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Metatron -- "Angel of the Lord"
Jewish scholars called the angel of the Lord by the name, “Metatron,” the angel of countenance,” because He witnesses the countenance of God continuously and, therefore, works to extend the program of God for each of us.
** God has given us the fullest revelation—Jesus Christ in the flesh—so He no longer needs to manifest Himself in the form of “the angel of the Lord” in this age of grace. Consequently, the angels who appear in the New Testament or even today are always “created spirits” and not God in that special angel form He used now and then in the Old Testament.
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2. Gabriel - God’s Messenger
“Gabriel,” in Hebrew means “God’s hero,” or “the mighty one,” or God is great.” Scripture frequently refers to him as “the messenger of Jehovah” or “the Lord’s messenger.” However, contrary to popular opinion, it never calls him an archangel.
Gabriel is primarily God’s messenger of mercy and promise.
He appears four times in the Bible, always bearing good news (Daniel 8:16, 9:2; Luke 1:9, 26)
In Scripture we gain our first glimpse of Gabriel in Daniel 8:15, 16. There he announces the vision of God for the “end time”. God has charged him to convey the message from the “situation room” of heaven that reveals God’s plan in history. In verse 17 Gabriel says, “Understand, …the vision belongs to (events that shall occur in) the time of the end” (Amp B.)
Daniel, while in prayer, records Gabriel’s second appearance to him: “While I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the former vision, being caused to fly swiftly, came near to me and touched me about the time of the evening sacriface” (Daniel 9:21) Amp. B.
To Daniel he said, “Understand the vision” (9:23), and then revealed to him the magnificent sequence of events at the end of time. Gabriel, sketching panoramically the procession of earthly kingdoms, assured Daniel that history would culminate in the return of Christ, “the prince of princes,” (Daniel 8:25 Amp B) and conqueror of the “king of fierce countenance” (Daniel 8:23). The prophetic announcement by Daniel in his prayer to God is two-fold. He expressly refers to the more immediate judgement upon Israel (Daniel 9:16) and then to the awesome portent of “end time judgement” and “tribulation” which shall be for “seven years” (Daniel 9:27).
Gabriel in the New Testament – Gabriel first appears in the New Testament in Luke 1. He identifies himself to Zacharias (verse 19), announces the birth of John the Baptist, and describes his life and ministry as the forerunner of Jesus. But in his most important appearance, Gabriel informs the Virgin Mary about Jesus, the incarnate God! He declares:
Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus…And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end (Luke 1:30-33)3. Seraphim
It would appear from the Bible that celestial and extraterrestrial beings differ in rank and authority. The seraphim and cherubim follow in order after the archangel and angels. These may possibly define the angelic authority to which Peter refers when he speaks of Jesus, “Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him” (I Peter 3:22)
The word “seraphim” may come from the Hebrew root meaning “love” (though some think the word means “burning ones” or “nobles”). We find the seraphim only in Isaiah 6:1-6. It is an awe-inspiring sight as the worshiping prophet beholds the six-winged seraphim above the throne of the Lord. We can assume that there were several seraphim since Isaiah speaks about “each one” and “one cried unto another.”
***The ministry of the seraphim is to praise the name and character of God in heaven. Their ministry relates directly to God and His heavenly throne, because they are positioned above the throne—unlike the cherubim, who are beside it.
Seraphim are constantly glorifying God. We also learn from Isaiah 6:7 that God can use them to cleanse and purify His servants.
They are indescribably beautiful. “With two [wings] he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he did fly” (implying that some angelic beings fly). The Scriptures do not, however, support the common belief that all angels have wings. The traditional concept of angels with wings is drawn from their ability to move instantaneously and with unlimited speed from place to place, and wings were thought to permit such limitless movement. But here in Isaiah 6 only two of the seraphim’s wings were employed for flying.
4. Cherubim
Cherubim are real and they are powerful. But the cherubim in the Bible were often symbolic of heavenly things. “At God’s direction they were incorporated into the design of the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle. Solomon’s temple utilized them in its decoration.”
They had wings, feet and hands. Ezekiel 10 pictures the cherubim in detail as having not only wings and hands, but being “full of eyes,” encompassed by “wheels within wheels.”
While the seraphim and the cherubim belong to different orders and are surrounded by much mystery in Scripture, they share one thing. They constantly glorify God. We see the cherubim beside the throne of God. “Thou that dwellest between the cherubim” (Psalms 80:1). “He sitteth between the cherubim, shine forth” (Psalm 99:1). God’s glory will not be denied, and every heavenly being gives silent or vocal testimony to the splendor of God. In Genesis 3:24, we see cherubim guarding the tree of life in Eden. In the tabernacle in the wilderness designs representing the guardian cherubim formed a part of the mercy seat and were made of gold (Exodus 25:18).
1. Archangel – Michael
While Scripture designates only Michael as an archangel (Jude 9), we have biblical grounds for believing that before his fall Lucifer was also an archangel, equal or perhaps superior to Michael. The prefix “arch” suggests a chief, principal or great angel. Thus, Michael is now the angel above all angels, recornized in rank to be the first prince in heaven. He is, as it were, the Prime Minister in God’s administration of the universe, and is the “angel administrator” of God for judgement. He must stand alone, because the Bible never speaks of archangels, only the archangel. His name means “who is like unto the Lord.”
In the Old Testament, Michael seems to be identified primarily with Israel as a nation. Thus, God speaks of Michael as prince of His chosen people, “the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people” (Daniel 12:1). He specially protects and defends God’s people whoever they are.
Further, in Daniel he is referred to as, “Michael, your prince” (Daniel 10:21). He is God’s messenger of law and judgement. In this capacity he appears in Revelation 12:7-12 leading the armies that battle Satan, the great dragon, and all of his demons. Michael with his angels will be locked in the titanic struggle of the universe at the last conflict of the age, which will mark the defeat of Satan and all forces of darkness.
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