Posted By: Daryl
Angel Encounters & The Bible - 05/29/03 04:10 PM
Having encounters with angels would also give evidence to the authenticity of the Scriptures, would it not?
Angel Encounters & The Bible
Posted By: Gregory
Re: Angel Encounters & The Bible - 05/29/03 05:47 PM
No. It might not.
One might have an encounter with an angel, who came from Saten, who denied the truth of Scripture.
It is true that you could say that such was told of in the Bible. I am simply not comfortable of any kind of a position where it might be said: Go to Saten's angel for proof of the Bible.
One might have an encounter with an angel, who came from Saten, who denied the truth of Scripture.
It is true that you could say that such was told of in the Bible. I am simply not comfortable of any kind of a position where it might be said: Go to Saten's angel for proof of the Bible.
Posted By: Daryl
Re: Angel Encounters & The Bible - 05/30/03 06:11 AM
The Bible warns us of this though which cautions us to be on our guard in the same way Christ was on His guard during His 40 day fast in the wilderness as described in Matthew 4 coupled with the warning in the quote below:
quote:What would we do if we didn't have this warning from the Bible itself?
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
Posted By: Darius
Re: Angel Encounters & The Bible - 05/29/03 10:49 PM
quote:We only have to see what popular culture has done with angels to ask ourselves serious questions. I am becoming convinced that the entire notion of angels are a word picture developed by God to get through the dense heads of humans. For starters, why does an omnipresent God need messengers?
Originally posted by Daryl Fawcett:
Having encounters with angels would also give evidence to the authenticity of the Scriptures, would it not?
Posted By: Daryl
Re: Angel Encounters & The Bible - 05/29/03 10:53 PM
quote:God doesn't need messengers, however, He chooses to use messengers as has been aptly demonstrated in the Bible many, many times.
....why does an omnipresent God need messengers?
Posted By: Darius
Re: Angel Encounters & The Bible - 05/29/03 10:54 PM
quote:When you serve a God who is omnipresent and invisible how do you differentiate between Him and a "messenger?"
Originally posted by Daryl Fawcett:
quote:God doesn't need messengers, however, He chooses to use messengers as has been aptly demonstrated in the Bible many, many times.
....why does an omnipresent God need messengers?
Posted By: Daryl
Re: Angel Encounters & The Bible - 05/30/03 05:49 AM
Who was it that appeared to Abraham and spoke to him about what was going to happen to Sodom & Gomorrah?
Posted By: Darius
Re: Angel Encounters & The Bible - 05/30/03 03:52 PM
quote:This question disregards what you believe about God. By His very nature God can materialize before you as a thousand beings without violating any of the laws of the universe.
Originally posted by Daryl Fawcett:
Who was it that appeared to Abraham and spoke to him about what was going to happen to Sodom & Gomorrah?