Angelic Support for the End of the Age

        This is a word of preparation given at a recent Chronos Ministry weekly meeting. The prophet Daniel was given several visions of the time of the end, of God’s appointed times. One in particular reveals our heavenly calling. “I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of days was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire; a fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened” (Dan. 7:9-10).
        This is the last Day, the Day of the Lord, which dawns with the rapture at Christ’s second coming. The fiery stream is the chariots of fire driven by the angelic escorts that gather the elect. Each believer has his or her own chariot, driven by the angel assigned to them in this life.
            We see in Acts 8 how an angel spoke to Philip to go south to Gaza. Philip just “happens” to encounter an Egyptian eunuch of the Queen of Egypt who just so “happens” to be reading from the scroll of Isaiah. Philip asks the man how it is going and the man admits that he is having a hard time understanding the text. So naturally, or should we say supernaturally, Philip jumps on board the chariot and explains the text by the revelation of the Spirit. Instantly the man believes in Jesus and asks to be baptized in the nearby water. Philip obliges and then is supernaturally carried way (what is called being translated).
            Psalm 103:20 explains this unique ministry of the angels. “Bless the Lord, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word.” This is a vital key in our own time especially as this age draws to a close. The Word is always here, both in the Scriptures and in the revelation of the Spirit of truth within us. Yet Psalm 91:11 also affirms, “For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.” That phrase, all your ways, means the angels minister for us, to us, and with us. In fact, there can be a plurality of angels over us whose divine purpose is to do God’s will.
            But the angels cannot do anything until we give voice to God’s Word so that they can act on it on our behalf. We don’t command them. Nor do we worship them. We simply speak God’s Word revealed to us so they can do His will on our behalf.  No wonder Isaiah 59:21 says, “as for Me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forevermore.”
            As we see the Day of the Lord approaching,  it should energize us to share the light of God’s gospel with those around us. Instead of being weighed down by the lawlessness, deceptions, frustrations, and hatred rampant around us, we should bring uplifting joy, peace, comfort, hope, victory and God’s love. After all, isn’t that part of the fruit of the Spirit within us? Doing so can open the door to share the source of our joy and peace, which is Jesus the Savior of the world.
            This is why the baptism in the Spirit with the speaking in tongues is so vital in this age. Tongues is simply speaking a language you haven’t learned, doing so by yielding your mouth to the Holy Spirit to speak God’s specific word for each situation. The angels are God’s tangible intermediaries in our earthly lives, especially in these critical last Days. We need to be aware of this angelic support and know the Word so we can speak it out on earth as it is in heaven.
            [By the way, if you think tongues has passed away once the Church was established, then tell me exactly when it was complete. What event marks that date? Aren’t we still supposed to be making disciples?  Isn’t the Church supposed to be bringing His light to this darkened world until we are taken?
             Paul reminds us in 1 Cor. 13:8-10 that once that which is perfect has come prophesies, tongues and knowledge will vanish. When does that which is perfect come? At the last Day when the Antichrist is defeated, all Christ’s enemies have been put underfoot, and evil has been avenged and contained in the Lake of Fire. Clearly that Perfect Day hasn’t come yet, so these gifts and abilities in the Spirit are still in operation.