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I would like to dedicate this book to the many heroes
of the faith in communist lands who have
risked their lives and families as we spread the gospel
together over the last twenty-five years.
"[Many] through faith subdued kingdoms,
wrought righteousness, obtained promises...
escaped the edge of the sword,
out of weakness were made strong...
Others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings,
yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment...
wandered in deserts, and in mountains,
and in dens and caves of the earth...
Of whom the world was not worthy"
(Heb. 11:33-38).
Some of these heroes who worked with our
ministry are still in prison at the time of
this writing. Remember them.
How busy they have kept God's angels!
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CKNOWLEDGMENTS
My deepest appreciation to:
• My wife Shirley and six children who have given their
husband and daddy to the writing of this book.
• Connie Ferrier, my writing and research assistant.
Without her, there would be no book. Thanks for
hanging in there, Connie, and seeing it through to the
end. What a tremendous amount of work you have done!
And thanks to your husband, Jim, for making sure all the
details were handled smoothly.
• Deborah Poulalion, a patient and sensitive editor.
• My ministry staff—Ben, Joel, David, Dan and Dale,
Mary Ellen, Cathy, Christine, John in England and
others. Many thanks for understanding my long absences
from the office. You made sure our ministry continued
around the world.
• The people who shared with me their stories of
experiences with angels.
• The Lord who sent His angels to watch over and assist
me since my childhood.
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ONTENTS
Preface ..................................................................................................9
Introduction ........................................................................................11
1 Personal Encounters of an Angelic Kind .......................................14
2 Nothing New Under the Sun ..........................................................22
3 Angels and the Church ...................................................................32
4 Angelic Warriors in the Twentieth Century ...................................41
5 Angels of Light ..............................................................................50
6 Angelic Encounters in Modern Times ...........................................59
7 Guardian Angels .............................................................................70
8 Angels and Healing ........................................................................83
9 Angels in the Bible .........................................................................89
10 Angels and Jesus ........................................................................100
11 What Are Angels? ......................................................................112
12 What Do Angels Do? .................................................................125
13 The Rise and Fall of Lucifer ......................................................137
14 The Reality of Demons ..............................................................152
15 Evil Angels and Thought ...........................................................166
16 Spiritual Warfare and Angels .....................................................178
17 Who Is in Charge? ......................................................................187
18 Angels and Authority .................................................................200
19 The Holy Spirit, Angels and Us .................................................213
20 "Activating" Angels ...................................................................224
21 The Truth About Angels ............................................................238
Appendix A: The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men ..............252
Appendix B: Oppression, Obsession and Possession ......................257
Appendix C: The Angel of Jehovah .................................................261
Appendix D: The False Gods of Earth Day .....................................264
Notes ................................................................................................268
Bibliography .....................................................................................280
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REFACE
T
HREE YEARS AGO I was approached by a good friend and
told that I should write a book about angels. "After all," he
pointed out, "angels have had a major influence on your life
and ministry." I hesitated for several reasons, the chief one being that I
had never seen an angel, though it was true that they had impacted my
life several times. However, in 1991 and 1992 I had a growing desire
to study and write on the subject. My research began.
In December 1993 the issue came to a head. I knew I had to
make a decision one way or the other. I sensed an overwhelming
impression that I was to move ahead with the project. I decided to do it
early in December. Both Time and Newsweek came out with major
articles on angels two weeks later.
What startled me was the plethora of angel sightings that did not
correlate with biblical data. They obviously were New Age
(metaphysical) in flavor. I began to realize that good people were
being influenced by supernatural events that they assumed came from
God. Our society, schooled in rationalism, is hungry for anything
spiritual.
As I researched existing material on angels, I discovered there
was almost no literature that promoted a strong biblical teaching on
this important area. Since I have embarked on my adventure, my
decision has been confirmed by subsequent events.
In Los Angeles, the American Booksellers Association
convention in late May and June 1994 declared that this was the year
for angels. One of the most popular categories of books featured on the
exhibit floor was angels. Hoping to continue the sales wave of the last
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THE TRUTH ABOUT ANGELS
eighteen months, a number of major New York publishing houses
displayed tides dealing with angels—most from a New Age
perspective. It appeared to be the most pervasive topic on the ABA
exhibit floor. Thirty-two books on the subject are to be released by
February 1995.
We are about to be deluged with information. This book is
written to provide biblical criteria for examining the phenomena that
are occurring.
First, I want to let you know what people are saying and
experiencing concerning angels. I quote a broad spectrum of opinions
—evangelical, charismatic, Roman Catholic, New Age and secular
ideas. However, because I quote a person does not mean I endorse that
person or even agree with what he or she has said. (Conversely, it
certainly doesn't mean the person would agree with everything I
believe or say either!)
Second, I want to give you practical, biblical teaching about the
role God has given angels in our lives. It is important to know that real
angels (good angels) are seldom visible to us because of our human
propensity to worship them. But I believe good angels and bad angels
are active today, and it is imperative that every one of us recognizes
the differences between them.
In a time when a spiritual vacuum seems to have created a rush
of supernatural events, I am convinced that we need to know the truth
about angels.
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