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In this issue we will continue to explore more of the unseen (spiritual) realm. In particular the obedient angels in fulfilling their role in God’s Kingdom.

1John 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God;

For the purpose of direction, for encouragement and for revelation.

Heb 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Dan 10:5 I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, whose waist was girded with a belt of pure gold of Uphaz. 6 His body also was like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a tumult.

Causing trembling     

Luke 1:11 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. 12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear gripped him.

Ps 103:20 Bless the LORD, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word!

Even ministered to Yeshua (Jesus)

Luke 22:43 Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

Matt 26:53 "Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? (6,000 X 12 = 72,000)

Matt 24:31 "And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Matthew 16:27 "For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and will then recompense every man according to his deeds.

Matt 25:31 " When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must shortly take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

Rev 22:16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star."

However…

Ps 29:1 LXXE Bring to the Lord, ye sons of God…

Ps 29:1 ESV ​​​​​​​​Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings [sons of God or sons of the Mighty One] ​​​

Job 1:6 NKJV Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them.

Ps 82:1 NAS God takes His stand in His own congregation; He judges in the midst of the rulers.

Ps 82:1 CJB Elohim stands in the divine assembly; there with the elohim , he judges:

Ps 82:1 LBP GOD stands in the congregation of angels; he judges among the angels.

Ps 82:6 NAS I said, "You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High. 7 Nevertheless you will die like men, And fall like any one of the princes." (See LXXE)

Rev 4:4 And around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting…

Rev 4:6 … and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

The Angels in Revelation (Also see section below)

They make a difference - Amen

Yet some do not listen (or pay attention)

Proverbs 1:24 "Because I called, and you refused; I stretched out my hand, and no one paid attention; 25 And you neglected all my counsel, And did not want my reproof; 26 I will even laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes, 27 When your dread comes like a storm, And your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come on you."

Proverbs 1:28 "… they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me, 29 Because they hated knowledge, And did not choose the fear of the LORD. 30 They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof. 31 So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, And be satiated with their own devices. 32 For the waywardness of the naive shall kill them, And the complacency of fools shall destroy them."

Proverbs 1:33 "But he who listens to me shall live securely, And shall be at ease from the dread of evil."

Listen to YHVH’s Spirit - Shalom

Elmo

Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ … and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

Rev 1:20 "As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches…

Rev 2:1 "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write…

Rev 2:8 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write…

Rev 2:12 "And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write…

Rev 2:18 "And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write…

Rev 3:1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write…

Rev 3:7 "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write…

Rev 3:14 "And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write…

Rev 3:5 'He who overcomes shall thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father, and before His angels.

Rev 5:2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice…

Rev 5:11 And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

Rev 7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth… 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads."

Rev 7:11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

Rev 8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God… 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer… 4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand. 5 And the angel took the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake. 6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.

Rev 8:8 And the second angel sounded…

Rev 8:10 And the third angel sounded…

Rev 8:12 And the fourth angel sounded…

Rev 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded…

Rev 9:11 They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.

Rev 9:13 And the sixth angel sounded…

Rev 9:15 And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year…

Rev 10:1 And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;

Rev 10:5 And the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven,

Rev 10:7 but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets. 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard again speaking with me, and saying, "Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land." 9 And I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he said to me, "Take it, and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." 10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and it was in my mouth sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.

Rev 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there arose loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever."

Rev 12:7 And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. And the dragon and his angels waged war, … 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Rev 14:6 And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having an eternal gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people;

Rev 14:8 And another angel, a second one… 9 And another angel, a third one, followed them, saying …

Rev 14:10 he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God… in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

Rev 14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying out with a loud voice …

Rev 14:17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, and he also had a sharp sickle.

Rev 14:18 And another angel, the one who has power over fire, came out from the altar… 19 And the angel swung his sickle to the earth, and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath of God.

Rev 15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven… seven angels who had seven plagues…

Rev 15:6 and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in linen, clean and bright, and girded around their breasts with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished. 16:1 And I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God into the earth."

Rev16:2 And the first angel went and poured out his bowl into the earth…

Rev16:3 And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea…

Rev16:4 And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying, "Righteous art Thou, who art and who wast, O Holy One, because Thou didst judge these things; 7 And I heard the altar saying, "Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Thy judgments."

Rev16:8 And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun…

Rev 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast…

Rev 16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his bowl upon the great river…

Rev 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air… "It is done."

Rev 17:1 And one of the seven angels … spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I shall show you the judgment of the great harlot who sits on many waters,

Rev 17:7 And the angel said to me, "Why do you wonder? I shall tell you the …

Rev 18:1 After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory.

Rev 18:21 And a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying…

Rev 19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried out with a loud voice…

Rev 20:1 And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss …

Rev 21:9 And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I shall show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."

Rev 21:12 It had a great and high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels…

Rev 21:17 And he measured its wall, seventy-two yards, according to human measurements, which are also angelic measurements.

Rev 22:6 And he said to me, "These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must shortly take place.

Rev 22:8 And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 And he said to me, "Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book; worship God."

Rev 22:16 "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star."

Amen

One detail that is seldom mentioned, is that in Washington, D.C. There can never be a building of greater height than the Washington Monument.

With all the uproar about removing the ten commandments, etc., this is worth a moment or two of your time. I was not aware of this amazing historical information.

On the aluminum cap, atop the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., are displayed two words:  Laus Deo.

No one can see these words. In fact, most visitors to the monument are totally unaware they are even there and for that matter, probably couldn't care less.

Once you know Laus Deo's history, you will want to share this with everyone you know. These words have been there for many years; they are 555 feet, 5.125 inches high, perched atop the monument, facing skyward to the Father of our nation, overlooking the 69 square miles which comprise the District of Columbia, capital of the United States of America.

Laus Deo! Two seemingly insignificant, unnoticed words. Out of sight and, one might think, out of mind, but very meaningfully placed at the highest point over what is the most powerful city in the most successful nation in the world.

So, what do those two words, in Latin, composed of just four syllables and only seven letters, possibly mean?  Very simply, they say 'Praise be to God!'

Though construction of this giant obelisk began in 1848, when James Polk was President of the United States, it was not until 1888 that the monument was inaugurated and opened to the public. It took twenty-five years to finally cap the memorial with a tribute to the Father of our nation, Laus Deo, 'Praise be to God!'

From atop this magnificent granite and marble structure, visitors may take in the beautiful panoramic view of the city with its division into four major segments. From that vantage point, one can also easily see the original plan of the designer, Pierre Charles L'Enfant ... A perfect cross imposed upon the landscape, with the White House to the north, The Jefferson Memorial is to the south, the Capitol to the east and the Lincoln Memorial to the west.

A cross you ask? Why a cross?  What about separation of church and state? Yes, a cross; separation of church and state was NOT, is NOT, in the Constitution.  So, read on.  How interesting and, no doubt, intended to carry a profound meaning for those who bother to notice.  When the cornerstone of the Washington Monument was laid on July 4th, 1848 deposited within it were many items including the Holy Bible presented by the Bible Society. Praise be to God!  Such was the discipline, the moral direction, and the spiritual mood given by the founder and first President of our unique democracy 'One Nation, Under God.'

I am awed by George Washington's prayer for America ... Have you ever read it? Well, now is your unique opportunity, so read on!

"Almighty God; We make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection; that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large.

And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love MERCY, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without a humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation.

Grant our supplication, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

Laus Deo!

See: http://www.wnd.com/2007/10/44214/

Waitress: "Your glass is empty - do you want another one?"
Customer: "Why would I want another empty glass?"

To a bystander: "How do I get to the hospital from here?"
Bystander: "Just close your eyes and walk into the street. They’ll come and get you."

Caller: "Doctor! You have to help me. I’m shrinking!"
Doctor: "I’ll try to squeeze you in. But you have to be a little patient."

Hellen: "Were you surprised to find out you were color blind?"
Ellen: "I’ll say! The diagnosis came completely out of the yellow."

"I tried living in the future but I kept getting ahead of myself."

Are you adept at defending yourself? Some people take this matter seriously and devote time and effort and money to martial arts, developing strength and stamina and quick reflexes for combat. Others devote a similar effort to training with weapons. Yet do these things assure your safety? For who can be prepared for a sudden and unexpected attack by a skilled adversary? For you depend on defenses beyond your ability to perform. For God has assigned angels and charged them to watch over you. They are aware of dangers that you are not, and are never distracted. Even, and especially, the young and the weak can trust in the Lord for their defense.

(Adopted from a blog post by Dale Cresap)

Blessed be YHVH (Genesis 14:20 And blessed be God Most High…)