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FROM THE CREATION OF ANGELS TO THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE

THE ALPHA, meaning the beginning or CREATIVE AGES' The creation before time, THE SPIRIT WORLD. The creation of Angels or SONS OF GOD .

The Scritures are full of the Supernatural, The only cure for the Materialism of present day is to discover what the Scripture reveal as to the Spirit-World, Spirit Beings, The Heavenlies is but a step from the Natural World.

The Angels were created perfect before the FALL. The angels (SPIRIT BEINGS) are of two classes, good and evil. They are classified as (SERAPHIM" CHERUBLIM") Good and Bad PRINCIPALITIES" POWERS" WICKED SPIRITS" Age Rulers OF Darkness. Eph. 6..12. Fallen Angels (2 Pet.2.4). Demons" Seducing Spirits ( 1Tim. 4.1).

SERAPHIMS ANGELS

The Seraphims are six winged Angels and it seens as if they are creatures with many eyes within them, there purpose is to exhort God and to worship him, and to give God glory and honour and thanks without ceasing day and night. REV. 4.8. day and night they cried Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is and is to come.

CHERUBLIM ANGELS

these are winged creatures also who support the throne of God, or act as guadian spirits, they appear in the Bible (the book of Ezekiel) as bearing the throne and chariot of God and hence later conceived as a type of Angels. They are also mention in Genesis 3.24 as guadians (or protectors) of the garden of Eden.

They were place at the gates of the garden to prevent humans from re-intering and thus gaining access to the Tree of life. They also formed the mercy seat on the ARK of the covenant (Exodus 25.18.20)

In Jewish and Christian religion they are second in the order of Angels, directly after the Seraphims Angels. they were usually depicted as Angels with four wings and four faces (human, lion, bull and eagle). They are usually chothed in blue, while the Seraphim are chothed in red. they originated from the winged and human -headed bulls of Babylon( also name Cherubim), a lesser order of deities, which guarded the gates of the Rayal palace.

The Angels were created innumerable in number before the nutural world or universe was created. Heb. 12. 22. They are mighty in power, but not almighty. 2 Thess. 1.7. They excel in strength, one Angel destroyed 185,000 of the Assyrian army in one night and one Angel rolled away the stone from Christ Tomb, and one Angel shall bind Satan and cast him into the Bottomless Pit. They are Glorious beings, Luke 9.26 and have great Knowledge, but not Omniscient.

The Angels are Ministering Spirits to them who are heirs of Salvation, Heb 1.13. and are executioners of God's Wrath on the wicked. 2 Thess 1.7.8.

MICHEAL..................GABRIEL......................AND SATAN

1. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL

Michael the Archangel is mentioned three times in Daniel" Dan. 10.13...21.12.1, where he is called the PRINCE who stands for Daniels people---the Jews. He is called in Jude 9, the Archangel. In Rev. 12.7. he is seen as in command of the Angelic Army of Heaven.

The Angels were created to exhorted God, they were called into existences by the Word\Command of God . Psalms 148.1.14. they were made Spirit beings. Hebrew 1.7. all this were done before the natural world, and the universe were created.

His work seems to be to deliver God's people, particularly the Jew, from the power of Satan, and finally to oust him, and his Angels from the Heavenlies, and cast them down on to the earth. He also has somthing to do with the Resurrection of the dead, for he is associated with the Resurrection mentioned in Dan. 12.1.2, and he contested with the Devil about the resurrection of Moses. ( Jude 9 ) and the voice of the Archangel that will be heard when the Dead in Christ shall rise ( 1 Thess. 4.16), and it will be Micheal who will sound the trumpet.

2. GABRIEL THE MESSENGER OF GOD

Gabriel, He is mentioned by name four times. In Daniel twice and in Luke twice. He seems to be associated with the redemptive work of God. He appeared to Daniel. ( Dan. 8.16; 9.21.27), to inform him as to the time of Christ's first Coming, and when the time had come he announced to Zacharias the birth of Christ's Fore-runner- John the baptist, and later to Mary the birth of Jesus.

His position in Heaven is lofty, for he said of himself to Zacharias--- I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God.

3. SATAN

WE speak of Satan last not because he is the least of the three, for in many ways he is the greatest, but because of his evil character. He is the source of all the anarchy and rebellion in the Heaven and in the universe.

There are many who will deny the existence of Satan. They claim that what we call Satan is only a principle of evil." That this evil is a sort of malaria." an intangible thing like disease germs that floats about in the atmosphere and attacks people's hearts under certain conditions.

The existence of Satan connot be determined by the opinions of men. The only source of information is the bible. That is the reason why Satan tries to discredit the Word of God. He is not a principle of evil" he is a person.

His Origin, This is more or less shrouded in mystery. One thing is certain, he is a created being," and that the most exalted type. He was before the fall, ages before the natural world or universe was created. THE ANOINTED CHERUB THAT COVERETH." That is, he was perfect in all his ways from the day that he was created, until iniquity was found in him. In him was the fulness of wisdom," and the perfection of beauty," but it was his beauty" that caused the pride and that was his downfall.

He was clothed in a garment that was covered with the most rare and precious gems, the sardius, topaz, diamond, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphire, emerald, carbuncle, all woven in with gold. He dwelt in Eden, the Garden of God." This probably refers not to the eartly Eden, but to the Paradise of God." on high, for Satan dwelt on the Holy Mount of God." All this we learn from Ezek. 28.11.19 where the Prophet has a foreview of the Antichrist under the title of the King of Tyrus," and as Antichrist is to be an incarnation of Satan.

The Prophet here describes Satan's original glory from which he fell. there never has been as yet such a King of Tyrus as is here described. the cause of Satan fall is given in Isa. 14.12.20. He is here called LUCIFER, SON OF THE MORNING. This was his glorious title when he was created, and this world of ours was made at which time the morning stars ( probably other glorious created ruling beings like himself), sang together, and all the Sons of God.(Angels), shouted for joy." Job 38.7. This is the history of Satan from the beginning of his creation to the creation of the known world and universe.

AGES AND DISPENSATIONS

The ages and Dispensations will reveal the fact that outside of time' the Scriptures mention (two ages) before time' the ALPHA' or the CREATIVE AGES," and after time' the OMEGA," or the AGES of the AGES ," in time' there are three AGES and eight Dispensations.

The AGES are, 1. THE ANTE-DILUVIAN.

2. THE PRESENT AGE.

3. THE AGE OF AGES.

The Third Age is a Dual Age," composed of the MILLENNIAL AGE" and the PERFECT AGE," and the Dispensations " are-

1. THE EDENIC.

2. THE ANTE-DILUVIAN.

3. THE POST-DILUVIAN

4. THE PATRIARCHAL.

5. THE LEGAL.

6. THE ECCLESIASTICAL.

7. THE MESSIANIC.

8. THE DISPENSATION OF THE FULNESS OF TIMES."

The difference between an Age and a Dispensation is, that an Age stands for a period between two great physical changes in the earth's surface, while a Dispensation stands for a MORAL or PROBATIONARY period in the world's history.

THE CREATIVE AGES

The Scripture begin with the sublime decaration- in the beginning God CREATED the HEAVEN and the earth. Gen 1.1. as the word heaven is in the singular it will clarify matters to limit this creative act to our own planet, and the solar system to which it belongs, rather than to the whole of the starry spaces or universe.

THE ORIGINAL OR PRE-ADAMITE EARTH

This creation was in the dateless past. The six days work as described in Gen. 1.3.31 was the restoration of the earth to it original condition before it was made formless and void" and submerged in water and darkness. Peter speacks of this time as the world that then was, that being overflowed with water, perished." 2 Pet. 3.5.7.

The manner of the creation of the Pre-Adamite Earth" is not revealed in the Scriptures They simply declare that -" in the BEGINNING God CREATED the heaven and the earth." And in that statement we have all the MILLENNIUMS of time that science may require for the formation of the earth as a planet.

THE CHAOTIC EARTH

The Original Earth" was doubtless a most beatiful earth, covered with vegetation and inhabited with fish, fowl and animals life, and probably with human life. How long it continued in this condition we are not told, but an awful catastrophe befellit, it became FORMLESS AND VOID," and submerged in water and darkness. Gen. 1.2. that it was not originally so we know from Isa. 45.18.(R.V.) Thus said the lord that created the heavens, He is God; that formed the earth and made it. He established it. He created it not a waste, He formed it to be inhabited.

What cause the earth to become a waste." after its original creation is not clearly revealed. but, it is clear from the account of the story of Adam and Eve that sin existed before man was created. The inference is that Satan and his angels were in charge of the pre-adamite Earth, that they rebelled, and by rebellion brought distruction on the pre-Adamite Earth and its inhabitants, and for their sin they were excluded from heaven, and now occupy the Heavenlies," and that they are the principalities and powers over which Satan rules and of whom we are warned in Eph. 6.12.

The manner in which the pre-Adamite Earth was made formless and void," and this refers only to the exterior surface, the habitableness of the earth, is clearly revealed by Peter, where he said, for this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the Word of God the heaven were of Old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water; whereby the world that then was, being OVERFLOWED with water, perished." 2 Pet. 3.5.6. it is clear that Peter here does not refer to Noah's flood, for the world in Noah's day did not perish.

And Peter goes on to add that, The heavens and the earth which are now ( that is, have been in existence since the restoration of the earth. Gen. 1. 3. 31., by the same Word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men."( Great white Throne Judgment, REV. 20.11.15.) 2 Pet. 3.7.

MyCell challenge the readers to study, to show themselves approved unto God, a workman that need not to be ashamed, RIGHTLY dividing the Word of TRUTH." 2. Tim.2.15.

REV. A. WEBB

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EDENIC,THE FIRST DISPENSATION

TIME OF INNOCENCES

This dispensation extends from the creation of Adam to the Expulsion from the Garden. As to the duration we know nothing. It was probably very short, and was the Dispensation of INNOSCENCES,

2. THE ANTE_DILUVIAN DISPENSATION

This extends from the FALL to the FLOOD." It was the Dispensation of CONSCENCES," and shows what man will do when guided only by his conscience. Adam and Eve had no conscience before the FALL."

Conscience is KNOWLEDGE of Good and Evil," and this Adam and Eve did not have until they had their eyes opened by eating of the FRUIT of the Tree of the KNOWLEDGE of Good and Evil. Gen. 2.17.

Conscience may produce fear and remorse, but it will not keep men from doing wrong, for conscience imparts no POWER." Adam and Eve had no children before the FALL." that they were created for that purpose is clear from the words God spoke to them after the creation, when HE said ---be FRUITFUL and MULTIPLY and REPLENISH the EARTH." Gen. 1.28.

In the words Replenish the earth, we have unmistakable evidence that the earth had been people before it was thrown into a chaotc condition.

3 THE POST-DILUVIAN DISPENSATION

This was the Dispensation of HUMAN GOVERNMENT," If ever the human race had an opportunity to work out the theory of Human Government, it was right after the Flood. Noah was an old man over 600 years of age, full of wisdom and experience, and his family, all of whom had reached maturity, for the youngest, Shem, was 98 years old and were qualified for self-government.

Behind them was the Flood with all its warnings, and in addition the accumulated Knowledge from Adam down to their day. the fact that Noah set up an altar and offered sacrifice implies that he and his family were Godly. And when God commanded Noah and his sons to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth His purpose doubtless was to repeople the earth with a Godly race. but 325 years after the Flood the Tower of Babel was built, revealing the proud and rebellious spirit of the people, and God came down and confused the language of the people and scattered them abroad over the face of the earth.Gen.11.1.9. here we have the origin of nations and the different languages of the earth. So this Dispensation was a failure like its predecessors.

4.THE ECCLESIASTICAL DISPENSATION

This is the Dispensation of GRACE," and extends from the Cross, to the Crown, for Christ, and from PENTECOST to the RAPTURE of the CHURCH, for the BELIEVER. This is THE PATRIARCHAL DISPENSATION.

This Dispensation extended from the Call of Abraham to the Exodus," a period of 430 years, and is known as the Dispensation of the FAMILY," it ended with all of Abraham's descendants working as abject slaves in the brickyards of Egypt.

5. THE LEGAL DISPENSATION

This Dispensation extended from the Exodus, to the Birth of Christ," and is known as the Dispensation of LAW. Heretofore God had allowed man to govern himself, now He purpose to organize a commonweath with laws and regulations and a visible system of worship with a local habitation or place of worship, The government was THEOCRATIC," that is, God ruled through representative men that HE appointed, as Moses, Joshua, and the Judges.

But the people grew tired of such a mode of government and demanded a King which would eventually led to their undoing. God's dealing with the people was based on a WRITTEN LAW given at Mt. Sinai. This Civil and Ceremonial law was given to Isreal only, and not to any other nation. this law under modern day status is known as JUDAISM. Therefore the Apospel Paul points out in Romans 6.14. that the Church is not under LAW or JUDAISM but under grace. Yes Christ was born under the Law and kept it and was without sin to bring the Jews, God people from under the law, but they rejected Him.

6. THE MESSIANIC, THE MILLENNIAL AGE

This is not only an Age, it is also a Dispensation, the MESSIANIC Dispensation, or rule of Christ as King. Writers and poets have written and sung of a Golden Age, an Age of universal righteousness and peace; and the Jews believe that the Seventh Thousand' of years from the creation is to be a Sabbath of rest, and that a description of that Age is given to us in the Old Testament. that there is to be a period of 1000 years during which Satan shall be bound and Christ shall reign over the earth is clearly revealed in the New Testatment. This period is mention six tmes in the book of Revelation. REV. 20.1.7.

In the Millennial Age God will again deal with mankind as a whole, but as made up of nations. The Church will not be on earth, only as it is represented by those who will assist Christ, THE KING, in His Administration of the Millennial Kingdom. THE JEWS AS A NATION WILL THEN BE THE HEAD OF THE HATIONS. Deu. 28.13. this dispensation like all that preceded it, will end in APOSTASY. REV. 20.7.10.

7. THE DISPENSATION OF THE FULNESS OF TIMES

It is this perfect Age, or Kingdomof the new Heaven and earth that Christ surrenders to the Father(1 cor. 15.28), for the Millennial Kingdom" is not perfect, there is sin in it, and it ends in APOSTASY. As there is no room for this Perfect Kingdom before the Renovation of the earth by fire" it must come after it, This Perfect Kingdom is also a Dispensation," the Dispensation of the FULNESS of TIMES." Eph. 1.10 the Millennial Kingdom and the Perfect Kingdom make up the Kingdom of the SON of MAN.

THE AGES OF THE AGES. as the creative Ages' were the ALPHA'' AGES, these will be the OMEGA' AGES. with the surrender of the Perfect Kingdom' to the Father, what we speak of as TIME' ceases, and the Eternal Ages,'' called the Ages of the Ages begin.

They correspond to what the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Ephesians calls the Ages to come.' Eph. 2.7. and John in the book of Revelation says that the Devil' and the Beast' and the False Prophet' shall be tormented day and night forever and ever, or for the Aions of the Aions,'' the Ages of the Ages,'' Rev. 20.10, and the servants of God'' shall reign for the same period. Rev. 22.5.

What those Ages of Ages" shall reveal of the Plan and purpose of God we do not know ,but if we are His we shall live to know, and possibably take part in their development. What we do know is that we are but in the beginning of things. and as concerning the Ages, ETERNITY is still young. The Good news is that time will be a thing of the past, and doing the Ages of Ages time will cease from existences, no more days and nights, no more seasons, summer, winter, spring, and fall will cease from the mind. And God will be all and in all forever and ever. AMEN. Rev. 22.5.