The Truth about Angels

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