THE REAL DISCLOSURE**

DANIEL 7:9-14 ESV -** “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issue, and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.

11 “I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

1 - The Heavenly Realm & the Divine Counsel** Isaiah 6:1–8 - **In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”

4 **And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; **for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

**8 **And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”

1 Enoch 14:18–25 - The appearance of which was like that of frost; while its circumference resembled the orb of the brilliant sun; and [there was] the voice of the cherubim. From underneath this mighty throne rivers of flaming fire issued. To look upon it was impossible. One great in glory sat upon it: Whose robe was brighter than the sun, and whiter than snow. No angel was capable of penetrating to view the face of Him, the Glorious and the Effulgent; nor could any mortal behold Him. A fire was flaming around Him.

A fire also of great extent continued to rise up before Him; so that not one of those who surrounded Him was capable of approaching Him, among the myriads of myriads who were before Him. To Him holy consultation was needless. Yet did not the sanctified, who were near Him, depart far from Him either by night or by day; nor were they removed from Him. I also was so far advanced, with a veil on my face, and trembling. Then the Lord with his [own] mouth called me, saying, Approach hither, Enoch, at my holy word.

And He raised me up, making me draw near even to the entrance. My eye was directed to the ground.

Psalm 89:5–7 - Let the heavens praise your wonders, O Lord, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones! For who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?** Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord,** **a God greatly to be feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all who are around him?

Psalm 82:1** - God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment

Nehemiah 9:6 **- You are the Lord, you alone. **You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.

Colossians 1:16–17- For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Hebrews 1:13–14 **- And to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? Are they not all **ministering spirits **sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

• They Worship and Obey.

Psalm 103:19–21- The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word!** **Bless the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will!

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• They bring Revelation & Direction and Receive Assignments

• They Provide Practical Help and Protection

• They Engage Hostile Powers and Execute Judgment

Daniel 9:20–23 - While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice.** He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out **to give you insight and understanding. At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word and understand the vision.

2 Kings 6:15–17 - **When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”** Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Romans 8:35–39 - **Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall **tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?** As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, **nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Psalm 4:8 - In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Revelation 19:10 **- Then **I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Colossians 2:18 - **Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and **worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,

• Humanity’s Present Position

**Hebrews 2:6-7 **- What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him? You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor.

1- GOD/Jesus/Holy Spirit

**2 - The Heavenly Council **

3 - US (sons & Daughters of God)

4 - Satan and his dominions

• Believers’ Future Responsibility to Reign with Christ

1 Corinthians 6:3 -Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!

2 Timothy 2:12 - if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;