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Entertaining Angels
Today’s Devotion:
Entertaining Angels
Hebrews 13:2 gives us a rare window into an unexpected possibility: that we might encounter and interact with an angel. It’s possible that the writer of Hebrews was thinking of an encounter between Abraham, the personified Lord, and two angels who appeared as men (Genesis 18).
All three figures—Jesus and the two angels—first appeared to be human visitors. When Abraham recognized one of them as the Lord, he persuaded them to stay so that he might provide hospitality and a meal. The Lord appeared to Abraham and Sarah to tell them that they would have a son within a year. After their meeting, the Lord departed while the two angels continued to Sodom to deliver a message of judgment (Genesis 19). If this meeting was in the mind of the writer of Hebrews, it serves as an admonition for us as well. Angels can appear in our life without us knowing who they are. Hospitality extended to strangers may be an act of kindness extended to angels.
Hospitality is incumbent upon us all (1 Peter 4:9)—even more so when the possibility exists that we might be serving angels.
We must not get so busy counting demons that we forget the holy angels.
Billy Graham
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).