The Unseen World Chapter 4

Chapter 4 There is order among the angels… Godly order. God’s order is made clear by the insight given to us concerning the works of God, as well as our observation of the natural world around us. God is very ordered in what he creates and does. One of the greatest illustrations of Godly order is found in the first chapter of Genesis as God creates the earth in six days. Each day had a purpose and each subsequent day was dependant on that which was ordered on the previous day. God could have just spoken the completed project into existence, but chose instead to demonstrate his order in a step-by-step process. Nature itself testifies to the ordered nature of God as we observe the plant and animal kingdoms, the solar system, the atom, and even our own bodies. David marveled and wrote that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made”. It is not surprising then that as the “Ancient One” began his creative work by bringing the angelic realm into existence that he did so in an ordered manner. While there is not a detailed description of the order of the angels there is strong evidence of how the highest echelon of these spirits were arranged. The significance of this arrangement will be clearly seen as we continue our considerations of this world of unseen powers. It is interesting that only three angels in the bible are called by name and these same three represent the highest level of angelic order. Each of these three has been placed in the upper tier and they are designated “archangels”. Scripture does not include any other angels in this group. Archangel #1 Of the three archangels one was placed in the position of “covering angel”. To cover is to place over… in other words this angel was in authority even over the other two in his level of angelic order. To this angel the Lord, by the mouth of Ezekiel the prophet, declared, “Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth…” (Ezekiel 28:14) While Ezekiel does not name this angel he does identify him as the one who was in “Eden the garden of God”. This angelic creation of God who entered the Garden of Eden to tempt Eve came in as a Cherubim and left as a serpent. He is called Lucifer, Satan, and the Devil. He is the first archangel and the highest. Obviously, the subject of the devil is one that to study exhaustively would require a book or volumes of books, so at this point we limit our consideration to simply identifying him as one of the three archangels. There will be further study of this “accuser of the brethren”. Archangel #2 The second archangel to be considered is one of two that are of the same authority. This angel is seen in several instances bringing messages to people concerning the work that God is doing on the earth. These messages can be applicable to the particular time of the visitation or to reveal the work God is going to do at some future time after his visitation. This angel visited: Daniel to reveal future events. He visited Mary, to announce the coming of the Messiah. As well he has the distinct honor of sounding the trump of God at the coming of the Lord. Gabriel is the second archangel. Archangel #3 The third archangel is a mighty angel who is a warrior in and for the kingdom of God. He has special assignments in the affairs of the world and is known as a prince. We will not go further into the work of this third archangel at this time. Suffice it to say that his name is Michael. He is the third archangel. These are the named angels of the bible and they are the highest order of created beings in the dimension of the unseen. We will consider them each in greater depth and as they relate to each other, God, the other angels, and mankind.