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1 | were angels saved by works? | 2 Pet 2:4 | John Reformed | 97389 | ||
Dear Makarios, You may find the following article of some interest: Angels are rational, moral beings (2 Sam 14:20; Matt 24:36; Eph 3:10; 1 Pet 1:12; 2 Pet 2:11). As originally created, all of the angels were morally good (Gen 1:31), but apparently only two-thirds of them—the elect angels (1 Tim 5:21)—remained in their created state of integrity, specifically, those under the command of the archangels Gabriel (meaning "God's mighty hero," Dan 8:16; 9:21; Luke 1:9; 26) and Michael (meaning "Who is like God? No one [implied]!," Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; Jude 9; Rev 12:7). One-third of them, under the command of their archangel (we do not know what his name was originally4; we know him now as Satan, "Adversary"), by an act of will kept not their original state and fell with him (John 8:44; 2 Pet 2:4; Jude 6). We do not know precisely what their sin entailed—it was doubtless some act of willful rebellion against God—or precisely when they lapsed into sin, but at the end of Genesis 2, the events of which come within the sixth day of Genesis 1, God pronounced that all that he had made was "very good" (Gen 1:31); therefore, it would seem that the angelic fall had not yet occurred. But at the beginning of Genesis 3 we find the Tempter enticing Eve to sin against God. So apparently Satan and his angels fell at some point in the period of time between Genesis 2 and Genesis 3. Of course, the angels who did not fall—the elect angels—were kept from falling according to God's eternal plan by his preserving power. Their election, because God did not elect them out of a totality of a fallen angelic order inasmuch as these elect angels never fell, can only be understood along supralapsarian lines. For reasons sufficient to himself, God simply by decree granted to these angels perseverance in their created integrity and denied it to Satan and his angels.(Robert L. Reymond Professor Emeritus of Systematic TheologyKnox Theological Seminary) God Bless, John |
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2 | were angels saved by works? | 2 Pet 2:4 | Makarios | 97391 | ||
Greetings John! Excellent article, and I agree with it. Thanks for sharing! Makarios |
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3 | were angels saved by works? | 2 Pet 2:4 | John Reformed | 97406 | ||
Dear Darcy, Check out my post to Makarios ( ID# 97389 ). It may help you to establish when Satan fell. John |
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