THE ORIGIN OF ANGELS Dr. Jobe Martin Biblical Discipleship Ministries .

THE ORIGIN OF ANGELSTHE ORIGIN OF ANGELS

Dr. Jobe Martin

Biblical Discipleship Ministries

www.biblicaldiscipleship.org

GENESIS 1:31-2:1GENESIS 1:31-2:1

31 And God saw every thing that he had And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, made, and, behold, it wasit was very good. very good. And the evening and the morning were And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.the sixth day.

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the finished, and all the hosthost of them. of them.

All the host of the heavens and the earth.All the host of the heavens and the earth.

“…“…ALL THE HOST”ALL THE HOST”

Would “all the host” include the angels?Would “all the host” include the angels?

The Hebrew word for “host” is “tsava.”The Hebrew word for “host” is “tsava.”

(For those interested the Strongs (For those interested the Strongs Concordance # 6635)Concordance # 6635)

““Host” refers to things alive and Host” refers to things alive and inanimate.inanimate.

JOSHUA 5:13-15JOSHUA 5:13-1513 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? 14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the hosthost 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? 15 And the captain of the LORD’S hosthost said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

1 KINGS 22:191 KINGS 22:19

19 And he said, Hear thou therefore 19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the the word of the LORD: I saw the

LORD sitting on his throne, and all LORD sitting on his throne, and all the the hosthost of heaven standing by him of heaven standing by him

on his right hand and on his left.on his right hand and on his left.

DANIEL 8:10DANIEL 8:10

10 And it (the little horn) waxed 10 And it (the little horn) waxed great, great, eveneven to the to the hosthostc of heaven; of heaven; and it cast down and it cast down somesome of the of the hosthost and of the stars to the ground, and and of the stars to the ground, and

stamped upon them. stamped upon them.

c to the host: or, against the hostto the host: or, against the host

PSALM 148:2, 3PSALM 148:2, 3

2 Praise ye him, all his angels: 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his praise ye him, all his hostshosts. 3 . 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.praise him, all ye stars of light.

As we have seen, “As we have seen, “hosthost” can refer to ” can refer to angelic beings. But “angelic beings. But “hosthost” can also ” can also

refer to inanimate stellar bodies like the refer to inanimate stellar bodies like the sun, moon and stars.sun, moon and stars.

Deuteronomy 4:19aDeuteronomy 4:19a

19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto 19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the moon, and the stars, eveneven all all

the the hosthost of heaven, shouldest be driven of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them.to worship them, and serve them.

2 KINGS 23:52 KINGS 23:5

5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, 5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to whom the kings of Judah had ordained to

burn incense in the high places in the cities burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about of Judah, and in the places round about

Jerusalem; them also that burned incense Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the to the planets, and to all the hosthost of heaven. of heaven.

ISAIAH 34:4ISAIAH 34:4

4 And all the host of heaven shall be 4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be

rolled together as a scroll: and all their rolled together as a scroll: and all their hosthost shall fall down, as the leaf falleth shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling off from the vine, and as a falling figfig

from the fig tree.from the fig tree.

MATTHEW 24:29MATTHEW 24:29

29 Immediately after the tribulation of 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.shaken.

GENESIS 2:1GENESIS 2:1

1 “Thus the heavens and the earth were 1 “Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the finished, and all the hosthost of them.” of them.”

EXODUS 20:11EXODUS 20:11

11 For 11 For inin six days the LORD made six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them in them isis, and rested the seventh day: , and rested the seventh day:

wherefore the LORD blessed the wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. sabbath day, and hallowed it.

• Since the Lord made the heaven, Since the Lord made the heaven, the earth, the sea the earth, the sea and everything in and everything in themthem within His six day workweek within His six day workweek (which days were the same kind of (which days were the same kind of days that people work: see Exodus days that people work: see Exodus

20:9), the angels must also have 20:9), the angels must also have been created within that creation been created within that creation

week and not sometime before the week and not sometime before the 11stst day of the week! day of the week!

• Everything that the Lord Jesus made was Everything that the Lord Jesus made was created within that original six day week.created within that original six day week.

• Nothing but God the Father, God the Son Nothing but God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit existed before the and God the Holy Spirit existed before the first day of the six day creation week.first day of the six day creation week.

JOB 1:6JOB 1:6

6 Now there was a day when the sons of 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satanbefore the LORD, and Satanc came also came also among them. among them. c Satan: Heb. the Satan: Heb. the adversaryadversary

““Sons of God” = AngelsSons of God” = Angels

JOB 38:7JOB 38:74 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations Where wast thou when I laid the foundations

of the earth? declare, if thou hast of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 7 When the morning stars (Mercury thereof; 7 When the morning stars (Mercury and Venus?) sang together, and all the sons and Venus?) sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?of God shouted for joy?

• The angels seem to be observing God as He The angels seem to be observing God as He creates. Could they have been created on creates. Could they have been created on the first day of the creation week?the first day of the creation week?

• Some people think that the angels were Some people think that the angels were created on day four of the creation week as created on day four of the creation week as part of the heavenly host.part of the heavenly host.

• The angels must have been created within The angels must have been created within the original six day creation week since the the original six day creation week since the Creator, Lord Jesus, made everything that Creator, Lord Jesus, made everything that He made within that six day week! He made within that six day week!

• Another reason that the angels must have Another reason that the angels must have been created within the original six day week been created within the original six day week is that is that everything is very goodeverything is very good at that point. at that point.

• This would mean no sin, disease, death, This would mean no sin, disease, death, decay, thorns, fossil beds, rebellion, etc. yet.decay, thorns, fossil beds, rebellion, etc. yet.

• Lucifer must have fallen shortly after that 1Lucifer must have fallen shortly after that 1stst week and Eve and Adam very soon after that week and Eve and Adam very soon after that (Romans 5:12).(Romans 5:12).

• A perfect man and woman with the command A perfect man and woman with the command of God to fill the earth could start having of God to fill the earth could start having babies at the end of the 1babies at the end of the 1stst nine months! nine months!

IN CONCLUSION:IN CONCLUSION:

• Angels are created beings.Angels are created beings.

• God made everything that He created God made everything that He created within the original six day creation within the original six day creation

week.week.

• Therefore angels were created within Therefore angels were created within the original six day creation week!the original six day creation week!

IN CONCLUSION:IN CONCLUSION:

• It is likely that Lucifer fell shortly after the original seven day week.

• Perhaps Lucifer became Satan on the first day of the second week.

• Perhaps during that 2nd week Satan through the serpent tempted Eve and she and Adam sinned and the whole universe was cursed by our holy God.

IN CONCLUSION:IN CONCLUSION:

God dealt with the serpent first: Genesis 3:14:God dealt with the serpent first: Genesis 3:14: 14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, 14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou Because thou hast done this, thou artart cursed above all cattle, and above every cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:thy life:

IN CONCLUSION:IN CONCLUSION:

• After dealing with the serpent, but before After dealing with the serpent, but before proclaiming the curse upon Adam and Eve, proclaiming the curse upon Adam and Eve,

God promises redemption for the now God promises redemption for the now unholy and unrighteous race of Adam, unholy and unrighteous race of Adam,

Genesis 3:15:Genesis 3:15:

• 15 And I will put enmity between thee and 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.bruise his heel.

IN CONCLUSION:IN CONCLUSION:

• That redemption was to come in the person of the Messiah, God’s only Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who would come to earth and dwell among people as a Man. He would lead a sinless life and die on the cross of Calvary to take the penalty and punishment for the sins of His creation, the race of Adam.