Myth, 123

 ~ Angels And Demons Are All-Powerful~

 

Myth  ~  Like most myths this is based on partial truth.  It is true that they are indeed very powerful – but not all-powerful!  Only God is omnipotent. 

 

Reality  ~  The unseen spiritual forces are subject to God’s sovereignty and His purpose.  Most importantly they are not as powerful as God. 

 

Scripture  ~  “The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.  Bless the Lord, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word.  Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, you ministers of His, who do His pleasure.  Bless the Lord, all His works, in all places of His dominion” (Psalm 103:19-22).

 

“For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly; and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)— then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment, and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority.  They are presumptuous, self-willed.  They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord” (2 Peter 2:4-11).

 

Summary  ~  While angels and demons have great power they like the rest of the universe are subject to the all-powerful one true God. 

 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.

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