FOR WHOM THE HEAVENS OPEN – PART 14: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE – SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE, 14TH MAY, 2023.
SPECIAL RCCG ONLINE SUNDAY SERVICE
TOPIC: FOR WHOM THE HEAVENS OPEN – PART 14 (CASE STUDY OF JOSHUA (PART 1)- THE THEOLOGY OF ANGELS)
MINISTERING: PASTOR E.A ADEBOYE
DATE: 14TH MAY 2023
BIBLE TEXT: JOSHUA 5: 13-15
Let Us Pray!
SONG
We give Glory to the Lord He reigns
We give Glory to the Lord He reigns
He reigns, He reigns, He reigns
We give Glory to the Lord He reigns
Adoration to the Lord He reigns
Adoration to the Lord He reigns
He reigns, He reigns, He reigns
Adoration to the Lord He reigns
OPENING PRAYER
Our Father and our God – Immortal, Invincible, the Only Wise God.
The One who has no Beginning and no Ending; the Beginning of All Beginnings, the Ending of All Endings; the One who said: Let there be Light and there was Light; the One who cannot be resisted – We Worship You.
We Thank You for everything that You have done for us in the Past; we Thank You for what You are doing now; we Thank You for what You will do tomorrow.
We Thank You for the Assurance that with Christ in us, our Hope can only be “Hope of Glory”.
Father, accept our Worship in Jesus Name.
As we Your Children gather together again to Study at Your Feet or read now on the Label of DMC; Father Please send Your Words to us – Let Your Words bring us Healings, bring us Deliverance and bring us Peace.
Just let it be well with all Your Children.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
Well, let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
And then shake hands with one (1) or two (2) People and say: God Bless You Mightily today – Amen!
And then you may Please be seated.
As we continue our Series on: “FOR WHOM THE HEAVENS OPEN – Part 14.
And our Bible Text is: Joshua 5: 13-15.
Joshua 5:13-15:
- AND. it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
- ]And he said, Nay; but as Captain of the Host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the Earth, and did Worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his Servant?
- And the Captain of the LORD’S Host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the Place whereon thou standest is Holy. And Joshua did so.
We have learnt in the Past that when the Heavens Open:
I. Divine Visitation can be Expected.
II. We have learnt that an Angel could come down to Pay a visit – Bringing at times Good News.
III. But we said that at times, God Himself could come.
And for God to come because He is seated in Heavens doing whatever Pleases Him:
- He has to Stand Up from His Throne which will cause His Enemies to be scattered.
- Then He will zoom down to the Earth and take the Shape of a Man and then begin to move towards His “Desired Destination”.
- That as He is going round, moving towards that “Desired Destination”; He will be distributing Miracles along the way.
- Then we said that when He finally arrived at His “Desired Destination”; there will be an Earthquake, which will lead to some Miracles there too.
- That if He now chooses not just to arrive but to step into that house or Particular Place; then Failure will say bye bye to whoever is in that Place, Fruitless Efforts will end.
- And then we said that if He chooses not just to enter in but to abide in. Then He could see to it that it doesn’t matter how many times the Enemies may want to Launch an attack against that Person/Family; because He is residing there, He will see to it that the Joy of that Particular People will remain Permanent.
And now here in the Bible Text that we took (Joshua 5: 13-15); we see a very interesting situation!
Joshua was by the City of Jericho – And as you Probably know, the City of Jericho was surrounded by a very Mighty Wall.
And Joshua as the Leader of the children of Israel on their way to the Promised Land, was around the City of Jericho Wall, trying to think of a Strategy to take the City of Jericho because they just have to take the City of Jericho if they are going to continue on their Journey. And the Wall was extremely Big.
And then, while he was there Surveying the Wall of Jericho; suddenly the Heavens Opened!
Joshua saw a Man – And the Man definitely wasn’t like an “Ordinary Man”. He was there with a Sword in his hand and the Sword was drawn.
… He was a Man who looks as if he is ready for a fight.
So, Joshua went to him and say: Sir, who are you? And why are you here? Are you here to help us or you are here to fight us?
Well, the Man answered and said – Well, I am not quite an Observer and I am not really here to tell you whether I am here to fight for you or to fight against you.
I. I am here to let you know that I have come to take over the fight.
II. I have come for your Information not as an “Ordinary Angel” but as a Commander in the Army of the Lord.
And the Bible said that Joshua fell on his face and said: Okay, if you are here to take over the fight, what are your Instructions sir?
And the Angel said to him (Joshua) – Well, let us settle the issue of who is in Charge before we go a Step further.
Could you sir remove your shoes so that you know who will be giving Instructions from this moment onwards.
An extremely Interesting Story indeed!
- Let us begin by looking at the answer of this Angel to Joshua – “I am a Commander in the Army of the Lord”.
That tells us one thing straightaway – Angels are in Categories!
We won’t want to go “Too Deep” into the Theology of Angels.
But it will be very, very Instructive to know that: Angels are in Categories! – If only it is for you to be able to appreciate that there is Order in Heaven.
When you go through the Scriptures; you will come across Angels with different names and with different Titles:
I. The first one we come across you will find in Genesis 3: 22-24.
When God was driving Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden. To make sure that they will stay out; He sent an Angel called “CHERUBIMS” with a Sword of Fire.
So, we can see that Cherubims are Angels who are Fighters – They fight and you don’t want to mess with them!
… Their Sword could be Fire!
II. Then as we go further in the Scriptures, we come across the Angels called “SERAPHIMS” – In Isaiah 6: 1-7.
They cover the Throne of God – Because Isaiah said: I saw the Lord seated on His Throne, high and lifted up and his train filled the Temple. And then I saw the Seraphims; each one had six wings – They needed two (twain) to fly but they had to cover their faces and feet with two (twain) each because they are very close to the Glory of God.
And the Glory of God if you get too close to it can just wipe you out.
But these Angels (Seraphims) are in a very, very Special Positions as they cover the Throne of God.
And when Isaiah cried saying: Woe is me, I am undone. Because all of a sudden, I have seen myself to be a Man of Unclean lips, abiding with People of Unclean lips.
It is one of the Seraphims that God sent to take a coal of Fire from the Altar of God and bring it to Isaiah, touch his lips with it and decreed that his sins has been removed.
III. And then as we Study the Scriptures more and more; we discovered that there was once upon a time that a “Cherub” was Anointed Specifically to cover the Throne of God – His name is “SATAN”.
He was so beautiful, extremely Magnificent – And he was given the Special Assignment of covering the Throne of God. And from there conduct the Mass Choir of God.
But Pride came and he fell.
You can read about that in Ezekiel 28: 12-15.
IV. Then as you Proceed further, you begin to come across other Angels:
When you read Luke 1:19; we come across an Angel called “GABRIEL”.
And when he was introducing himself to Zechariah, he said: I Stand before God Himself.
I am not just an “Ordinary Angel” I am close or high in Rank – I can Stand before the Very Presence of God Himself!
Which incidentally could imply that – Not all Angels can come into the Very Presence of God Himself.
And which according to the Word of God in Matthew 18:10 – It brings us a Great Warning to be careful of how we deal with children because to all these “Little Ones”, are “Assigned Angels” of such a High Rank that they can Stand before the Presence of God.
And the Lord Jesus Christ said that:
- Be careful that you don’t make any of these Children stumble because their Angels will report you.
- Be careful how you live before your Children because they are watching you.
- Be careful that you don’t say that you are a Christian before them and you are behaving Contrary to what you are Preaching to them because they want to copy you.
And if in the Process of copying you, they ended up missing Heaven, then their Angels will report you to the Almighty God!
V. And there is another Angel that is called “MICHEAL”.
And you can read about this Micheal in Daniel 10:13 – He was introduced to us as a Chief among Angels.
Not even an “Ordinary Chief” but a “Chief Prince” – That is a Serious combined of Titles: “A Chief among the Princes of Angels”.
I’m just giving you an Introduction into the Theology of Angels.
But you need to know that:
A. Angels are “Very Strong”.
I mean in the case of Micheal for Example – When satan was trying to disturb the Messenger; when a Principality was trying to disturb another Angel from delivering a Message to Daniel.
It was Micheal that came and handled the situation.
B. The Bible tells us that Angels excel in Strength – They are very Strong.
Psalms 103:20 tells us that the Angels of God excel in Strength.
As a matter of fact, 2 Kings 19:35 tells us that one of these Angels can kill one hundred and eighty five thousand (185,000) Soldiers in one Night.
… That is Power! – 185,000 Soldiers Versus 1 Angel.
So, when you consider that God has these Angels by the Billions, then you understand why if you are on the Side of God, you are secured – He has more than enough Angels to take care of all your Enemies!
If all the People in the world were to gang up against you and the Almighty God decides to help you; He has enough Angels to make sure that they sleep and never wake up.
That’s God! Because not only is He called the Almighty God; He is also called the Lord of Host.
That means that He is the Commander-In-Chief of all these Angels and they will obey Him – Those who rebelled against Him has been chased out of Heaven.
And by the Special Grace of God, if you are a True Child of God; even the Leader of those chased out Angels out of Heaven is under your feet.
Now, it is very essential that you know that those Angels, as Powerful as they are and as Strong as they are; they are not to be Worshipped!
In Revelation 19:10; when an Angel has brought some information to John the Beloveth and John the Beloveth felt that may be let me Worship this Person.
He said: No! Don’t do it. I am nothing but your Servant.
You don’t know who you are if you are a Child of God; and you don’t know what you have – You have tremendous Power because you have Angels at your disposal.
Hebrews 1: 13-14 made it clear – Angels are to serve You if you are a Child of God or saved.
They are nothing but “Ministering Spirits”.
Do you know what that means? – Your Servant waiting for your Command.
The Almighty God love you so much that He says that He will give an Order to His Angel to carry you in their Arms so that you will never dash your foot against a Stone!
God cares so much for you that He does not want you, when you are walking to accidentally knocks your feet against a Stone.
I have said this before – If I am going on a Walk – Which I do Regularly at Night. And all of a sudden, I Strike my foot against a Stone; I will stop and ask God:
I. What do You want to tell me Lord?
II. What am I doing wrong?
III. Where are the Angels to see to it that I don’t knock my foot against a Stone?
I know this may sound Childish, but almost invariably, I get answers.
And I have seen situations before when I stopped like that and then I looked, and I will see a Snake Passing by. And occasionally, it could be a Poisonous one.
My Prayer is that you will get so close to God that His Angel will be constantly by your side – Amen!
- Then Joshua asked another Question – Why are you here? Are you for us or are you against us? Because I can see you with your Sword drawn.
This Simple Question highlights the Possible Divine Response to you when you are involved in Warfare.
There are four (4) Possibilities of God responding to you when you are fighting a battle:
I. He could be against you.
My Prayer is that He will never be – Amen!
II. He could be Neutral – Just watching to see how far you could do this thing on your own.
III. He could be with you – But you have to fight and He will be Supporting you.
IV. He could fight for you.
In the case here – In the Question that Joshua asked the Angel: Are you for us or are you against us?
We find a Question you need to ask yourself today or as you read now on the Label of DMC – You have been fighting a battle for quite a while now; are you Winning or are you Losing?
You need to find out – God are you fighting for me or are you fighting against me?
It is my Prayer that God will answer you because the answer will show you whether you need to put certain things aright in your Life because if He is fighting against you, there must be a reason.
And if He is fighting against you, you are bound to lose!
I Pray that before this Day is out or as you are reading now on the Label of DMC, in one way or the other; the Lord will be fighting for you – Amen!
ALTAR CALL
Which brings me to that “Big Invitation” again – If you are not yet Born Again; Jesus Christ said: If you are not for me, then you are against me. There is no Neutral Ground.
You can’t begin to say that God is minding His Own business and I am minding my own – No, it doesn’t work that way. It is either you are for Him or against Him.
And if you are against Him, you are in serious trouble.
So, if you will love to surrender your Life to Jesus Christ today; I beg you to indicate to God wherever you are now or reading now on the Label of DMC – That I don’t want to fight against You but to take over my fight. I surrender my Life to You, save my Soul and I will serve You for the rest of my Life.
Pray that Prayer and I will Pray with you now – He will save your Soul and things will begin to Change.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
PRAYER FOR SALVATION AND CLOSING PRAYER
And so Father, I just want to say Thank You.
Thank You very much for Your Words, Thank You because I know that there is Power enough in Your Words to settle the Problems of all Your Children.
As for all those who has decided to surrender their lives to You now; Father Please receive them, save their Souls, let Your Blood wash away their sins.
Receive them into the Family of God and Lord God Almighty, from now on; take over their fight.
In Jesus Mighty Name we have Prayed – Amen!
So now, I want to say Congratulations to those of you who has given their lives to God today. Because from now on, by the Special Grace of God, I will be Praying for you.
So, Please get in contact with me as soon as Possible.
I will love to know your name, your Address and your Prayer Requests.
And kindly locate the nearest The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) to you – Tell the Pastor there that I sent you and he will tell you what to do next.
God Bless You!
Let Someone shout Hallelujah – Hallelujah!
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