There are many connections between the Angel of the LORD and our Lord Jesus Christ. In today’s post we will meditate on these.
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Jacob referred to the Angel who has redeemed
me from all evil (Gen. 48:16). In
(Him) we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins (Co. 1:14).
·
Of
Israel, God said through Isaiah, So
He became their Savior. In all their
affliction He was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them; in His
love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bore them and carried them all
the days of old (Isa 63:9). But
when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, … He saved us, through … the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us
abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior (Titus 3:4-7).
·
The Angel
of the LORD pronounced judgment on
the people of Israel (Jud. 2:1-4). Of
Jesus it is said, For the Father
judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son (John 5:22). For
we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ (2 Cor. 5:10).
·
It was the Angel of God, who went before the camp
of Israel (Ex. 14:19). Jesus is the Head of the Body, the Church (Col. 1:18).
·
The Angel
of the LORD played the prophetic
role when He spoke of the coming Messiah, My Servant the BRANCH
(Zech. 3:6-8). So, Christ played the
prophetic role; God spoke through Him in the Incarnation (Heb. 1:1-2).
·
God
appeared as the Angel of the LORD in the call to ministry of Moses (Ex.
3:2-6), Gideon (Jud. 6:11-22) and Samson (Jud. 13:3-21). Of Christ, Paul said: I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has
enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry (1 Tim. 1:12-17). To
each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift (Eph. 4:7).
·
The Angel
of the LORD interceded with the LORD of hosts, seeking mercy for Israel (Zech. 1:12). Christ also makes intercession for us (Rom. 8:34). He is able to save to the uttermost those
who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for
them (Heb. 7:25).
·
The Angel
of the LORD brought victory to
Israel: the Angel of the LORD went
out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the time of Hezekiah (Isa. 37:36; 2 Ki.
19:35). Christ brings victory over death
for believers: But thanks be to
God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 15:57). Now
thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ (2 Cor. 2:14). In the future, heaven will be opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and
True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war (Rev. 19:11-16).
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