Could u name the angels in the bible? If we read the bible, we’ll know there are 4 angels in the bible that could be identified which are; GABRIEL, MICHAEL, LUCIFER (KJV Version, in Indonesian Version called Bintang Timur (Morning Star)), and ABADDON / APOLLYON.

Let’s take a look about them more.

GABRIEL
Gabriel has a role in the birth of Jesus and also in Jesus’ cousin; John the Baptist that’s 8 years younger than Jesus. Luke ch.1 tells us a story about Zechariah that looked an angel in the Temple of Lord. Gabriel announced Elizabeth, Zechariah’s wife, would bear a son that would make ready a people prepared for the Lord.  The old Zechariah was doubt, then Gabriel which stands in the presence of God punished Zechariah to be silent and not able to speak until the day is happens.

Gabriel came into Maria in Nazareth and tells she will bear a son; He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.

Gabriel showed himself to Daniel in the Book of Daniel as the interpreter from all mysterious Daniel’s vision. (Dan 8:16; 9:21)

MICHAEL
There is several Michaels in the Bible, but the only one important is Michael the Leader of the Angels or the Head of all Angels. Daniel stated more than once as the “Leader” about him, Michael is the chief princes of heaven for Israel. (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1). The Book of Revelation describe him in the war of apocalypse, with Michael and the angels fight against the Dragon/ Devil/ Lucifer with one third of the rebellion angels from heaven and followed Lucifer (Rev 12:4, 7). So, Michael is having main role in the doomsday.

LUCIFER
that means “son of the morning’ and it’s only stated once in the Old Testament in Isaiah 14:12-15.

¹² How you have fallen from heaven,
morning star, son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!
¹³ You said in your heart,
“I will ascend to the heavens;
I will raise my throne
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,
on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon.
¹⁴ I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.”
¹⁵ But you are brought down to the realm of the dead,
to the depths of the pit.

The bible readers from generations believed that Lucifer is the angel that served God through Praise and Worships, his body is believed consists of various music instruments, when he moved, it will sound beautifully.

At the beginning, He led the angels around God’s throne, but he want to be like God, equals with the Highest, he is an arrogant angel that rebel against God. Then he was thrown from heaven to earth.

In the New Testament, Paul said that ‘And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light’ (2 Cor 11:14). In Paul’s Gospel to Timothy about the spiritual qualification for a priest, Paul says that ‘Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil’ (1 Tim 3:6). Lucifer together with the followers always intimidate and tempt the believers, even limit the gospel’s spread in the earth.

In the thousand years period, Lucifer is bounded and cast into the bottomless pit, in order he should deceive nations no more till the thousand years finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth. They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.  The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone wherethe beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Rev 20:1-15)

ABADON / APOLION

And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon (Rev 9:11)

Abaddon means destruction or destroyer (Apollyon). The angel of bottomless pit leads the angels to torture humans for 5 months to them who do not use God’s seal of approval in the forehead.

Abaddon and the angels are pictured in grasshoppers like horses that ready for war, they used something like a gold crown on their head, and their face are like human, hair like female, teeth like lions, and body like breastplate, their wings move like house-drawn carriages run into a great war, the tails like scorpions’ and there are powers to torture humans for 5 months in it. This happens on the apocalypse when angel sounded the fifth trumpet. These angels will torture merely, they do not let humans die on the 7 years of the doomsday.

God Bless, pals!!

I would like to tell you a story about two ministries I was involved with at a church where I once served as the hired youth director.

The first was a lunch ministry. A nearby high school would release juniors and seniors every day for lunch and these students had the option to walk down the street to a number of fast food restaurants instead being cramped like sardines in the school cafeteria. The church was also within walking range of the high school and decided years ago to begin offering a weekly pizza lunch. The idea was simple. Students got their lunch quickly and cheaply, PLUS they got inside the church, where ideally they would be ministered to. The primary goal was to serve as a bridge ministry, leading students to get involved in the church’s other youth ministries.

What quickly became clear to me as I served in this ministry was that most of the students already had a church home somewhere else. For those who didn’t, the lunch was viewed as just another restaurant choice and not as a ministry. As the leader, my priorities reflected this; rather than spending time with students, I was bogged down with logistics: ordering pizzas, organizing volunteers, buying supplies, and counting money.

That’s not to say that ministry never occurred. Over time, I was able to make meaningful connections with students, but the goal of becoming a bridge to other church ministries was never achieved. It became clear to me that the lunch ministry was fundamentally flawed because it was a fundraiser disguised as ministry. The issue was that it was a highly successful fundraiser. We experienced exponential growth, eventually adding a second lunch day and serving nearly 300 students a week. For the church at large, these large numbers equaled a good ministry.

The second ministry didn’t have this same success. It was a weekly after-school program designed to be a safe place where students could study and play. In addition, we would offer a short devotional and prayer time. As I led this ministry, some trends became immediately evident; only boys were attending, many of them came from broken homes, they didn’t attend church regularly, and their passion was sports. Over time, the ministry evolved into a devotion and prayer followed by an hour and a half of intense physical activity.

During the three years that I led the ministry, I developed deep relationships with a core group of about 10 guys. A number of them graduated high school in that time, but still attended weekly. In my mind, this ministry was far more successful than the lunch ministry. The priority was relationships instead of logistics. These students, who didn’t have church homes, felt at home in our church. And yet, volunteers flocked to the lunch ministry, while I sometimes struggled to get any volunteers for the after school ministry.

When the time came for me to leave that church, both ministries were at a crossroads and their fate was not mine to decide. The church’s priorities became clear as new leadership was quickly brought in for the lunch ministry while the after school ministry was put on hold indefinitely. Clearly, the more “successful” ministry deserved the chance to continue.

I made an announcement at lunch the week prior to my leaving that I would no longer be there but that the lunches would continue. The students listened patiently and then returned to their food and continued their conversations with friends. My last day ran smoothly, not unlike any other lunch day. The last of the students returned to school and I handed over the money box and folder containing all of the lunch logistics.

I had made a similar (albeit much more tearful) announcement at the after school program, although I was unable to assure the continuation of the program. On my last day, we played basketball. As we headed back to the youth room to gather our things and say goodbye, the guys presented a cake they had bought and offered encouraging words.

It’s been over a year since I left, and I hear that the lunch is still thriving and continuing to grow. The new leader has reached a conclusion similar to mine, that the ministry is basically a fund-raising restaurant. The after-school program is long forgotten, at least by the church. I still see some of the students from those ministries from time to time. To a majority of them, I am that vaguely recognizable “church lunch guy,” but to others I am an old, familiar friend. We spend a few minutes catching up and reminiscing about the good ol’ days and I am reminded what the true purpose of youth ministry is.

—Keith Cotton—

It’s always interesting if someone post about love or being loved. By natural, human is liked to be love or loving someone, because that’s the feeling that God gives us.

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, (Gen 1 : 26)

We are created like God, therefore we have His character, which is Love.

In sum, i just wanna tell this message, it’s okay if you are falling in love with someone, but, always concern the timing, purpose, your readiness mentally and financially.

As long it is fits God’s way, go for it!

If not, don’t even try, keep it!

I know it’s hard to keep it, but believe me, you sow what you reap.

At the end, I give you this video, It gives many messages, enjoy it !

wish you got a new found love!

NEW FOUND LOVE ~ B. Reith

I don’t want to make this harder than it needs to be.
I can complicate things pretty easily.
I just want to be a little smarter
With the things that I already have
Without having to add on to them.
I took you for granted. I wasted so much time,
Wailed to see the vantage point because I was blinded.
But you waited so patiently for me to come around.
I finally found you, oh.

I’ve got a new found (love)
I’ve got a new found love.
It’s always been around
I’ve got a new found (love)
I’ve got a new found love.
It took me until now to find it.

I was on the verge of breakdown
For so many years
Searching for a love
To drive away these fears, yeah.
I keep looking at the glass half empty
But oh it is so full of things
I’ve never seemed to notice before, yeah.
But you waited so patiently
For me to come around and finally,
Finally I found it.
I’ve got a new found love
I’ve got a new found love.
It’s always been around
I’ve got a new found love
I’ve got a new found love.
It took me until now to find it.

Scales cover eyes until
The light shines through and awakens us to all we’ve never seen.
What a surprise that you would find me hear and invite me to your dream.

Yeah I’ve got a new found love
And it fell out the sky like a star from above.
Up until now I never knew what it was.
See it came out of nowhere and hit me like a mac truck, bam.
It was always there I just never understood.
I was sittin’ right in front of somethin’ that was so good
To the one in my affection, call it a revival.
I held it like this, see now I need it for survival. (Play Micheal)

(X2)
I’ve got a new found
I’ve got a new found love
It’s always been around
I’ve got a new found
I’ve got a new found love.
It took me until now… (to find it).