Presentation on theology of angels by Todd Linn, PhD; angelology; what the Bible teaches about angels, especially possibility of angelic revelation today

1. Bible Basics
A Study in Systematic Theology

2. Angelology
• Today’s Lesson:
• “What About the
Possibility of
Angelic
Revelation
Today?”

3. Stated Another Way . . .
“Can I Expect God to Speak to
Me Today through an Angel?”

4. What is the Possibility of Angelic
Revelation Today?
There are no biblical passages which
clearly rule out the possibility of special
revelation today.
At the same time, however, the history of
the church demonstrates that God’s
revelatory acts were at the very least
significantly curtailed after the time of the
apostles.

5. With the culmination of God’s revelation in
Jesus Christ, additional revelation is no
longer necessary.
Hebrews 1:1-2 implies that the revelatory
process which continued throughout the
time of the prophets has come to a close,
having been consummated in Christ . . .

6. Hebrews 1:1-2
“God, who at various times and in various
ways spoke in time past to the fathers by
the prophets, has in these last days
spoken to us by His Son, whom He has
appointed heir of all things, through whom
He also made the worlds.”

7. We should not expect special revelation
through angelic messengers.
In fact, we should be suspicious of any
claims to such revelation in light of the
teaching in 2 Corinthians 11:14 . . .
“Satan himself transforms himself into an
angel of light.”
Matthew 24:11 . . .
In the last days “many false prophets will
rise up and deceive many.”

8. Summary Statement
While it is certainly possible for God to
speak to us today through an angel, it is, at
the same time, highly improbable given the
fact that “He has spoken to us in these last
days by His Son” (Hebrews 1:2).

9. Next Lesson . . .
• Who are the
Cherubim and
Seraphim?