Now David, being an orthodox Jew, knew
about
the great archangels of God,
especially Michael, the Angel of War.
"Brother Copeland, all of that is
wonderful, but how does it apply to
my
life?"
Look at the last book of the First
Covenant—the book of Malachi. It's only
four chapters long, so you can read it in
just a few minutes. In Malachi,
that Name
is used 22 times.
Read verses 10 and 11 of Chapter 3:
10 BRING YE ALL THE TITHES INTO THE
STOREHOUSE, THAT THERE MAY BE
MEAT IN MINE HOUSE, AND PROVE ME
NOW HEREWITH,
SAITH THE LORD OF
HOSTS, IF I WILL NOT OPEN YOU THE
WINDOWS OF HEAVEN, AND POUR YOU
OUT A BLESSING, THAT THERE SHALL
NOT BE ROOM ENOUGH TO RECEIVE IT.
11 AND I WILL REBUKE THE DEVOURER
FOR YOUR SAKES, AND HE SHALL NOT
DESTROY THE FRUITS OF YOUR
GROUND; NEITHER SHALL YOUR VINE
CAST HER FRUIT BEFORE THE TIME IN
THE FIELD,
SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS.
Angels are involved in the
POURING
OUT OF YOUR BLESSING. They are also
involved in stopping the devil and the
shutting down of armies of darkness.
Look at those two verses in the New
Living Translation:
13 BUT TO WHICH OF THE ANGELS SAID
HE AT ANY TIME, SIT ON MY RIGHT
HAND, UNTIL I MAKE THINE ENEMIES
THY FOOTSTOOL?
14
ARE THEY NOT ALL MINISTERING
SPIRITS, SENT FORTH TO MINISTER FOR
THEM WHO SHALL BE HEIRS OF
SALVATION?
8 AND HERE MEN THAT DIE RECEIVE
TITHES; BUT THERE HE RECEIVETH
THEM, OF WHOM IT IS WITNESSED THAT
HE LIVETH.
Now, look at verses 5 and 6 in Chapter
5:
5 SO ALSO CHRIST GLORIFIED NOT
HIMSELF TO BE MADE AN HIGH PRIEST;
BUT HE THAT SAID UNTO HIM, THOU
ART MY SON, TO DAY HAVE I BEGOTTEN
THEE.
6 AS HE SAITH ALSO IN ANOTHER
PLACE, THOU ART A PRIEST FOR EVER
AFTER THE ORDER OF MELCHISEDEC.
10 "BRING ALL THE TITHES INTO THE
STOREHOUSE SO THERE WILL BE
ENOUGH FOOD IN MY TEMPLE. IF YOU
DO,"
SAYS THE LORD OF HEAVEN'S
ARMIES, "I WILL OPEN THE WINDOWS
OF HEAVEN FOR YOU. I WILL POUR OUT
A BLESSING SO GREAT YOU WON'T
HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO TAKE IT IN!
TRY IT! PUT ME TO THE TEST!
11 "YOUR CROPS WILL BE ABUNDANT,
FOR I WILL GUARD THEM FROM INSECTS
AND DISEASE. YOUR GRAPES WILL NOT
FALL FROM THE VINE BEFORE THEY
ARE RIPE,"
SAYS THE LORD OF
HEAVEN'S ARMIES.
Now comes the New Covenant answer
to all this First Covenant good news.
First, from Hebrews 1:13-14:
Has God changed? No. Have the
angels changed? No. Who is Jesus?
He
is The LORD of Hosts. How do we
know that? Who said so? Hebrews 7:8
says so!
Read it and shout:
"That's my LORD
and Savior! Thank You, Jesus, for being
my Melchisedec,