angels

In Second Macabees, the writer reckunts how soon before the persecutions preceding the Macabean revolt accoured, word came to the governor that the temple had much money within it, and he sent his treasurer Heliodorus with guards to take it. After demanding to be given it, the high priest...

While we know that the Father has commited all judgment to the Son (John 5:22 KJV), but we also know that we - God's congregation of saints - will be doing the judging, at least in some sense. Christ said to His disciples that in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of...

There are plenty of quotations from Reformed theologians affirming that Adam had the Holy Spirit before the fall (I think the logic is very simple, given that Jesus was filled with the Spirit as well), but my question is whether anyone speaks the same way of angels? Personally, I do agree with...

I recently started reading Bonaventure's "Itinerarium" and at the beginning he says the work was inspired by an encounter his mentor, Francis of Assisi had with a seraphim who appeared to him crucified and then marked Francis with the stigmata. I am just curious as to how we are to think of such...

In his Brief Exposition of the Lord's Prayer, Thomas Hooker uses the angels in his exposition of "on earth as it is in heaven". He says that we should emulate them in the manner of their obedience, i.e. READILY, SPEEDILY, FAITHFULLY (THE WHOLE), EXACTLY AS GOD REQUIRES, CONSTANTLY. Now I know...