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    The Truth About Angels
    The Truth About Angels
    The Truth About Angels
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    The Truth About Angels

    By Tony Evans

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    How much do you know about angels?

    Few supernatural beings are of more speculation than angels. In art we see them depicted as chubby babies and fierce, radiant warriors. Sometimes they wield swords; other times a bow and arrow surrounded by floating hearts. Some have halos; some do not. Clearly we’re confused.

    In The Truth About Angels, Tony Evans goes to the Scriptures to set the record straight. He clearly and simply explains who angels are, what they do, and it what it all means for the everyday lives of believers.

    A short, practical, and engaging book, The Truth About Angels is a one-stop guide to the role of angels in the world and eternity. It will help you fight the good fight of faith, knowing that the heavenly hosts are waging war on your behalf.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMoody Publishers
    Release dateFeb 12, 2016
    ISBN9780802493828
    The Truth About Angels
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    Tony Evans

    Tony Evans is the founder and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, founder and president of the Urban Alternative, former chaplain of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and present chaplain of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. His radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on nearly 1,000 US radio outlets daily and in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit TonyEvans.org.

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    The Truth About Angels - Tony Evans

    © 2016 by

    ANTHONY T. EVANS

        All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.

        Chapters 1–3 in this book appeared previously in the book The Truth about Angels and Demons, © 2005 by Anthony T. Evans.

        All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission.

        Scripture quotations marked HCSB are taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. HCSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.

        Edited by Jim Vincent

        Interior design: Ragont Design

        Cover design: Erik M. Peterson

        Cover image of wings copyright © by Natykach Nataliia/Shutterstock(111705563). All rights reserved.

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    Names: Evans, Tony, 1949-

    Title: The truth about angels / Tony Evans.

    Description: Chicago : Moody Publishers, 2016.

    Identifiers: LCCN 2015036739 | ISBN 9780802414328

    Subjects: LCSH: Angels—Biblical teaching.

    Classification: LCC BS680.A48 E93 2016 | DDC 235/.3—dc23

    LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015036739

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    CONTENTS

    1. Where Do Angels Come From?

    2. How Do Angels Serve?

    3. How Do Angels Work?

    4. Accessing the Power of Angels in Spiritual Warfare

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    WHERE DO ANGELS COME FROM?

    John McGraw, a tough character who managed the New York Giants baseball team back in the 1910s to 1930s, ran his ball club like a dictatorship. His nickname, in fact, was Little Napoleon. He didn’t tolerate back talk, and woe to the player who made a mistake like missing a sign. McGraw inspired fear and respect in his players.

    During one game, John McGraw’s wife was sitting in the stands and wanted to relay a message to her husband. She started gesturing toward one of the players, waving at him to come over to her, but he didn’t see her and walked away. Mrs. McGraw waved some more, but to no avail.

    After the game, Mrs. McGraw saw the player and said to him in mild exasperation, Didn’t you see me waving at you? I was trying to get your attention!

    Good grief, Mrs. Mac, the player said as he turned pale. Don’t tell me you’re giving signs too!

    That player’s reaction is similar to what happens to many believers when it comes to the subject of angels and demons. We are so busy looking in one direction that we’re oblivious to a second sphere of existence that is very active and needs our attention. In this case, however, there are real consequences to ignoring this second world and its principal characters and activities.

    God’s Word has so much to say about angels—both good angels and demons (which are evil angels)—that all I can do in this booklet is give you the basic framework and major points of emphasis the Bible makes about them. But this study will give you enough information to help you be aware of the critical role that these supernatural, spirit beings play in God’s plan both in history and eternity.

    Angels have been popular in Hollywood movies and in our culture for some time. At the same time the demonic world has become a popular theme in television and films. Just go to any theater in October, and you will see movie after movie displayed about these evil beings. Halloween movies may seem like silly, even childish story-telling intended to simply scare, but good angels and bad angels (demons) are real, and they have a lot more significance than we actually give them. And much of what we read and watch about angels is really fluff compared to what the Bible teaches.

    What I want to do is discuss in greater detail the role of angels in our lives as we consider their origin, activities, and future. While all angels had the same origin in eternity past as God’s creation, good and bad angels today work in opposition to each other in the world. So let’s look at how angels impact us, how to understand them better, and how to even utilize the gifts and services they provide on God’s behalf.

    It’s also important to say that we can’t talk about angels—good and rebellious—without getting into the issue of spiritual warfare, which will be part of our focus. This answers the question, Why do I need to know about angels? They are fighting against each other, and you are the prize they’re fighting for!

    RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 

    Let’s begin by looking at the origin of the angelic world. In Colossians 1:16, Paul wrote: For by Him [Christ] all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. This verse makes it clear that the angelic realm was not created as an end in itself. The myriads of angels that God created were made to fulfill His divine purposes.

    When were angels created? We don’t know exactly when, but it was before

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