ANGELS AND THE ANGELS THAT SINNED OUTLINE

• Introduction: What are Angels and What was the Sin of the Angels that Sinned?
• Angels and Spirits—Basic Word Meanings  
• The Nature of Angels—Messengers and Ministering Spirits
  • Angels as Messengers to God
  • An Angel as Mediator of the Law
  • Angels as Messengers from God
  • Angels’ Roles in the Delivery of Prophecy
  • Though God’s Messengers, Angels’ Knowledge is Limited
  • Angels as Ministering Spirits
  • Angels and the Coming of the Messiah
  • Angels in the Ministry of the Messiah
  • Angels and the Resurrection
  • Angels Messages’ and Our Message
  • Angels and the Execution of History
  • Angels as Messengers and Agents of Judgment
  • Apocalyptic Roles of Angels
• Angels are Created Beings
  • All Angels Created by, for and through Jesus, Who has Preeminence
  • Created in the Beginning, Not Spirits of Deceased Humans
• Angels—Appearances and Underlying Reality
• Are there Different Classes of Angels?
  • Special Case—The “Angel of the LORD”
  • Possible Special Cases—The Archangel, Cherubim and Serpahim
• Do Angels Have a Hierarchical Command Structure?
  • The Heavenly Host or Army of Heaven—How Far Does the Military Metaphor Extend?
• Do Angels Have Fixed Territories?
• Do Angels Have Names—and, if so, Should we want to Know those Names?
• Satan—Anointed Cherub, Angel of Light, Slanderer
  • Anointed Cherub
  • Angel of Light
  • Slanderer
  • The Father of Lies
  • The Murderer
  • The Leader of Rebellion Against God
• What it Means that the Angels that Fell with Satan “Left their First Estate”
• The Demons are Naturally Divided, not a Unified Force
  • Because of their Inherent Division, Demons Need and Have a Hierarchical Command Structure
  • Because of their Limitation to One Place at a Time, Demons Need Fixed Territories
  • The Natural Divisiveness of the Demons is their Ultimate Doom
• Idols as Representations of Demons, who Want us to Know and Invoke their Names
• Magic and “Christian” Magic, Invoking Names using Rituals and Religious Works
• Divisive Effects from the Church Imitating Pagan Invocation of Angels, Demons and Idols

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