Spiritual Beings
Theme: 1. Spiritual Beings
Summerstrand 18:30 21 July
INTRODUCTION
We are not alone!
God created two overlapping realms, the heavens and the earth
In the beginning God created two realms, the heavens and the earth (Gen 1:1). This is the setting for the story of the Bible. In the garden of Eden humans squandered their chance to rule the earth on God’s behalf and lost their access to this paradise because of their foolish rebellion against God’s will (Gen 3). This is the earthly part of the story we are quite familiar with.
But there is another set of characters, the spiritual beings of the heavenly realm who also take part in this earthly story. These two realms, the heavens and the earth, overlap. With that part of the story we are not so familiar.
We are not alone!
Plus, there are deep misunderstandings of what the Bible actually teaches about these spiritual beings.
We will look in our series of seven sermons amongst others at the “host of heaven”, as Genesis 2:1 calls the sun, moon, and the stars that were created to rule over the day and the night (Gen 1:14-19). These heavenly bodies are real but also double up as symbols of real spiritual beings. The same goes for the snake in Genesis 3 who is both a real snake as well as a representative of a real spiritual being (Rev 12:9; 20:2).
Series of seven sermons
We are going to look at the following spiritual characters in the Bible:
1. SPIRITUAL BEINGS
2. ELOHIM
3. DIVINE COUNCIL
4. ANGELS AND CHERUBIM
5. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD
6. THE SATAN AND DEMONS
7. THE NEW HUMANITY
The series will focus on a lot of content out of the Bible. Maybe stuff that you have never heard of. Maybe stuff that you have forgotten of.
This content is absolutely necessary. We have to grow in knowledge before we will be able to understand, and engage, and live the life God has called us to. Before we will be able to trust God for the life He has called us to.
We have to know the what before we can get to the how. (more…)