CREATION OF THE COSMOS § 57. The creation of the inanimate and irrational world was begun and completed by the Triune God1 within six consecutive days2 by the exertion and for the manifestation and glory of His power,3 wisdom,4 and …
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58 – Preservation
PRESERVATION § 58. The continuous preservation of the inanimate and irrational world is, as its first creation was, a work of the Triune God, who by immediate1 and mediate2 action preserves and continues what He created in the beginning. 1. …
PNEUMATOLOGY OR ANGELOLOGY – 59 – Creation of Angels
CREATION OF ANGELS § 59. Within the six days of creation1 God made a great multitude2 of angels. 1. Within the six days of creation Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; …
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60 – Nature of Angels
NATURE OF ANGELS § 60. Angels are finite spirits,1 without bodies, and complete in their spiritual nature,2 personal,3 rational,4 and moral5 beings of great but limited6 wisdom7 and power,8 and of various ranks and orders.9 1. Angels are finite spirits, …
61 – Fixed Number of Angels
FIXED NUMBER OF ANGELS § 61. Angels, being sexless,1 do not propagate their kind, and being also immortal and incorruptible,2 their number is neither increased nor diminished. 1. Angels, being sexless, Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, …
62 – Good Angels
GOOD ANGELS § 62. All angels were created perfectly good and holy,1 but a part only of their number remained in their original estate.2 1. All angels were created perfectly good and holy, Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing …
63 – Confirmed State of Good Angels
CONFIRMED STATE OF GOOD ANGELS § 63. Those angels who persevered in their primeval state, were in accordance with divine election,1 confirmed2 in holiness3 and in the enjoyment of everlasting bliss and communion with God4 in a state of glory.5 …
64 – Occupation of Good Angels
OCCUPATION OF GOOD ANGELS § 64. The good angels serve God in worshiping Him,1 doing His pleasure, and executing His commandments as His messengers and ministers2 for the promotion of His purposes,3 especially in the church and for the protection …
65 – Evil Angels
EVIL ANGELS § 65. A multitude1 of angels2 left their first estate and, making the beginning of sin,3 became evil spirits,4 or devils,5 with perverted and depraved intellectual and moral faculties.6 1. A multitude Mark 5:9 And he asked him, …
66 – Confirmed State of Evil Angels
CONFIRMED STATE OF EVIL ANGELS § 66. The evil angels were by the just judgment of God condemned to everlasting punishment in a confirmed state of wrath. Matthew 25:41 Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the …