Angels

What do Angels know?

Where do Angels get their knowledge from? Directly from God himself. They know him personally, They have a vital, intimate relationship with the creator of all things. We have already seen time and time again in the lives of saints, Angels dwelling in God’s presence, surrounding his throne, and worshiping him. When we consider further that true knowledge of God requires obedience to his commandments (see I John 2:3-5), we can better appreciate the ability of the holy angels to know God. Because they obey his commandments, they can more fully know him. Our minds were darkened by the fall of the Garden of Eden, but those angels remained loyal to God in the rebellion of Lucifer have had no such shades drawn over their understanding.

1 John 2:3-5 King James Version (KJV)

³ And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

⁴ He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

⁵ But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

Angels know the reality of Demons now, what can we learn from this?Angels are smarter than we are in regard to how to wage spiritual warfare. They know there is a war on, they are aware of it every moment of everyday. They are able to discern the devil’s trap. A good place for us to start in our study is Ephesians 6:10-18:

Ephesians 6:10-18, The Message (MSG)

A Fight to the Finish

^10-12 And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we’ll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.

^13-18 Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out.

Romans 8:26-28, 29

²⁶ Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

²⁷ And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

²⁹ For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

Job 38:6-11, The Message (MSG)

^2-11 “Why do you confuse the issue?
    Why do you talk without knowing what you’re talking about?
Pull yourself together, Job!
    Up on your feet! Stand tall!
I have some questions for you,
    and I want some straight answers.
Where were you when I created the earth?
    Tell me, since you know so much!
Who decided on its size? Certainly you’ll know that!
    Who came up with the blueprints and measurements?
How was its foundation poured,
    and who set the cornerstone,
While the morning stars sang in chorus
    and all the angels shouted praise?
And who took charge of the ocean
    when it gushed forth like a baby from the womb?
That was me! I wrapped it in soft clouds,
    and tucked it in safely at night.
Then I made a playpen for it,
    a strong playpen so it couldn’t run loose,
And said, ‘Stay here, this is your place.
    Your wild tantrums are confined to this place.’

-Angels know human beings-

Not only do Angels know God and our demonic adversaries (and angels enemies), Angels also are very aware of human beings, The Bible tells us they were present at the creation of our physical universe (see Job 38:6,7), which logically implies that they had already been created at that point. So their knowledge of humanity began, I’m certain the angels observed Adam and Eve as they lived together in the garden of Eden, tended the garden, and eventually sinned and had to be driven out of the garden. We can be sure that those spirit being creatures have been watching mankind ever since, often interacting with men and women at God’s command.

-Angels know the ministry of the church-

If you are not active participants in the church where you attend, you may not be aware of everything the church is or should be doing in its service to God (Christ is the head of the church).

The angels of God, however, are well aware of the work and witness God ordained for the church. Paul’s first letter to Timothy, he sets forth the things that Timothy was to do as a minister of the gospel.

I charged you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality, (ITim 5:21).

That’s fascinating and even a somber thought -to recognize that angels view what is going on in the local church and how it follows or fails to follow the directives God has given it.

Angels know the purpose of God, the ultimate plan of God is to save men and women from their sins. Today sin is the main motive for men to separate from the leadership of the world.

(If it was sin in yester-years it’s still sin today. Nothing changes with God no matter who tries to do this)

He provided salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ, his son. If you were asked to explain salvation to someone who had never heard of it, you probably could, given sufficient time.

1 Peter 1:10-12 (KJV)

¹⁰ Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

¹¹ Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

¹² Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

Angels of course, transcend the times of the prophets. They have watched the unfolding of God’s plan of salvation over the centuries, the millennia. They know it is the greatest possible theme of men or of angels. And although they know of salvation form an objective viewpoint (but not an experiential viewpoint, since angels don’t need to be saved), they long to know it even more thoroughly.

Fallen angels and demons can’t be saved. Not even by men who think, they know better how to save even better than God. 

Pastor James P. Norman Jr.