Lesson 11

Question 1

The purpose of angels is to

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• exist for God’s pleasure
• To do God’s bidding, that is to carry out his purpose
• Ministering spirits sent to serve believers - Heb. 1:14

Question 2

What answer might you give to a person who believed that God needed angels to compliment His person?

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God does not need anything to compliment his beings, for he is perfect and complete.
Acts 17:24-25
So one would be arrogant to assume that he, a finite person, could add anything to God who is infinite.

Question 3

Angels worshp God as a

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normal and natural expression of the existence

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Scripture expressly forbids the worship of

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angels

Question 5

When angels have appeared in bodily form, even godly men and women have on occasion felt the need to worship them because

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they were overwhelmed by the angels’ presence

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As God’s agents in carrying out His purpose, Scripture indicates that angels

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• execute judgement on individuals, cities, and nations

- act under specific instructions as they perform their judgement

Question 7

Angels provide for

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• physical needs of God’s people on occasion

- The spiritual strengthening of God’s people at certain times.

Question 8

Jobs of angels

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• Protect the people of God
• Defeat the plans of the enemies of God’s people
• Protect God’s people by warning them of impending harm
• Give directions that help one to escape the enemy’s schemes.

Question 9

Jesus’s words “their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven” clearly teach that

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God sovereignly uses angels to protect His people when the need arises.

Question 10

Of angels’ ministry of deliverance, we can say that they

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Deliver God’s people both from and out of danger

Question 11

According to our discussion of angels’ ministry of guidance, we can conclude

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• They operate in a secondary rather than a primary sense in the believer’s life
• They operate in exceptional rather than regular circumstances
• They operate as agents of God’s providential rule

Question 12

In the examples of angelic guidance in chapters 8 and 10 of the book of Acts, we see that

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The Holy Spirit functions in each case to fulfill God’s purpose

Question 13

Elijah in the desert after he fled from Jezebel

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Angels ministry of provision

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The three Hebrew children in the fiery furnace

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Angels ministry of deliverance and protection

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Daniel in the lion’s den

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Angels ministry of deliverance and protection

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Peter in prison twice

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Angels ministry of deliverance

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Philip and Cornelius

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Angels ministry of guidance

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Joseph and Mary’s flight to Egypt with the infant Jesus

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Angels ministry of protection

Question 19

What does the Bible reveal about the destiny of holy angels?

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Bible does not deal with this matter directly, but it does mention angels in the New Jerusalem. From this, we conclude that angels will exist and serve God eternally

Question 20

Purpose of Satan

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• Purpose of evil angels is to oppose God’s people, His work on earth, and His ultimate plan
• Satan and his minions use many deceitful tricks against God’s people to cause them to fall
• Jesus came to earth to destroy the works of the devil and to liberate God’s people from their bondage to the fear of death.

Question 21

The limitation of presence as it relates to Satan means that he

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Cannot be everywhere at the same time

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The limitations of Satan’s power means that he

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Exercises power within limits set by God

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The limitation of Satan’s knowledge indicates that

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He does not know our specific thoughts, but he knows human nature and susceptibilities

Question 24

Based on the experience of Job, support the following statement: Sickness on rare occasions may come from demonic activity, but not always

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Even though Satan afflicted Job with sickness, he could not do this without God’s permission. We should also state that some sicknesses result simply from living in a fallen world, and other sicknesses result from natural causes

Question 25

Why can Christians not be demon possessed?

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The believer’s body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (Ro. 8:9). Since God and devil cannot share the same dwelling place, it is impossible for the believer to be demon possessed.

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Hindering people from accepting Christ as savior

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Demonic activity – opposition

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Assaulting one’s mind, as in Christ’s 40 day experience in the wilderness

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Demonic activity – temptation

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Attacking one’s physical body

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Demonic activity – affliction

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Controlling one’s life from the inside

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Demonic activity – possession

Question 30

What is the significance of the activities of evil angels?

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Satan and his angels engage in a wide variety of activities to defeat God’s purpose. These activities indicate that satanic forces attack at many levels in order to overcome us

Question 31

The occultic describes a variety of

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mysterious practices in the spiritual world

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Three categories of occultic practices are

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magic
spiritism
fortune-telling

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Astrology is the belief that

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positions of different plants and groups of stars determine a person’s future

Question 34

The Bible forbids all occultic practices because

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they represent a betrayal of one’s trust in God

Question 35

Describe the source and nature of occultic practices

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Satan is the source of occultic practices. Some may seem to be harmless, they represent an attempt to gain knowledge that God has not revealed, as well as to gain it through forbidden sources. Since they are satanic, the believer must avoid all of them

Question 36

According to the biblical record, state the destiny of evil angels

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Satan and his angels are destined for eternal confinement. While they will be free a while longer, their fate is already settled

Question 37

Some people teach that sin in the life of a believer is the result of demon possession. Explain briefly why this teaching is erroneous. Use appropriate Scripture references in your answer

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Since the Word shows clearly that the believer’s body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1Cor. 6:19) we know that whatever sins a Christian commits are not the result of satanic control. As we explore the matter of the believer’s spiritual development, we see that a person moves from spiritual infancy toward maturity (Gal. 5:16-25,Hebrews 5:11-6:3) . As believers progress, they should surrender control of their lives to Christ, but this is a lifelong process. On occasion, they may commit sinful acts. Paul refers to these sins as acts of sinful nature or works of the flesh. Gal 5:19. While John trust that the sinful acts will not be habitual in one’s life, he says, “if anybody sins, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense. 1 John 1:9. As we put off the sinful nature with its deceitful desires, put on the new self and surrender to the Holy Spirits control in our lives Eph. 4:22-24 we become progressively more Christlike and less susceptible to works of the sinful nature.