And in fact, had an interesting situation that happened with my mother. It happened on a cold Wisconsin day and my mom decided she was going to go to the store.
My dad was gone and she had to take their old kind of rickety van to the store but she had to pick up a couple things. So Mom drives over to the grocery store and in the meantime, the sunsets, it starts to get dark and it starts to snow. While she gets back in the old van and she heads back for home. And of course, having a hard time seeing, she turned too fast around a corner and went right into giant snowbank and the tires were spinning and she couldn't get out and didn't have a phone, no help, frail, old lady having trouble.
What she going to do? Well, she began to pray. And as she prayed, there was suddenly a knock on her window. And so she rolled down the window and here's this young guy standing at her window and he said, "You need some help. She was just amazed and thrilled. And so she was digging for her purse to see if she could come up with a reward for this guy and as she rolled down her window to thank him, he said, "Well, there you go.
Was he an angel? Well, may be, could very well be. The Bible even relates the fact that oftentimes you might not even know that someone, a young man, that might be helping you could possibly be an angel.
Now you probably remember some of those biblical stories about angels protection and remember the story of Daniel in the lion's den? What was it that kept the lions from killing Daniel? Well, Daniel himself said, "My God sent his angel and shut the lion's mouth. I mean, what an awesome story. But that can also bring some problems if we're not careful because angels do watch over us, they guard us, they protect us.
Some people miss the point. Some people want to give angels way too much credit. Maybe it's because they like the idea of having their own little baby cherub or their little cupid or maybe even a powerful angel that will save them from danger. And so unfortunately some look to angels like they're their own personal genie and that's a problem.
God is our helper, God is our sustainer. We need to call on God for help and depend on Him and know His word and understand His purpose. Because unfortunately, some almost have a near obsession or almost like a worship of angels. You know, you may know some people that collect angel figurines. I visited someone one time that had, must have had a thousand of them and to some becomes like an icon. Even some people pray to them. But never give credit to angels when the real credit for the miracles and answered prayer, that needs to go to God.
Otherwise if we focus on an angel, it does become an idol and it stands in opposition to the true worship of God. And even throughout the Bible we recognize that was a problem that many people had. Angel worship has been around for a long time. In fact in the book of Colossians it reminds us, "Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and the worship of angels. Don't do it. In fact we're reminded the very end of the book in the book of Revelation, the Apostle John records an incident, a circumstance that came about.
As he was receiving a message there was this angel before him and in chapter 19, verse 10 it tells us that John fell at his feet to worship him. Well, what did the angel do? Well a powerful angel of God, he said, "Don't do that. This angel said, "I'm a fellow servant of yours and your brethren who hold the testimony of Jesus. Don't ever worship angels. Yes, they're powerful. Yes, they're awesome. Yes, they're amazing in so many ways, but our faith, our love, our focus has to go to God and not to angels.
And that's not all, there is another amazing aspect of an angel's job description. Of course, if you're a Christian, we oftentimes hear the fact that we are in a spiritual battle. And we're battling mighty powers in this dark world and against evil spirits. And we find throughout the Bible. We can read of great struggles between good and evil in the spirit realm. And many times angels travel in large armies in order to consolidate their strength when they're dealing and fighting against Satan's evil, demonic army.
In fact, we can read an example of that in the book of Revelation. Revelation, chapter 12, verse seven reminds us of that very fact. It says, "War broke out in heaven," and this is a spiritual battle. It says, "Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. And in this case only Michael and his angels could help in this regard.
And he was there. He was there fighting with the other angels to overcome evil, to overcome those spiritual demonic forces. In fact, we see different scenarios of that throughout the Bible. You may remember at the crucifixion the disciples didn't really want them to take Christ, but what did Christ tell them when they pulled out a sword?
He said, "Put your sword away, all who take the sword will perish by the sword. That's 6, men in the Roman system. So Christ said, I could have 72, angels here just like that.
And so you find over and over again, the Bible references them as a spiritual army. You've probably heard that term, heavenly hosts, sounds kind of spiritual. Really what that means, angel armies. Angel armies, and our God is called the Lord of Hosts. The Lord of Armies. Even refers to Christ as the commander of the Lord's army. And so it was very interesting to see those references throughout your Bible. I mean, a familiar one is probably the one in the situation with David and Goliath. We've all heard that story before, haven't we?
Well, when David goes to face that giant, do you remember what he said? He said to the giant, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin. God is a God of a spiritual army of hosts and there's so much to learn about angels. We certainly want you to have this study aid so you can learn for yourself and discover what angels are all about and what is God's plan and purpose for them and, and you.
So discover what it really says about the spirit world. So call us at the number on your screen, or go to our website beyondtoday. So make sure and contact us so you can receive your free subscription to "Angels: God's Messengers and Spirit Army" because it'll certainly help you with the true answers, the right answers about the reality of the angelic world.
You don't want to go to Hollywood, don't go to some movie or look at a TV show for the answers. Those are fairytales. Those are phony stories. That's the word of God. The Bible tells us angels are mighty spirit beings and they are created to serve God and serve you. And so it is a good thing to ask God, to give you the help that you need and protection that only he can give you through His angel.
So pray for protection, ask God to open your mind to His truth and set His angels about you. Their roots date back to , when singer Doc Neeson and guitarist Rick Brewster first teamed up at university in an eccentric acoustic covers group dubbed the Moonshine Jug and String Band; by the following year they had begun adopting a more straightforward and electric approach, rechristening themselves the Keystone Angels in the process.
Soon abbreviated to simply the Angels, their original lineup consisted of Neeson nicknamed the "Mad Irishman" in honor of his crazed behavior on- and off-stage and Brewster, along with the latter's brother John on guitar and drummer Graham "Buzz Throckman" Bidstrup.
A second album, Face to Face, appeared in and preceded a national headlining tour; after 's No Exit became an even bigger hit, the group toured the U. To further complicate matters, a handful of releases later appeared credited to "the Angels from Angel City," the constant fluctuations no doubt contributing to their lack of success overseas. After just three LPs, the Angels issued their first Greatest Hits collection in ; with their next studio album, 's moody Darkroom, they scored their first Australian number one hit, "No Secrets.
At the end of the year, the Angels headlined a free concert at the Sydney Opera House that ended in rioting, prompting a government ban on outdoor concerts. Undaunted, the Angels opened in America for the Kinks, then returned home to begin work on their next album, Night Attack, their first outing with new drummer Brent Eccles.
A subsequent tour exchanged Bailey for bassist Jim Hilbun, and was followed in by the odd, experimental Watch the Red. Two Minute Warning -- a concept record exploring nuclear devastation -- recorded in Los Angeles and issued a year later. Upon returning to Australia, founding member John Brewster exited, and was replaced by ex-Skyhooks guitarist Bob Spencer. However, record company problems kept the Angels from recording new material for several years; finally, in , they issued their comeback single, "Call That Living," which returned them to the Top Ten.
The group disbanded at the close of the '90s following Doc Neeson's injury in a car accident; however, Neeson joined a re-formed Angels in the spring of , and the reunited group played a series of shows during the summer of that year. Neeson left the band again in to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Dave Gleeson, former lead singer of the Screaming Jets, a group who had toured with the Angels in His debut album with the group came in when Take It to the Streets arrived featuring the single "Waiting for the Sun.
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