Category Archives: Angels and Heaven
A Little Heaven on Earth
By John Thiel
Audio: A Little Heaven on Earth
Proverbs 18:24 A man [that hath] friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.
We are a church that is aspiring to be finally God’s triumphant people. We are a people who wish to prepare for the soon coming of Jesus Christ and to be prepared to enter the heavenly Canaan. We have researched what is our occupation to prepare for heaven. Over the next three studies we will be looking into more detail in reference to a little heaven on earth before we even get there. Read the rest of this entry
Do You Faint for the Courts of the Lord?
By John Thiel
Psalms 84:1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable [are] thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
84:2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Who is the person that speaks like that? What kind of person utters such words?
Psalms 84:3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, [even] thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
84:4 Blessed [are] they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. Read the rest of this entry
Practising the Attitudes of Heavenly Society
John Thiel
Audio: Practising the Attitudes of Heavenly Society
Psalm 103:20 Bless the LORD, ye angels, that excel in strength, that do commandments, hearkening unto the voice of word.
103:21 Bless ye the LORD, all [ye] his hosts; [ye] ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
To be in the Holy City living in the society of heaven is for us to consider so that we might know what to prepare for it. We are to be preparing to be in that society and the attitudes that society has. We had established in our last study that the foremost principle in preparation is to embrace the attitude that the society of heaven has towards sinners. Read the rest of this entry
The Nature of the Angels
By John Thiel
Audio: The Nature of the Angels
This extension of heaven for making us citizens with them is such inspiration we want to absorb. It is a preparation here in our fellowship that is taking place so that we may get to heaven one day and not criticise the angels. If we haven’t learnt here to be meek and loving as the angels are, we will be like that there and it will make heaven unpleasant. What should our communications be here so as not to be critical there? We are to appreciate the nature of the angels and the condition and communication we will have with each other as we look to them.
No unpleasant words are spoken in heaven. There no unkind thoughts are cherished. There envy, evil surmising, hatred, and strife find no place. Perfect harmony pervades the heavenly courts. {UL 163.3}
If we are going to have a place there, where are we going to have it first? We are going to have it amongst us as believers who are going to be there. Read the rest of this entry
Angels, Ministers of Our Salvation
By John Thiel
Audio: Angels, Ministers of Our Salvation
We are to sanctify ourselves before we can cross the river Jordan otherwise known as the time of trouble. The work our high priest is chronicled in reference to our preparation. We are to prepare not only to cross the river but so we can be introduced into the society of heaven.
Zechariah 3:1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. Read the rest of this entry
Life in the Society of Heaven
By John Thiel
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 11:14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
11:16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Will you go to that blessed land above? The place of pure and holy angels, the society of heaven. Will you be there? The society of heaven is also depicted as the promised land Canaan that the children of Israel travelled towards. In the Hebrew journey as they came from Egypt to the Promised Land we learnt that this is figurative of us traveling on this planet to the heavenly Canaan. I’m sure you can see we are now at the figurative Jordan. As they came to the Jordan ready to cross into the promised land. Are we there are we not? We are soon as a church to cross over. What does a figure of the children of Israel crossing over the Jordan river teach us regarding the Israel of God today? Read the rest of this entry
