Torrey's Topical Textbook

"Concerning God, His Works, Angels"

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Concerning God, His Works, Angels

  • I. Concerning God.
  • B. His works.
  • 3. Angels.
  • a. Existence and nature.
  • Spiritual beings, created before man, high in intelligence and mighty in power.

  • 1. Ge 18:19; 32:1,2
  • 2. Ge 3:24; Job 38:7; Re 12:9
  • 3. Ps 103:20; Mt 13:41; 24:36; 25:31; 1Co 13:1; 2Th 1:7
  • b. Orders. There appear to be various orders of angels.
  • Da 10:13; 12:1; Lu 1:19; Eph 1:21; 1Th 4:16; Jude 1:7; Re 12:7
  • c. Number. Exceedingly great.
  • De 33:2; Ps 68:17; Da 7:10; Mt 26:53; Lu 2:13; Heb 12:22; Re 5:11
  • d. Employment.
  • 1. Adore the presence of God, serve Him, and are happy in His service.
  • Mt 18:10; 1Pe 1:12; Re 5:11
  • 2. Employed in works of providence and in greater work of redemption.
  • a. Ge 28:12; Ps 34:7; 91:11,12; Mt 18:10; Ac 5:19; 12:7; 27:23; Heb 1:13,14
  • b. Ac 7:53; Ga 3:19; Heb 2:2
  • c. 2Ki 19:35; 1Ch 21:16; Ac 12:23
  • d. Lu 2:10,11; Mr 1:13; Lu 22:43; Mt 28:2-4; Joh 20:12; Ac 1:10,11
  • e. Mt 13:49,50; 24:31; 25:31; 1Th 4:16,17; 2Th 1:7
  • e. Character. As to moral character, divided into two great classes.
  • 1. The good.
  • Ps 103:20; Lu 9:26; 1Ti 5:21
  • 2. The bad.
  • Mt 12:24-27; Eph 2:2; 6:12; 1Ti 4:1
  • f. Satan, the chief of the fallen angels.
  • 1. Names applied to him.
  • Satan. 1Ch 21:1
  • devil. Mt 4:1, 5,8
  • Prince of the devils. Mr 3:22
  • liar. Joh 8:44 Joh 12:31; Joh 14:30.
  • God of this world. 2Co 4:4
  • Prince of the power of the air. Eph 2:2
  • Adversary. 1Pe 5:8
  • old serpent, the deceiver. Re 12:9
  • accuser. Re 12:10
  • 2. Personality.
  • Mt 4:1-11; Joh 8:44; 2Co 11:3,14
  • 3. Other evil angels subordinated to him.
  • Mt 12:24-28; Lu 10:18; Eph 2:2; 6:12; Re 9:11; 20:2
  • 4. Power and work of Satan and his angels
  • a. Mt 4:1-11; 1Co 5:5; 2Co 4:4; 11:14; Eph 6:11,12; 2Th 2:9,10; 1Ti 3:7; Heb 2:14; Re 12:9
  • b. Prominent examples of temptation.
  • Adam and Eve.
  • David.
  • Christ.
  • Judas.
  • Ananias and Sapphira.
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  • c. Demoniacs were persons possessed of demons, agents of Satan.
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  • g. Cherubim and Seraphim
  • 1. Some hold that the cherubim are real, personal creatures; others that they are ideal beings. The term "living creature" is applied to the same beings. May be regarded as symbolical of the highest properties of creature life and typical of redeemed manhood.
  • Ge 3:24; Ex 25:22; 1Sa 4:4; Eze 1:5-25; 10:1-22; Re 4:6-9; 5:6-14; 6:1-7
  • 2. Seraphim. Mentioned only in Isa. 6. Probably the same as cherubim.