4:11), was very much like what happened when the “angel” ministered to Elijah. 1. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, "Get up and eat." 28:2; Acts 5:19; 2 Pet. 129) The Angel of the Lord sent Elijah with messages to the king of Samaria - 2Ki 1:3,15 4. They have ministered to believers in the following ways. If you have your Bibles, I invite you to turn with me to 1 Kings 19, 1 Kings 19, where we see how an angel ministered to an Old Testament Believer. This was an allusion to Elijah, who was ministered by an angel and in … In verses 5-7, Elijah receives food and water from one of God’s benevolent agents: Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.” Angels, however, have limitations compared to man, particularly in future relationships. He looked, and there at his head was a cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. The first took place during the wilderness temptation: "And He [Jesus] was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by satan: and was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered … 2:11), yet they are limited in power (Dan. The Angel of the Lord fed Elijah - 1Ki 19:5-7 3. Angels have greater power than man (Matt. See what the Syracuse Utah Temple will look like LDS Living - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released a rendering of the Syracuse Utah Temple. You may also like: The number of temples without an angel Moroni statue will soon double The following press release was originally published by Newsroom in August 2020 : The Church … Even Jesus dealing with wild beasts and with Satan himself experienced what it was to be ministered to by angels sent to comfort and strengthen Him: 1 Kings 19:5 "And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat." A:Mark 1:13 tells the story of Jesus going into the wilderness for forty days, ministered by angels. ... Then he [Elijah] laid down under the broom tree and fell asleep. 10:13). Angels also went to Sodom to pronounce judgment upon that evil city. Angels are not created in the image of God, therefore, they do not share man’s glorious destiny of redemption in Christ. Angels show up when you are at the end of yourself. Comment: In I Kings 19:1-8, a despondent Elijah had escaped from the threats of Jezebel by fleeing into the wilderness. The Angel of the Lord was sent to destroy the people of Israel after David's census - 2Sa 24:15-17; 1Ch 21:14-18,26-30 2. (15) The angel of the Lord said to Elijah, ... Angels have ministered the message, “All is well,” to satisfy fully the physical, material, emotional and spiritual needs of His people.” (Angels – Ringing Assurance that We Are Not Alone, by Billy Graham, pg. Looking back to the example of Elijah fleeing from Jezebel in 1 Kings 19, the Angel of the Lord ministered to Elijah by equipping him with the rest and nourishment he needed to complete his ministry. 1 Kings 19:1-4 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. There are two recorded occasions where angels ministered strength to Jesus. It has been suggested that what happened to Jesus after His temptation in the wilderness (Matt. When Elijah got to the end of himself lying under that Juniper tree that is when God sent an angel to him. The angels’ role of equipping is closely tied to their role as ministering spirits.