly on their behalf. God's
angels stay busy looking after those who belong to God and those who are
being prayed for by the saints of God. Prayer is our most powerful weapon.
Faithful Angels and the Saints of God
Revelation 21:2; Ephesians 2:7; 3:11
The
faithful angels and the saints of God will be helping God to administer the
affairs of the universe from the Earth, which is to be the eternal
headquarters of His government.
The
Millennium is not the end of it all, but only the beginning. During the
Millennium the natural descendants of Adam will learn to live according to
God's laws. Those who are still in rebellion, even without the influence of
Satan and his cohorts, by the end of that time will join with Satan as he is
loosed out of the abyss where he has been chained for the thousand years of
the Millennium. These people will join with him in one last battle against
God and His people. During that battle the earth and heavens surrounding it
will be cleansed by fire. The earth can be cleansed by fire with the natural
people of God still living here. Fire will not hurt them just as the fire
did not harm the 3 Hebrew men cast into the fire. The fire killed the ones
who threw them in but it did not harm Meshack, Shadrack and Abednego.
We
will then have a new heaven and a new Earth that will remain in a state of
perfection throughout all eternity. We have a wonderful future ahead of us.
Some of our observers who are the enemies of God, resent this. They have
plans of their own.

Prayer for Salvation: Jesus Christ is
the Son of God. If we have invited Jesus to come and live within us and be the
Lord of our lives then our inheritance in the future kingdom is assured.
God's word says in John 14:6, "Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me."
In order to invite Jesus to be your
Savior and Lord, you must believe in you heart that He is the Son of God,
believe that He died upon the cross of Calvary as an atonement for your wrong
doings, and believe that He arose from death and the grave. We must confess and
repent of our sins and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. If you have never done
this then stop right now and pray this prayer.
Heavenly Father, I come to You in the
Name of Jesus repenting and asking forgiveness of all my sins. Your Word says,
"whosoever shall call on the Name of the Lord shall be saved" (Acts 2:21). I am
calling on You. I pray and ask Jesus to come into my heart and be Lord over my
life according to Romans 10:9-10. "If thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised Him from the dead
thou shalt be saved" I do that now. I confess that Jesus is Lord, and I believe
in my heart that God raised Him from the dead. I am a Christian ..a child of
Almighty God! I am saved!
You are now an heir to the Kingdom of
God! Your future is assured. I want to encourage you to find a church in your
local area to attend. Tell someone that you have just received Jesus as your
Lord. Than start digging into God's Word.
"I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am
convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day"
(2
Timothy 1:12
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