Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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
General references
Bible References
The angel
Acts 12:23
Suddenly, an angel from God struck him [with a terrible condition] because he refused to honor God [by what he said in his speech], so he was consumed by worms and died.
Acts 5:19
But an angel from the Lord one night [miraculously] opened the jail doors and released them, saying,
Acts 10:30
Cornelius [then] said, "Four days ago, when I was at home, praying at the appointed hour (i.e., three o'clock in the afternoon) [See verse 3], suddenly a man in bright clothing appeared in front of me.
Acts 27:23
For an angel from God, to whom I belong and whom I serve, appeared to me last night,
Hebrews 1:14
Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out [by God] to serve those people who will inherit salvation?
And a
Acts 9:3
And when he got close to Damascus, suddenly a [bright, See 22:6] light from the sky shone all around him.
Revelation 18:1
After these things I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
Arise
Ephesians 5:14
So, it says, "You who are asleep, wake up and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you [i.e., illuminate you]." [Note: The foregoing words may have been an early saying, used at someone's immersion, which included the ideas of "rising up" (See Col. 2:12) and "illumination" (See Heb. 6:4)].
General references
Acts 5:18
and arrested the apostles and put them in jail.