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ANGEL OF THE LORD - ANGLICAN CHURCH

20:1-3). (9) Angels guard the gates of the New hardheartedness (Mk. 3:5) and at false teaching (Mt.
Jerusalem (Re. 21:12). 23). Some men of God who were angry at
What Christians Can Learn from Angels: (1) Worship unrighteousness: Enoch (Jude 14-15), Moses (Ex.
(Re. 5:11). (2) Service and obedience (Ps. 103:20-21). 32:19-20), the Psalmist (Ps. 119:53), Jeremiah (Je.
(3) Interest in God’s work and plan (1 Pe. 1:12). (4) 23:9-11), Jesus (Mt. 23), Paul (Ga. 2:11-14; Ac.
Love for Jesus (Lk. 2:13-15; Mt. 4:11). (5) Excitement 13:9-11).
about sinners being saved (Lk. 15:10). [See Archangel, Proverbs 25:23: “There is a place for anger as well as
Cherubim, Devils, Gabriel, Michael, Satan, Seraphim.] for love. As in nature a gloomy tempest serves some
ANGEL OF THE LORD. “In the O.T. the expression beneficial purposes for which calm sunshine has no
‘the angel of the Lord’ (sometimes ‘angel of God’) faculty; so in morals a frown on an honest man’s brow
usually implies the presence of Deity in angelic form is, in its own place, as needful and useful as the
(Ge. 16:1-13; 21:17-19; 22:11-16; 31:11-13; Ex. 3:2-4; sweetest smile that kindness ever kindles on a human
Ju. 2:1; 6:12-16; 13:3-22)” (Scofield Reference Bible). countenance. A gentle, loving character is much
These O.T. appearances of God in human form are admired, and, where it is genuine, deserves all the
foreviews of the incarnation of Jesus Christ as “God admiration it has ever gotten yet. These features,
manifest in the flesh” (Mt. 1:23; 1 Ti. 3:16). Not all of however, constitute only one side of a man, and we
the O.T. references to “angel of the Lord” are pre- must see the other side ere we can pronounce an
incarnations of Christ; some are references to ordinary intelligent judgment on his worth. ... If he has not the
angels (Ju. 13:16). [See Angel.] faculty of frowning, I would not give much for his
ANGER. The Bible speaks of two basic kinds of anger smile. ... We don’t want a fretful, passionate man; and if
or wrath: the unrighteous anger of man and the we did, we would find one without searching long or
righteous anger of God. Man’s anger is defined by going far. We want neither a man of wrath, nor a man of
Webster as “a violent passion of the mind excited by a undiscriminating, unvarying softness. We want
real or supposed injury; usually accompanied with a something with two sides; that is, a solid, real character.
propensity to take vengeance, or to obtain satisfaction Let us have a man who loves good and hates evil, and
from the offending party. This passion however varies in who, in place and time convenient, can make either
degrees of violence, and in ingenuous minds, may be emotion manifest in his countenance. … The gentleness
attended only with a desire to reprove or chide the which will have peace on any terms, is neither pleasing
offender. Anger may be inflamed till it rises to rage and to the Lord nor beneficial to men; if there is no
a temporary delirium.” Man’s unrighteous anger arises pungency there will be no purifying” William Arnot,
from his sinful nature (Ga. 5:20). Anger is “the desire of Proverbs). [See Bitterness, Brawler, Clamour, Fool, Day
the flesh to strike out at anything that threatens self of the Lord, Dissension, Great Tribulation, Judgment,
interests” (Bunnell). The Lord Jesus Christ closely Malice, Sin, Strife, Striker, Variance.]
connected anger with murder (Mt. 5:21-22). As theft is ANGLE. A fishing rod with line and hook (Is. 19:8;
the product of covetousness, and adultery is the product Ha. 1:15). [See Fishing.]
of lust, murder is the product of anger. ANGLICAN CHURCH. The Church of England was
Warnings about Man’s Unrighteous Anger: (1) It formed in 1534 when King Henry VIII rebelled against
causes one to do foolish things (Pr. 14:17). (2) It is the the Roman Catholic pope and proclaimed himself the
result of pride (Pr. 13:10). (3) It poisons others (Pr. head of a national church in England. The break was
22:24-25). (4) It stirs up strife and sin (Pr. 15:18; not over religion; it was over lust. Henry wanted to
29:22). (5) It results in punishment (Pr. 19:19). (6) It divorce his first wife, Catherine, and marry a lovely
can be tempered with soft words (Pr. 15:1). (6) God young lady in the court named Anne Boleyn. Catherine
warns about becoming friends with an angry man (Pr. had born Henry a female child named Mary but she
22:24-25). (7) Control of anger requires that one have could not bear the much-desired male child. The pope
rule over his own spirit (Pr. 16:32; 25:28). (8) A man’s refused to grant the divorce, so Henry, never one to be
wisdom causes him to control his anger (Pr. 19:11). (9) told no, formed his own state church.
It is to be put away from the Christian’s life (Col. 3:8). In spite of the break with the pope, Henry remained
Examples of Righteous Anger: (1) Indignation against a Catholic in doctrine all his life. In fact, he hated
sin (Ps. 119:53, 104, 113, 128, 136, 139, 158, 163; Pr. Protestantism. Historian S.M. Houghton tells us that he
28:4; Je. 15:17; Ro. 12:9; Ep. 5:11). (2) Indignation “remained a bitter enemy of the reformed faith ...
against false teachers and false doctrine (Je. 23:9-11; whatever else he did, he had no love for Protestant
Mt. 23; Tit. 1:9-11; Galatians; Jude 14-15). (3) doctrine and Protestant worship” (Sketches from Church
Indignation against hypocrisy and evil among Christian History, p. 112). Only 13 years before he broke with the
leaders (Ga. 2:11-14). Jesus Christ was angry at man’s pope, Henry had written a treatise titled “Defense of the

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