Inhalt - The Truth About Angels (1996)

The Truth About Angels (1996)

• Information about this Book
• To the Reader
• Chapter 1—Angels and You—a Brief Overview
  • The Number and Power of Angels
  • Angels Help God’s Children
  • Satan and Evil Angels
  • Christ’s Followers Are Safe
• Chapter 2—Angel Ministry Today
  • Angels Guard Us
  • Angels Involved in Family Life
  • Angels Enlighten Our Minds
  • Angels Help Us Do Right
  • Angels Aid Efforts for the Lost
  • Angels Strengthen Our Faith
• Chapter 3—Angels in Heaven, Before the Rebellion
  • Christ as Creator-God
  • Before Sin Arose, God Had a Plan
  • Creation of the Angels
  • Creation of Lucifer
  • Lucifer’s High Position
  • Before Evil Originated
• Chapter 4—The Origin of Evil
  • The Origin of Evil a Mystery
  • The First Inklings of Evil
  • God Sets Forth Christ’s True Position
  • Lucifer Begins His Campaign Against Christ
  • Lucifer Is Given Time to Develop His Principles
  • The Angels Debate the Issues
  • God Meets Satan’s Challenge
  • Lucifer Becomes Satan
  • The Angels Appear Before the Father
• Chapter 5—The Rebellious Angels Are Cast Out, and Adam and Eve Fall
  • War in Heaven
  • The Effects of Rebellion
  • The Creation of Earth and Humankind
  • Adam and Eve in Eden
  • Satan Plans to Cause Man’s Fall
  • Satan Speaks to Eve Through a Serpent
  • Eve Eats the Fruit and Tempts Adam
  • The Council of Peace
  • Adam and Eve Expelled From Eden
• Chapter 6—Angels Before and After Noah’s Flood
  • The Plan of Salvation Explained Further
  • Worship at the Cherubim-guarded Gate
  • Adam and Angels Instructed Antediluvians
  • Enoch
  • Noah
  • The Flood Comes
  • After the Flood
  • The Builders of Babel
• Chapter 7—Angels in the Patriarchal Age
  • Abraham
  • The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
  • Two Angels Visit Lot
  • Abraham Tested
  • The Marriage of Isaac
  • Jacob and Esau
• Chapter 8—Angels at the Time of the Exodus
  • The Birth of Moses
  • Moses in Midian
  • The Plagues of Egypt
  • Christ, Israel’s Invisible Leader
• Chapter 9—Angels From Sinai to the Taking of Jericho
  • Angels in Israel’s Wilderness Wanderings
  • Israel at Sinai
  • “Let Them Make Me a Sanctuary”
  • The Death and Resurrection of Moses
  • Balaam, a Prophet Gone Wrong
  • Joshua Leads Israel Into Canaan
  • The Taking of Jericho
• Chapter 10—Angels From the Time of the Judges to the Early Kingdom
  • Christ as the “Angel of the Lord”
  • Gideon
  • Samson
  • Samuel and Eli
  • Saul and Jonathan
  • David’s Early Years
  • Saul Encounters an Angel
  • Saul’s Séance at Endor and His Death
• Chapter 11—Angels From David’s Time to the Babylonian Captivity
  • David’s Reign
  • Solomon
  • Elijah
  • Elisha
  • Isaiah
  • Ezekiel
• Chapter 12—Angels From the Captivity to John the Baptist
  • Daniel and His Three Companions
  • Nebuchadnezzar’s Fiery Furnace
  • Belshazzar’s Feast
  • Daniel in the Lions’ Den
  • Gabriel Sent to Explain the Vision of Daniel 8
  • The Struggle for Influence Over the Kings of Persia
  • The Second Temple
  • Ezra
  • Nehemiah
  • The Visions of Zechariah
  • The Vision of Joshua and the Angel
  • The Vision of the Seven Lamps and the Two Olive Trees
  • Angels in the Time of Esther
  • The Father of John the Baptist
• Chapter 13—The Incarnation and Early Life of Christ
  • The Incarnation a Profound Mystery
  • The Universe Was Watching
  • Why Christ Took Human Nature
  • Christ’s Human Nature
  • The Annunciation
  • Before Christ’s Birth
  • The Magi
  • The Silent Years
• Chapter 14—Angels at Christ’s Baptism and in the Wilderness
  • Christ’s Baptism
  • Christ’s Threefold Temptation in the Wilderness
  • The First Temptation
  • The Second Temptation
  • The Third Temptation
  • Heavenly Angels Watched Christ Being Tempted
  • After the Third Temptation
• Chapter 15—Good and Evil Angels During Christ’s Ministry
  • Devil Possession in Jesus’ Day
  • Rejection at Nazareth
  • The Demoniac in the Synagogue at Capernaum
  • The Healing of the Centurion’s Servant
  • The Demoniacs of Gadara
  • The Healing of the Demoniac Son
  • Jesus Is Accused of Being Demon Possessed
  • Evil Angels in Human Form Were Among Christ’s Hearers
  • The Resurrection of Lazarus
  • Jesus Hunted From City to City During His Ministry
• Chapter 16—Angels From Christ’s Passion Until His Death
  • Jesus and His Disciples Go to Gethsemane
  • Angels in Gethsemane
  • Before the Court of Annas and Caiaphas
  • Before Pilate
  • Christ’s Crucifixion
• Chapter 17—Angels From Christ’s Resurrection Until His Ascension
  • The Morning of Christ’s Resurrection
  • Immediately After Christ’s Resurrection
  • The Women Come to the Sepulcher
  • Christ’s Ascension to His Father
  • Other Post-resurrection Appearances
  • Christ’s Final Appearance at His Ascension
  • Christ Is Escorted Into the Father’s Presence
• Chapter 18—Angels From Pentecost to the Last Days
  • Angels Protect Vital Truths
  • Peter and John Delivered From Prison
  • Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
  • Paul’s Conversion
  • Paul Leaves Damascus
  • Cornelius and Peter
  • Peter Delivered From Prison
  • The Stoning of Stephen
  • Angels During Paul’s Ministry
  • The Siege of Jerusalem
  • John the Revelator
  • Angels in the Middle Ages
  • The Protestant Reformation
  • Luther
  • Melancthon
  • The Pilgrim Fathers
  • The Three Angels of Revelation 14
  • William Miller
• Chapter 19—Angels in Ellen White’s Experience
  • Ellen White’s Call to Be a Prophet
  • The Ark of the Covenant in Heaven
  • Satan Before He Fell, and As He Is Now
  • Angels Ellen White Saw in Visions and Dreams
  • The Battle of Manassas
  • The Sanitarium Manager
  • The Brown Family
  • N. D. Faulkhead and the Secret Sign
  • Angelic Presences While Ellen White Was Awake
• Chapter 20—Angels in the Final Crisis
  • Good and Evil Angels Will Appear
  • The Work of Evil Angels Through Spiritualism
  • Miracles in the End Time
  • Evil Spirits Active Among the Remnant
  • Angels Will Do the Work Men Neglected
  • Angels Will Supply the Needs of God’s People
  • Satan’s Personations
  • Evil Angels Incite Persecution
  • Satan’s Personation After the Close of Probation
  • Angels and the Universal Death Decree
  • God Interposes as the Wicked Try to Kill God’s People
  • The Second Coming of Christ
  • Satan and His Evil Angels Confined to This Earth
• Chapter 21—Angels in the Great Hereafter
  • When We Get to Heaven
  • The Millennial Judgment
  • The Third Coming of Christ
  • The Last Judgment
  • The Earth Made New
  • The New Earth and Our Eternal Inheritance
  • Epilogue