Luke 2:9

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And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And while he was having this in mind, behold! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying.

"for last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said:

Yes! without contradiction, great is the mystery of godliness!

And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

"But when, on my journey, I was nearing Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone round about me.

"when at noon, as I journeyed, O King, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and around those who journeyed with me.

and so terrible was the scene that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and tremble.

And I saw a great white throne, and One who sat thereon; from his presence fled earth and sky, and no place was found for them.