MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
July 23, 2025
God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration
THE ROLE OF ANGELS IN FALLEN MAN’S REDEMPTION
Here is a deeper and greater revelation of the little appreciated and often misunderstood and misinterpreted nature and work of holy angels, God’s “ministering spirits” to fallen man. It began before, but especially immediately after the fall in Eden. Notice, in continuation from last week’s quote (all emphases and bracketed words supplied:
“When Satan heard that ENMITY should exist between himself and the woman [Eve], and between his seed and her seed, he knew that his work of DEPRAVING human nature would be INTERRUPTED; that by some means man [fallen] would be ENABLED TO RESIST HIS [satanic, wicked] POWER.
“Yet as the plan of salvation [or redemption] was more FULLY UNFOLDED, SATAN REJOICED with his angels.
Q. Over what could they rejoice over so prematurely?
“He rejoiced in that, “having caused man’s fall, he could BRING DOWN the Son of God from His exalted condition. [He already understood what the mystery of incarnation would cost Christ the Creator]. Satan declared that his plans had THUS FAR had been successful UPON THE EARTH
[his revolt and war against God in heaven failed], and that when Christ should TAKE UPON HIMSELF HUMAN NATURE [in the mystery of godliness of the incarnation, 1 Tim. 3:16; John 1: 14], He also might be OVERCOME [like Adam and Eve], and thus the redemption of the fallen race might be prevented.
“HEAVENLY ANGELS more fully opened to our first parents the PLAN that had been devised for their salvation. Adam and his companion [Eve, the mother of mankind] were ASSURED that notwithstanding their great sin, they were NOT TO BE ABANDONED TO THE CONTROL OF SATAN.”
Q. By what means?
“The [only-begotten] Son of God had offered [volunteered unsolicited] to ATONE, WITH HIS OWN LIFE, for their transgression [sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John 3:4].
Q. How would this be carried out?
“A PERIOD OF PROBATION would be granted them, and through REPENTANCE, and FAITH in Christ, might again BECOME the children of God.”
(End quote from Patriarchs and Prophets by E. G. White, p. 66).
As with the Holy Spirit, do nothing to grieve your guardian angel who Christ assigned to each person from birth to death. He is also your recording angel, too.
To be continued next MWM, God willing. Bless all, NMF.