If anybody ever seeks to convince you that they have recently received a divine revelation from a holy angel, you can safely place that individual in one of three categories: (1) A deceiver; (2) one deceived by Satan - who imitates holy angels to further his fiendish ends (II Cor. 11:14); (3) one deranged and given to hallucinations.

Every credible Bible scholar will frankly tell you that when the last Book of the Holy Bible was written - all divine inspirations completely ceased! Consequently we can say that today we have a divinely complete revelation from God - nothing can be added to it, - and nothing can be taken from it. It is absolutely all we need for instruction concerning eternal matters. Although demons may, God's angels no longer appear uttering words into the ears of man. However, in the Bible we have numerous occasions in which angels spoke and it is very interesting to notice what these celestial beings had to say.

Angels are not little children in heaven but created spirit beings. They are not confined to bodies of flesh like us; not experiencing the infirmities of humanity, they excel in strength. Ages ago some of these beings sought to overthrow the throne of God, and were consequently cast out of heaven. They are known as the devil and his angels (Rev. 12:9). Today these spirits are called demons and their influence in this world is tremendous. However, I don't want to dwell on demons but rather wish to draw your attention to God's holy angels and their sayings, for their utterances are thought-provoking indeed!

HEAVEN'S THRONE

Turning back to a scene over 2,750 years ago in heaven we see the Son of God (Isa. Ch. 6), who 760 years later would come to earth to be born of a virgin. He was to be called Jesus, for He was to save His people from their sins (Matt. 1:21). As He sat upon the throne in His preincarnate state, holy, six-winged seraph angels flew before His presence covering their faces in reverence, covering their feet in humility, and flying in obedience, crying to each other, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts." In so doing they were acknowledging the unchanging character of the Son of God as being intrinsically holy. The Spirit tells us that Jesus Christ is "the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever" (Hebrews 13:8). He was holy in the eternal past. He is holy in this present time. He will remain holy throughout a future eternity. Past, present and future He changes not - He is holy! Thus in this ancient scene we see that Christ is God, that He is eternal and that He changes not. All cults deny this! I hope that you don't, for acknowledgment of these truths is absolutely essential to salvation.

Finally the day arrived when this glorious Person left the splendor of heaven. "When the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman" (Gal. 4:4). An angel came on the scene and announced to Mary, "Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name JESUS." Mary, being a virgin, inquired with these words, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?... The angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:31-35). The "overshadowing" preserved the Lord's body from taking on the nature of His mother. Thus He was born absolutely holy, with no sinful nature as we have.

EARTH'S MANGER

When Christ was born, angels exclaimed to men, "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:11). Thus "the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world" (I John 4:14). He "was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death... that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man" (Heb. 2:9). God required the shedding of blood for the remission of sin (Heb. 9:22). The sacrifice required had to be sinless and holy. None other than the Son of God could fulfill God's holy requirements. Man cannot put his own sins away, for man is essentially a sinner. Thus any effort on his part is unacceptable to God. Peter said of Him, "Neither is there salvation in any other" (Acts 4:12). That is why "God was manifest in the flesh" (I Tim. 3:16), that He might have the capability of offering Himself as a sacrifice for sin. He died on the behalf of others. I can say - He died for me! - Can you? If not, you are still in your sins, not ready to meet God. Solemn thought indeed!

Angels could not die to save you, but "Christ died for our sins... He was buried" (I Cor. 15:3,4). On the first day of the week two women approached His tomb and an angel said to them, "He is not here: for He is risen" (Matt. 28:6). Today the Saviour lives in heaven amid myriads of angels who are proclaiming, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain" (Rev. 5:12). Yes, my friend, He alone is worthy of your soul's trust for salvation. To reject Him will confine you "into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels" (Matt. 25:41). May God help you to trust Him as Saviour, for this will secure you an eternal home in heaven with "Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant" ... and "an innumerable company of angels" (Heb. 12:24,22).