MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
July 1, 2025
God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration
ANGELS OFFERED THEMSELVES TO BECOME THE SACRIFICE FOR MAN’S REDEMPTION
“The plan by which alone man’s salvation could be secured involved all heaven in its infinite sacrifice.” And heaven is the home of angels. As Christ the Creator (not yet incarnated into human flesh and blood nature) unfolded redemption’s purpose and plan to the angels, He explained that:
“When His mission on earth as a Teacher [and Prophet, comprehended in His work as the Messiah] would be ended, He must be delivered into the hands of wicked men [the Jewish nation and Rome in confederacy] and be subjected to every insult and torture that Satan could inspire them to inflict. He must die the CRUELEST of deaths—lifted up between the heavens and the earth as a GUILTY SINNER [‘who knew no sin’ and was ‘without sin’. ]. He must pass long hours of agony so terrible that ANGELS COULD NOT LOOK UPON IT, but would VEIL THEIR FACES from the sight. He must endure anguish of soul, the hiding of His Father’s face—while the GUILT of transgression—the WEIGHT of the sins of the whole world—should be upon Him.
“The angels prostrated themselves at the feet of their Commander, and OFFERED TO BECOME A SACRIFICE FOR MAN. But an angel’s life could not pay the DEBT; only He who CREATED MAN HAD THE POWER TO REDEEM HIM. Yet the angels were to have A PART to act in the plan of redemption.
“[As with Adam] Christ was [also] made to be made ‘a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death’. (Heb. 2:9). As He should take HUMAN NATURE upon Him, His strength would NOT be equal to theirs [angels], and they were to MINISTER TO HIM, to strengthen and soothe Him under His sufferings. They were also to be ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to them who should be heirs of salvation. (Heb. 1:14). They would guard the subject of grace from the power of EVIL ANGELS, and from the DARKNESS constantly thrown around them by Satan.
“When the angels should witness the agony and humiliation of their Lord, they would be filled with GRIEF AND INDIGNATION, and would wish to DELIVER HIM from His murderers; but they were NOT TO INTERPOSE in order to prevent anything which they should behold. It was A PART OF THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION that Christ should suffer the scorn and abuse of wicked men; and He CONSENTED to all of this when He became The REDEEMER of man.” – E. G. White, Patriarchs & Prophets, 1913 ed., pp. 64, 65. (All emphasis and bracketed words provided).
The angels are more interested and involved in God’s master plan to redeem us fallen man that we are of ourselves! They have been faithfully doing their part, how about us?
To be continued next MWM, God willing. Bless all, NMF.