Multiplicity of Grace Pt. 3: Angels, Access, and the Divine System of Grace

Multiplicity of Grace Pt. 3: Angels, Access, and the Divine System of Grace

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Teaching by Prophet Lovy L. Elias · Watch on YouTube · 7 August 2021

Grace is not merely an attribute of God — it is a living system of divine access, operating through angels and gifted vessels to manifest God's power on earth.

The multiplicity of grace is one of the most profound and least understood realities in the life of a believer. God does not operate in isolation — He works through a precise spiritual system of angels, graced vessels, and divine order. Understanding this system is not optional theology; it is the difference between receiving what God has made available and suffering through ignorance of how He moves.


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Teaching Overview

  1. Grace operates through a multiplicity of angels assigned to individuals, ministries, and world events — and these angels are the agents through whom God manifests His power on earth.
  2. The level of grace on a person determines the level of God's manifestation through them, and access to those manifestations requires connection to the right vessel.
  3. Spiritual ignorance — not absence of God — is the root cause of suffering, unanswered prayer, and missed blessings in the lives of believers.
  4. Grace and mercy are not merely theological attributes but living divine realities, represented by specific angels, that follow believers and govern their access to God.
  5. There are things God will not give directly but has placed in specific graced vessels — and understanding this divine system changes how believers relate to God, to His servants, and to the spiritual realm.

Key Distinctions

Graven ImagesDivine Design
What it isA self-invented image of heaven based on human imaginationA God-instructed representation of what actually exists in heaven
Who initiates itThe individual, without divine instructionGod Himself, who gives precise specifications
Scriptural exampleIdolatry condemned throughout ScriptureGod instructing Moses to build the Ark with two cherubims
The sin involvedCreating your own version of what is in heaven without ever having been thereNo sin — obedience to God's revealed design
Common misunderstandingBelievers assume all religious imagery is idolatryContext and divine instruction determine whether an image is sinful or obedient
HealingRecovery
What it isAn instant, complete divine restorationA gradual improvement toward wholeness over time
TimeframeImmediate — no waiting periodA period of time, like taking medication and getting better
Scriptural examplePeter healing the crippled man who immediately walked and ran; Jesus healing the paralytic who carried his own bed homeMark 16:18 — "they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover"
What it reflectsA higher dimension of grace operating through the vesselA real but lesser level of grace — still God, still valid
Implication for believersThe higher the grace on a vessel, the more instantly and completely God manifestsRecovery is not failure — it is a dimension of grace
GiftsKnowledge of the Spirit
What it isA divine ability given by grace, often operating naturally in the personAn understanding of how the Spirit operates, the spiritual system, and the things of the realm of God
How it comesGiven by grace — embedded in the person's DNA and callingReceived through study, revelation, and deep engagement with spiritual things
Can the person teach it?Not necessarily — a gifted person may not be able to explain or transfer their giftYes — knowledge of the Spirit can be imparted and explained to others
The danger of confusionBelievers assume that because someone is gifted they understand the SpiritGifts without knowledge of the Spirit leave both the vessel and those around them operating in partial light
GraceMercy
What it isThe divine access and favour that opens the way to GodThe supply of what you need — the actual provision delivered in your time of need
FunctionFacilitates and creates the conditions for you to receiveDelivers the blessing, healing, or deliverance you need
Angel representationGoodness (Psalm 23:6) — the angel of grace that follows youMercy — the angel that brings the supply that grace unlocks
Scriptural basisHebrews 4:16 — "come boldly to the throne of grace"Hebrews 4:16 — "that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need"
How they relateGrace is the gate; mercy is what comes through the gateYou cannot receive mercy without first having access through grace
GoodnessMercy
What it representsGrace — the divine favour that opens access to GodThe supply and provision of what you need in every season
Scriptural referencePsalm 23:6 — "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life"Psalm 23:6 — the closing promise: access leads to dwelling in the house of the Lord
Why it always ends with mercyGrace facilitates but does not itself deliver the blessingMercy is the ultimate outcome — the fulfilment of every need
Connection to the throneThe throne of grace is where you approach boldlyAt the throne, mercy is obtained — it is the goal of approaching

Angels and the Divine Order of God's Operations

  • God operates through a precise spiritual system — angels are not peripheral to His activity but are the agents through whom He carries out His will on earth.
  • Just as God works on earth through His Spirit using men, He works in the heavenly realm through His Spirit using angels — this is the formula of how God operates.
  • The four angels standing at the four corners of the earth control the four winds and govern every global event — nothing happens on a world scale without them.

"Every event that happens on the earth, God cannot do it unless these four angels are involved."

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Angels Assigned to Churches, Ministries, and Individuals

  • Every church and every ministry has an angel, and that angel's nature and name are connected to the specific calling and character of that ministry.
  • Beyond the main ministering angel of a ministry, individuals are also given specific angels — angels for healing, deliverance, prosperity, increase, grace, and mercy.
  • The ministering spirits assigned to a person are the measure of the power that flows through them — the more angels assigned, the greater the manifestation.

"Different kinds of angels are given to people, even an angel that represents grace, an angel that represents mercy."

Grace and Mercy as Angelic Manifestations

  • Grace and mercy are not merely theological attributes of God's character — they are manifestations of God through specific angels assigned to work in a believer's life.
  • Just as God heals through the angel Raphael, and His power is made visible through the angel Michael, so goodness and mercy are angelic representatives of God's grace operating in every life.
  • The cherubims at the throne of God represent grace and mercy — this is why the throne of God is made of cherubims, and why wherever God's presence is, cherubims are always present.

"Grace and mercy is not just an attribute of God, but it is a manifestation of God through angels, specific angels."

The Multiplicity of Grace Defined

  • The multiplicity of grace means that the number of angels of mercy assigned to a person is multiplied — God increases the angelic assignment over a vessel to increase what can flow through them.
  • When a man carries power that seems extraordinary, it is because he is carrying more angels capable of doing what needs to be done — the angels are the measure of the power.
  • This multiplication is not random — it is connected to the grace level God has established over that individual and the calling He has placed upon their life.

"When we speak of the multiplicity of grace, we are saying that the number of angels of mercy that are given to you is multiplied."

Grace Level Determines the Level of Manifestation

  • The level of grace on a person directly determines the level of God's manifestation through them — this is a factual spiritual principle, not a matter of opinion.
  • Different men of God carry different dimensions of grace, which is why the specific signs, miracles, and manifestations that flow through them differ — healing, prophecy, deliverance, and prosperity do not all flow at the same level through every vessel.
  • Grace is access — the greater the grace, the greater the access to God's power and the broader the range of manifestations that can be released.

"The level of grace determines the level of manifestation of God. The more somebody is graced, the greater manifestations of God they can reveal."

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Grace Continues Beyond Physical Death

  • The grace deposited in a man of God does not terminate at his physical death — it remains active within his physical remains, guarded and maintained by angels.
  • Scripture demonstrates this principle: Elisha's bones raised a dead man who was thrown into his grave; angels were posted at Jesus' tomb; Michael took and hid the body of Moses so that no demonic force could tamper with it.
  • Where great men of God are buried, angels stand guard — because the grace within those bones still carries divine power.

"Every great man of God that is in the ground, where their grave is, angels guard the body. The grace within the bones continues."

Healing and Recovery: Dimensions of Grace

  • There is a distinction between healing and recovery — healing is instant and complete, while recovery is a gradual improvement over time, like taking medication and getting better.
  • Both are real works of God, but they operate at different levels of grace — the higher the grace on the vessel, the more immediately and completely God manifests the miracle.
  • Mark 16:18 describes laying hands on the sick so that "they shall recover" — this is a genuine but lesser dimension of grace compared to the instant, complete healing that flows from a higher level of anointing.

"There is a difference between them being healed and them recovering. Recovery is over a period of time. Heal the existence — instant."

Access to God Through Graced Vessels

  • Going to church does not guarantee that you meet God — you must encounter a man of grace who gives you access to God, because the access to God is not the building, the access to God is a man.
  • The lame man at the Beautiful Gate prayed in the temple for years but could not be healed until Peter and John — men graced by God — came and gave him access to the God already present in the temple.
  • There is a divine system in place where some things cannot be received directly from God in prayer because He placed them specifically in graced vessels — connection to the right vessel unlocks what direct prayer alone cannot.

"Going to church doesn't mean you meet God unless you meet a man of grace that will give you access to God. The access to God is not the building, the access to God is a man."

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The Root Cause of Suffering: Lack of Spiritual Knowledge

  • The greatest source of suffering in the world and in the church is not the absence of God but the absence of spiritual knowledge — people do not understand how God operates.
  • Hosea 4:6 declares that God's people perish not because they lack God but because they lack knowledge — and the knowledge that is missing is specifically the knowledge of the things of the Spirit.
  • Gifts given by grace are not the same as knowledge of the Spirit — a person can be gifted naturally in an area and yet be completely unable to explain or impart the spiritual principles behind it.

"My people perish because of lack of knowledge. It's not that you don't have God, you just don't know. You need knowledge of the Spirit."


Key Definitions

Grace — The revealing of not only who you are but what you have; the divine access and favour that opens the way to God and to His manifestations.

Mercy — The supply of what you need in every season — the actual provision, healing, or deliverance that grace facilitates and delivers.

Multiplicity of Grace — The multiplication of the number of angels of mercy assigned to a person, increasing the range and power of God's manifestations through them.

Graven Image — A self-invented representation of something in heaven, created from human imagination without divine instruction — distinguished from divinely instructed designs, which God Himself prescribes.

Recovery — A gradual improvement toward wholeness over a period of time, representing a real but lesser dimension of grace compared to instant healing.

Knowledge of the Spirit — An understanding of how the Spirit operates, the angelic system, and the things of the spiritual realm — distinct from gifts, which are given by grace but do not automatically include this knowledge.


Key Takeaways

  • Grace is a living divine system, not merely a concept — Understanding grace as angels, access, and divine order transforms how a believer prays, positions themselves, and relates to graced vessels.
  • The level of grace on a vessel determines the level of God's manifestation through it — This principle explains why different men of God carry different dimensions of healing, prophecy, deliverance, and prosperity.
  • Access to God is mediated through graced people, not buildings — Recognising this protects believers from churchgoing without encountering God and opens them to the right connections.
  • Spiritual ignorance — not the absence of God — is the root of suffering — Believers who lack knowledge of the Spirit will miss what God has made available through the vessels He has appointed.
  • Grace and mercy are angelic realities that follow every believer — Goodness and mercy follow you all the days of your life because specific angels are assigned to bring you into the presence of God and supply your every need.

Reflection Questions

  1. Are you currently connected to a vessel through whom God's grace flows in the dimensions you need — healing, deliverance, prosperity, or prophetic revelation? What would it cost you to pursue that connection more intentionally?
  2. In what areas of your life have you been praying directly for something that God may have placed in a specific graced vessel? How does this teaching challenge the way you have been seeking God?
  3. Which dimension of grace — healing, recovery, deliverance, prosperity — have you been operating in, and what does this teaching reveal about the level of spiritual access you are currently walking in?
  4. Where has spiritual ignorance — not lack of faith, but lack of knowledge of the things of the Spirit — caused you to suffer, miss a blessing, or misjudge a person or practice?
  5. If the grace level of a vessel determines what God can manifest through it, what does the level of manifestation you are currently experiencing say about the spiritual environment and connections you have placed yourself in?

Prayers and Declarations

"Father, I pray that they are breathing condition. Father restore them. Now in Jesus name."


Scripture References

  • Revelation 2:1 — "Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;" (KJV)
  • Exodus 25:22 — "And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel." (KJV)
  • Psalm 23:6 — "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever." (KJV)
  • Hebrews 4:16 — "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." (KJV)
  • Genesis 6
  • 2 Kings 13:20-21 — "And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet." (KJV)
  • Jude 1:9 — "Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee." (KJV)
  • Mark 16:17-18 — "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." (KJV)
  • Hosea 4:6 — "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children." (KJV)
  • Acts 3
  • Acts 12
  • 1 Corinthians 11:7
  • John 17:20-23

Golden Nuggets

"The level of grace determines the level of manifestation of God. The more somebody is graced, the greater manifestations of God they can reveal."

"Grace and mercy is not just an attribute of God, but it is a manifestation of God through angels, specific angels."

"Going to church doesn't mean you meet God unless you meet a man of grace that will give you access to God. The access to God is not the building, the access to God is a man."

"When we speak of the multiplicity of grace, we are saying that the number of angels of mercy that are given to you is multiplied."

"Grace is the revealing of not only who you are but what you have."

"There are things that you can never pray for and receive directly, but there are men that He gave to, that you can get it from them, but not from Him."

"My people perish because of lack of knowledge. It's not that you don't have God, you just don't know. You need knowledge of the Spirit."

"There are people who are gates of grace. They are access to grace. They are grace dealers."

"Grace facilitates for you to receive mercy."

"Every great man of God that is in the ground, where their grave is, angels guard the body."


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