Acts 12:7

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Summary

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

The angel

And a

Arise

Genesis 19:15

Isaiah 60:1

Ephesians 5:14

And his

General references

Acts 5:18

Bible References

The angel

And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,

Cornelius said, “Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining garments,

For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,

He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, “Arise, eat.”

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

“Then this shall be the sign for you: you will eat this year what grows of itself, in the second year what springs from the same, and in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him; and also toward you, O king, I have committed no crime.”

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

And a

As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him;

“For You are my lamp, O Lord;
And the Lord illumines my darkness.

and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east. And His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory.

I will bear the indignation of the Lord
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me.
He will bring me out to the light,
And I will see His

righteousness.

His radiance is like the sunlight;
He has rays flashing from His hand,
And there is the hiding of His power.

After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illumined with his glory.

Arise

When morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”

“Arise, shine; for your light has come,
And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

For this reason it says,
“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine on you.”

And his

They afflicted his feet with fetters,

He himself was laid in irons;

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
And broke their bands apart.

O Lord, surely I am Your servant,
I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,
You have loosed my bonds.

“Give heed to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are too strong for me.

Who executes justice for the oppressed;
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord

sets the prisoners free.

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up in haste; he said to his high officials, “Was it not three men we cast bound into the midst of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Certainly, O king.”

General references

They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.