Galatians 4:13-15 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me. As an aside, I wish to point to the clue embedded in the verses listed above. The clue is not about angels, but about Paul. Paul was blinded on the road to Damascus. It could well be, that after that life changing event, he never enjoyed the full power of his eyes. The infirmity and trial of his flesh is referenced against the Galatians in such a manner as to suggest ailing eyesight. The Galatians were not willing to rip off their arms or legs for Paul's sake, but to pluck out their eyes. Paul's reception impressed him, and it seems that for some telling reason, both angels of God, and Jesus Christ are mentioned in what may be considered the same breath. It is evident, in the writing, that man adopted a close mental association with his more advanced brother, the angel. Apostles justified their station thus. In the line-up of spiritually evolved types, apostles felt as though they stood out. 1 Corinthians 4:9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. After all, they were men. For that matter, angels were men. It can be argued that even God is a man. Exodus 15:3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
Section Three: The nature of angels. We seek the parameters of the angelic constitution. We will find it. We will study it. We will turn it over and over in our hands until we become quite familiar with it. We will discover, I think, that the nature of angels rubs shoulders with the nature of God. Likewise, we will come to understand that the nature of angels rubs shoulders with the nature of man. Man has concluded that certain manifestations of God should fall under the general header of angelic. Such angels are necessary vehicles for the conveyance of an invisible spirit. We will be more picayune in our naming of angels. Without refuting the angelic properties of the vehicles of God, we will create a separate classification for the humanoid angel. Our first task will be to compare angels with God. In order to accomplish such a thing, we must deal with the fundamentals of the nature of God, and we already hold the first piece of this puzzle. Piece one: God is an invisible spirit. Of his basic nature, God has no similitude. Deuteronomy 4:12 And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. The above is an example of God, the invisible spirit, acting through an elemental vehicle. It is obvious in the example that God controls what people see and hear, and yet, what they see is
