Reference: Angels
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("messengers".) Often with "of God" or "Jehovah" added. Sometimes called the "holy ones," "saints." The "Angel of God" often means the Divide Word, "the Image of the invisible God," God Himself manifested (Col 1:15; Ge 22:11-12; 16:7,13/type/sawyer'>13; 31:11,13/type/sawyer'>13; 48:15-16; 33:14; compare Isa 63:9; Ex 3:2,6,14; 23:20-22; Ac 27:23-24, compare Ac 23:11; Nu 22:22-35); accepting as His due the worship which angels reject as mere creatures (Re 19:10; 22:9); this manifestation was as man, an anticipation of the incarnation (Joh 1:18; Ge 18:2,22; 19:1; 32:24,30; Jos 5:13,15).
Angel, "Son of God," "Gods" (Elohim), "Holy One," in the fullest sense, are names of the divine Word alone. His incarnation is the center by reference to which all angelic ministration is best understood. Compare Joh 1:51, Greek (aparti), "from this time forth ye shall see heaven open" (heretofore shut, against man by sin: Heb 9:8; 10:19-20 "and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man," as the antitypical Jacob's ladder, the center of communication between men and God, the redeemed and the angelic world; Jesus' miracles, of which mention immediately follows (John 2), are firstfruit of this newly opened communion of earth and heaven (Ge 28:12-17). Secondarily, God's created messengers; as Israel (Isa 42:19), Haggai (Hag 1:13), John (Mal 3:1; 2:7), the priesthood, ministers (Ec 5:6), the rulers or angels of the Christian churches (Re 1:20), as Elohim, "gods" is applied to judges (Ps 82:6); compare Jesus' application, Joh 10:34-37.
As to the nature of "angels" in the limited sense, they are "spirits" (Heb 1:7,14), of wind-like velocity, subtle nature, capable of close communion with God; sharers in His truth, purity, and love, since they ever behold His face (Mt 18:10), even as the redeemed shall (1Jo 3:2); not necessarily incorporeal; Lu 20:36 (compare Php 3:21), 1Co 15:44, seemingly but not certainly imply their having bodies. Their glorious appearance (Da 10:6), like our Lord's when transfigured and afterward as the ascended Savior (Re 1:14-16), and their human form (Lu 24:4; Ac 1:10), favor the same view. Close kindred of nature between angels and men is implied in both being alike called "sons of God" (Job 1:6; 38:7; Da 3:25,28) and "gods" (Elohim) (Ps 8:5; Hebrew Elohim "angels," Ps 97:7; Lu 3:38).
Finite, but ever progressing in the participation of God's infinite perfection (Job 4:18; Mt 24:36; 1Pe 1:12). Our fellow servants, "sent forth unto ministry for the sake of them who shall be heirs of salvation" (Heb 1:14), i.e., on ministrations appointed by God and Christ for the good of them who shall be heirs of salvation. Worship and service are their twofold function; priests in the heavenly temple (Isa 6:1-3; 1Ki 22:19; Da 7:9-10; Re 5:11), and sent forth thence on God's missions of love and justice. As finite, and having liberty, they were capable of temptation. Some "kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation" (2Pe 2:4; Jg 1:6). "The elect angels" fell not; they take part, by act and sympathy, in our affairs, and shall witness the Judgment (Lu 15:10; 1Co 4:9).
The fallen are not yet actually confined in the bottomless pit, but are doomed to it, "reserved unto judgment," and though seeming free, and ranging in our air, under the prince of the powers of the air (Eph 2:2), are really in "chains of darkness" already, able only to hurt to the length of their chain. Satan is their prince, a liar, murderer, slanderer; and such are they (Joh 8:44). The probation of the elect angels is over; their crown is won, they are the "holy ones" now (Da 8:13), under the blessed necessity of sinning no more. "Watchers" of men, jealous for God's honor (Da 4:13,23). Bad angels are permitted to try believers now, as Job; good angels are God's ministers of vengeance on the bad (Re 12:8-9; 20:1-2). Such shall the saints be at last, "equal to the angels," holy, made perfect, judges of angels and the world, ministering mediators of blessing to subject creatures (Heb 12:23; 1Co 6:2-3; Re 5:10).
In the natural world angels minister, as in directing wind and flame (according to one translation of Ps 104:4; Heb 1:7): "the angel of Jehovah" wrought in the plague on the Egyptian firstborn (Ex 12:23; Heb 11:28), and on the rebels in the wilderness (1Co 10:10), on Israel under David (2Sa 24:16; 1Ch 21:16), on Sennacherib's army (2Ki 19:35), on Herod (Ac 12:23). An angel troubled the pool of Bethesda (the Alex. manuscript supports the verse, the Sin. and the Vat. manuscripts reject it), giving it a healing power, as in our mineral springs (Joh 5:4): They act, in an unknown way, in and through "nature's laws." In the spiritual world too: by their ministration the Sinaitic law was given, "ordained by angels" (Ga 3:19), "spoken" by them (Heb 2:2), by their "disposition" or appointment (Ac 7:53; compare De 33:2; Ps 68:17).
From the first creation of our world they took the liveliest interest in the earth (Job 38:7). When man fell by evil angels, with beautiful propriety it was ordered that other angels, holy and unfallen, should minister for God in His reparation of the evil caused to man by their fallen fellow spirits. They rescued at Jehovah's command righteous Lot from doomed Sodom, Jacob from his murderous brother (Genesis 19; 32). "Manna" is called "angels' food," "the grain of heaven"; not that angels eat it, but it came from above whence angels come, and through their ministry (Ps 78:25). When Elisha was in Dothan, surrounded by Syrian hosts, and his servant cried, "Alas! how shall we do?" the Lord opened his eyes to see the mount full of chariots and horses of fire round about (2Ki 6:15,17, compare Ps 94:7). By God's angel Daniel was saved in the lions' den (Da 6:22); compare Da 3:28 as to the fiery furnace.
Michael (whom some questionably identify with the Son of God) is represented as Israel's champion against Israel's (the literal and the spiritual) accuser, Satan (Da 12:1, compare Re 12:7-10). Daniel 10 unfolds the mysterious truth that there are angel princes in the spirit world, answering to the God-opposed leaders of kingdoms in the political world, the prince of Persia and the prince of Grecia standing in antagonism to Michael. In patriarchal times their ministry is more familiar, and less awful, than in after times. Compare Ge 24:7,40 (the angelic guidance of Abraham's servant in choosing a wife for Isaac, and encouraging Jacob in his loneliness at Bethel on first leaving home, Genesis 28) with Jg 6:21-22; 13:16,22. They appear, like the prophets and kings in subsequent times, in the character of God's ministers, carrying out God's purposes in relation to Israel and the pagan world powers (Zechariah 1; 2; 3; 4, etc.).
When the Lord of angels became flesh, they ministered before and at His birth (Luke 1; 2; Mt 1:20), after the temptation (Mt 4:11), in the agony of Gethsemane (Lu 22:43), at His resurrection and ascension (Mt 28:2; Lu 24:4; Joh 20:12; Ac 1:10-11). Their previous and subsequent ministrations to men (Ac 5:19; 8:26; 10:3; 12:7, Peter's deliverance, Ac 27:23) all hinge on their intimate connection with and ministry to Him, redeemed man's divine Head (Ps 91:11; Mt 4:6), Hence they are the guardians of Christ's little ones, not thinking it beneath their dignity to minister to them (Mt 18:10); not attached singly to single individuals, but all or one ready at God's bidding to minister to each. (In Acts 12, the remark, "it is his Peter's angel," receives no countenance from Peter or the inspired writer of Acts, Luke; but is the uninspired guess of those in Mary's house.)
Rejoice over each recovered penitent (Lu 15:10); are present in Christian congregations (1Co 11:10); exercising some function in presenting the saints' prayers, incensed by Christ's merits, the one Mediator, before God (Re 8:3; 5:8); not to be prayed to, which is thrice forbidden (Re 19:10; 22:9; Col 2:18): when we send an offering to the King, the King's messenger durst not appropriate the King's exclusive due. Ministers of grace now, and at the dying hour carrying the believer's soul to paradise (Lu 16:22), but ministers of judgment, and gathering the elect, in the great day (Mt 13:39,41,49; 16:27; 24:31). Their
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But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit,
But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit,
and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning you, and they shall take you up on their hands, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.
and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning you, and they shall take you up on their hands, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.
Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and waited on him.
Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and waited on him.
the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the consummation of the world; and the reapers are angels.
the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the consummation of the world; and the reapers are angels.
The Son of man will send his angels, and they shall collect out of his kingdom all offenses, and all that commit wickedness,
The Son of man will send his angels, and they shall collect out of his kingdom all offenses, and all that commit wickedness,
So shall it be at the consummation of the world. The angels shall come forth and separate the evil from the midst of the good,
So shall it be at the consummation of the world. The angels shall come forth and separate the evil from the midst of the good,
For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his angels, and then shall he render to every one according to his doing.
For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his angels, and then shall he render to every one according to his doing.
See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels always behold the face of my Father in heaven.
See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels always behold the face of my Father in heaven.
See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels always behold the face of my Father in heaven.
See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels always behold the face of my Father in heaven.
And he shall send his angels with a loud sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather his elect from the four winds, from the one end of heaven to the other.
And he shall send his angels with a loud sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather his elect from the four winds, from the one end of heaven to the other.
But of that day and hour no man knows, nor the angels of heaven; but my Father only.
But of that day and hour no man knows, nor the angels of heaven; but my Father only.
And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the Son of God.
the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the Son of God.
So, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner that changes his mind.
So, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner that changes his mind.
So, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner that changes his mind.
So, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner that changes his mind.
And the poor man died, and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried;
And the poor man died, and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried;
neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
And an angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him.
And an angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him.
And while they were in doubt about this, behold, two men stood by them in shining clothing.
And while they were in doubt about this, behold, two men stood by them in shining clothing.
And while they were in doubt about this, behold, two men stood by them in shining clothing.
And while they were in doubt about this, behold, two men stood by them in shining clothing.
No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he declared [him].
No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he declared [him].
And he said to him, I tell you most truly, you shall see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
And he said to him, I tell you most truly, you shall see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and stood not by the truth; for truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own; for he is a liar, and the father of him [that lies].
You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and stood not by the truth; for truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own; for he is a liar, and the father of him [that lies].
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said you are gods?
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said you are gods? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken,
If he called them gods to whom the word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken, do you tell him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, You blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of God?
do you tell him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, You blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not my Father's works, believe me not;
If I do not my Father's works, believe me not;
and saw two angels in white sitting one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
and saw two angels in white sitting one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
And as they looked steadily to heaven while he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing;
And as they looked steadily to heaven while he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing;
And as they looked steadily to heaven while he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing;
And as they looked steadily to heaven while he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing; and they said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking at heaven? This Jesus taken up from you to heaven shall so come in the manner in which you have seen him go to heaven.
and they said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking at heaven? This Jesus taken up from you to heaven shall so come in the manner in which you have seen him go to heaven.
But an angel of the Lord opening the prison doors by night led them out and said,
But an angel of the Lord opening the prison doors by night led them out and said,
who have received the law by orders of angels and have not kept it.
who have received the law by orders of angels and have not kept it.
And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise and go to the south, by the way that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is a wilderness.
And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise and go to the south, by the way that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is a wilderness.
saw clearly in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
saw clearly in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
And behold, an angel of the Lord came, and a light shone in the building; and striking Peter on the side he awoke him saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
And behold, an angel of the Lord came, and a light shone in the building; and striking Peter on the side he awoke him saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
And an angel of the Lord instantly smote him because he gave not glory to God, and being eaten with worms he expired.
And an angel of the Lord instantly smote him because he gave not glory to God, and being eaten with worms he expired.
And on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good courage, for as you have testified of me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.
And on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good courage, for as you have testified of me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at Rome.
For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this night
For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this night
For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this night
For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this night and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar, and behold, God has given you all that sail with you.
and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar, and behold, God has given you all that sail with you.
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
Neither do you complain as some of them complained and were destroyed by the destroyer.
Neither do you complain as some of them complained and were destroyed by the destroyer.
For this reason ought the woman to have a power [veil] on her head because of the angels.
For this reason ought the woman to have a power [veil] on her head because of the angels.
And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; but the glory of the heavenly is one, and of the earthly another.
And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies; but the glory of the heavenly is one, and of the earthly another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in destruction, it is raised in indestructibleness;
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in destruction, it is raised in indestructibleness; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. And thus it is written; The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam is a life-giving spirit.
And thus it is written; The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam is a life-giving spirit. But the spiritual was not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.
But the spiritual was not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.
What then? The law was added on account of transgressions, till the offspring should come to which the promise was made, being appointed by angels by the hand of a mediator.
What then? The law was added on account of transgressions, till the offspring should come to which the promise was made, being appointed by angels by the hand of a mediator.
and put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the church,
and put all things in subjection under his feet, and made him head over all things to the church,
that now to the principalities and powers in the heavenly [worlds] should be made known, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God,
that now to the principalities and powers in the heavenly [worlds] should be made known, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God,
for our conflict is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the potentates of the darkness of this world, against the spiritual [hosts] of evil in the heavenly [worlds].
for our conflict is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the potentates of the darkness of this world, against the spiritual [hosts] of evil in the heavenly [worlds].
But our kingdom is in heaven, from which also we expect the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,
But our kingdom is in heaven, from which also we expect the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will change our humble body, and make it like his glorious body, by the power by which he is able also to subject all things to himself.
who will change our humble body, and make it like his glorious body, by the power by which he is able also to subject all things to himself.
who will change our humble body, and make it like his glorious body, by the power by which he is able also to subject all things to himself.
who will change our humble body, and make it like his glorious body, by the power by which he is able also to subject all things to himself.
who is the likeness of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation,
who is the likeness of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation, for by him were all things created which are in heaven and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or powers. All things were created through him and for him,
for by him were all things created which are in heaven and on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or principalities, or powers. All things were created through him and for him,
Let no one wishing [it] deprive you of your reward by humility and a worship of angels, intruding into what he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind,
Let no one wishing [it] deprive you of your reward by humility and a worship of angels, intruding into what he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind,
with Onesimus the faithful and beloved brother, who is of you; they will tell you of all things here.
with Onesimus the faithful and beloved brother, who is of you; they will tell you of all things here.
And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire;
And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire;
And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire;
And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire;
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?
For if the word spoken by angels was firm, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense,
For if the word spoken by angels was firm, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense,
the Holy Spirit showing this, that the way into the sanctuary is not made manifest while the first tabernacle yet has a standing,
the Holy Spirit showing this, that the way into the sanctuary is not made manifest while the first tabernacle yet has a standing,
HAVING therefore, brothers, confidence in respect to the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
HAVING therefore, brothers, confidence in respect to the entrance into the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, which [entrance] he consecrated for us a new and living way through the vail, that is his flesh,
which [entrance] he consecrated for us a new and living way through the vail, that is his flesh,
By faith he observed the passover and the pouring out of blood, that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them.
By faith he observed the passover and the pouring out of blood, that the destroyer of the first-born might not touch them.
and to the church of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to a judge the God of all, and to spirits of the righteous made perfect,
and to the church of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to a judge the God of all, and to spirits of the righteous made perfect,
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but plunging them into Tartarus delivered them up in chains to be kept in darkness till the judgment,
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but plunging them into Tartarus delivered them up in chains to be kept in darkness till the judgment,
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be. We know, that if he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be. We know, that if he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
and his head and hairs were white as white wool, as snow, and his eyes like a flame of fire,
and his head and hairs were white as white wool, as snow, and his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet like fine brass as if they were burned in a furnace, and his voice like the sound of many waters,
and his feet like fine brass as if they were burned in a furnace, and his voice like the sound of many waters, and he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword, and his face shone like the sun in his strength.
and he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword, and his face shone like the sun in his strength.
the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks the seven churches.
the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks the seven churches.
And when he took the book, the four cherubs and the twenty-four elders fell down before the lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints:
And when he took the book, the four cherubs and the twenty-four elders fell down before the lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which is the prayers of the saints:
and hast made them a kingdom and priests, and they shall reign on the earth.
and hast made them a kingdom and priests, and they shall reign on the earth. And I saw, and heard a voice of many angels about the throne, and of the cherubs, and of the elders,??nd the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands,??12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
And I saw, and heard a voice of many angels about the throne, and of the cherubs, and of the elders,??nd the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands,??12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
And I saw, and heard a voice of many angels about the throne, and of the cherubs, and of the elders,??nd the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands,??12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
And I saw, and heard a voice of many angels about the throne, and of the cherubs, and of the elders,??nd the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands,??12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
And another angel came and stood by the altar, having a golden censer, and there was given him much incense to present with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne.
And another angel came and stood by the altar, having a golden censer, and there was given him much incense to present with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne.
And there was a war in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting with the dragon. And the dragon fought and his angels,
And there was a war in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting with the dragon. And the dragon fought and his angels, and were not strong, neither was their place found any longer in heaven.
and were not strong, neither was their place found any longer in heaven.
and were not strong, neither was their place found any longer in heaven.
and were not strong, neither was their place found any longer in heaven. And the great dragon, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, and who deceives all the world, was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast [to the earth] with him.
And the great dragon, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, and who deceives all the world, was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast [to the earth] with him.
And the great dragon, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, and who deceives all the world, was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast [to the earth] with him.
And the great dragon, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, and who deceives all the world, was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast [to the earth] with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now has come the salvation and power and kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ, for the accuser of the brothers, that accused them day and night before God, has been cast [to the earth].
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now has come the salvation and power and kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ, for the accuser of the brothers, that accused them day and night before God, has been cast [to the earth].
And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; I am your fellow-servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; I am your fellow-servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; I am your fellow-servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; I am your fellow-servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
And I saw an angel descending from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
And I saw an angel descending from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he took the dragon, which is the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
And he took the dragon, which is the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; for I am your fellow servant and of your brothers the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book; worship God.
And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; for I am your fellow servant and of your brothers the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book; worship God.
And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; for I am your fellow servant and of your brothers the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book; worship God.
And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; for I am your fellow servant and of your brothers the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book; worship God.
Morish
The words malac ggelo", -->???????, signify 'messenger.'
1. It is used for the mystic representation of the divine presence, as in Ge 31:11-13. "The angel of God" spake unto Jacob saying, "I am the God of Bethel." "The angel of Jehovah" spake to Hagar and said, "I will multiply thy seed exceedingly that it shall not be numbered for multitude." Ge 16:7-11. "The angel of Jehovah" spake to Abraham saying, "By myself have I sworn," etc. Ge 22:11,15,Ge 22:16. Three 'men' drew near to Abraham's tent. One said Sarah should have a son: at which Sarah laughed, and Jehovah said, "Wherefore did Sarah laugh?" Two of the three left, and were called 'angels' at the gate of Sodom, while Jehovah, the third, talked with Abraham. Ge 18: cf. also Ex 3:2,6-15; Nu 22:22-35. Jacob, in blessing the sons of Joseph, said, "The Angel which redeemed me from all evil bless the lads." Ge 48:16. It is generally believed that it was the second person in the Trinity who appeared as a man in the O.T. It is no doubt the same who is called 'the mighty angel' in Re 10:1-3.
2. The intelligent spiritual beings who are constantly referred to in scripture as God's messengers both as carrying good tidings and, as executors of God's judgements. We know little of their nature: "of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire," Heb 1:7; and man is described as being a little inferior to the angels. Ps 8:5; Heb 2:7. There are apparently gradations in rank among them, described as principalities and powers, of which Christ as Man is now the head. Col 2:10. Twice we meet with 'archangel:' an archangel's voice will accompany the rapture of the church, 1Th 4:16; and 'Michael the archangel' contended with Satan about the body of Moses. Jude 1:9. He with his angels will fight with the dragon and his angels and cast them out of heaven. Re 12:7-8. Gabriel is the only other name of an angel revealed to us: he appeared to Daniel, to Zacharias, and to Mary: he said that he stood in the presence of God. Da 8:16; 9:21; Lu 1:19,26.
Though we are unconscious of the presence of angels we know that they are ministering spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall inherit salvation, Heb 1:14: cf. Ps 34:7; and we read also that they ministered to the Lord when He was here. Mt 4:11; Mr 1:13; Lu 22:43. There are 'myriads' of these angels, Mt 26:53; Heb 12:22; Re 5:11; and they are described as 'mighty,' 'holy,' 'elect,' 2Th 1:7; Mr 8:38; 1Ti 5:21: they do not marry, Mr 12:25. We are not told when they were created, but doubtless they are referred to as 'the sons of God' who shouted for joy when God created the earth. Job 38:4-7.
The law was given by their ministry, Ac 7:53; Ga 3:19; Ps 68:17; and they had to do with proclaiming the birth of the Saviour, Lu 2:8-14; and they attended at the resurrection. Mt 28:2; Joh 20:12. Angels are not the depositaries of the revelation and counsels of God. They desire to look into the things testified by the Spirit of Christ in the prophets, and now reported by the apostles in the power of the same Spirit. 1Pe 1:12. The world to come is not to be put in subjection to them, but to man in the person of the Son of man, Heb 2:5-8; and the saints will judge angels. 1Co 6:3. It is therefore only a false humility that would teach the worshipping of angels. Col 2:18. When John fell down to worship the angel in the Revelation, being overpowered by reason of the stupendous things revealed, he was on two occasions restrained from worshipping his 'fellow servant,' as in Re 19:10; 22:9.
In Ps 8:5 the word is elohim, 'God:' the name of God being given to the angels as His representatives: cf. Ps 82:6. In Ps 68:17 it is shinan 'repetition;' reading "even thousands upon thousands." In Ps 78:25 it is abbir, 'mighty:' "every one did eat the bread of the mighty" margin.
3. FALLEN ANGELS.
a. We read of angels who kept not their first estate,' but left their own habitation, and are kept in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgement of the great day. Jude 1:6. God spared not the angels who sinned. 2Pe 2:4. The nature of their sin may be referred to in Ge 6:2. Their punishment and that of Sodom and Gomorrah is held up as a warning against fleshly indulgence, and despising government. 2Pe 2:10; Jude 1:6-8.
b. Besides the above which are kept in chains we read of angels connected with Satan. The great dragon and his angels will be subdued by Michael and his angels, and be cast out of heaven. Re 12:9. The lake of fire, or Gehenna, has been specially prepared for the devil and his angels, though, alas, man will also be cast therein. Mt 25:41. Abaddon or Apollyon is the name of 'the angel of the bottomless pit,' Re 9:11, that is, 'the abyss,' not hell, which, as seen above, is the place of punishment. Isa 14:12-16 and Eze 28:14-19, may throw some light on the fall of Satan, but whether the fall of those called 'his angels' was brought about by the same cause and at the same time is not revealed. Scripture is quite clear that all of them will be overcome and eternally punished.
4. The term 'angel' is used metaphorically for a mystical representative. When Peter was delivered from prison, and knocked at the door, those who had been praying for his release said, "It is his angel." Ac 12:15. They supposed Peter was still in prison, and that the one at the door was his representative, his spirit personified, perhaps with very vague ideas of what they really meant. In Re 2:1; 3:1, the addresses to the seven churches are made to the angel of each. It signifies the spirit and character of the assembly personified in its mystical representative, each one differing from the others, according to the state of the assembly. The messages, though addressed to churches existing at the time, no doubt set forth the state of the church in its varied phases ever since apostolic times down to its entire rejection as the responsible witness for Christ at the close of the dispensation.
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Then the devil left him; and behold angels came and waited on him.
Then shall he say to those on his left hand, Depart from me accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?
And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
and he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the beasts; and the angels waited on him.
For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.
For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are married, but are like angels in heaven.
And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you this good news.
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee, by the name of Nazareth,
And there were shepherds in that country staying in the fields and watching their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. read more. And the angel said to them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good news of a great joy, which shall be for all people. For to you was born to-day in the city of David, a Saviour who is the anointed Lord. And this shall be a sign to you. You shall find the babe wrapped in bandages, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest [heavens], on earth peace, and among men good will!
And an angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him.
and saw two angels in white sitting one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
who have received the law by orders of angels and have not kept it.
But they said to her, You are mad. But she asserted strongly that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
Know you not that we shall judge angels? Much more then things pertaining to this life?
What then? The law was added on account of transgressions, till the offspring should come to which the promise was made, being appointed by angels by the hand of a mediator.
and you are made perfect in him, who is the head of all principality and power,
Let no one wishing [it] deprive you of your reward by humility and a worship of angels, intruding into what he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind,
for the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first,
and to you who are afflicted rest with us at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels
And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire;
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?
For he did not subject to angels the world to come, of which we speak. But one somewhere testified, saying, What is man that thou art mindful of him, or a son of man that thou visitest him? read more. Thou didst make him a little lower than angels, thou didst crown him with glory and honor,
Thou didst make him a little lower than angels, thou didst crown him with glory and honor, thou didst subject all things under his feet. For in subjecting all things to him, he left nothing not subjected to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him.
to whom it was revealed that they ministered not to themselves but to us those things which have now been declared to you by those who preached to you the good news, with the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, into which the angels desire to look.
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but plunging them into Tartarus delivered them up in chains to be kept in darkness till the judgment,
but especially those who walk after the flesh, in corrupt desires, and despise goverment. Presumptuous, self-complacent, they fear not to revile glories,
and the angels who kept not their own province, but left their habitation, he has kept under darkness in eternal chains, for the judgment of the great day;
and the angels who kept not their own province, but left their habitation, he has kept under darkness in eternal chains, for the judgment of the great day; as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities about them, committing fornication in the same manner as these and going after unnatural lewdness, are made an example, enduring the punishment of eternal fire. read more. In like manner also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject government, and blaspheme glories. But Michael the arch-angel, when disputing with the devil he reasoned about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a charge of blasphemy, but said, The Lord rebuke you.
To the angel of the church in Ephesus write, These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks,
And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things says he that has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars, I know your works, that you have a name to live, and are dead.
And I saw, and heard a voice of many angels about the throne, and of the cherubs, and of the elders,??nd the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands,??12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
They had over them a king, an angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in the Greek he is called Apollyon.
AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and an iris was about his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire, and he had in his hand a little book opened. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land, read more. and cried with a loud voice, as a lion roars. And when he cried, seven thunders spoke their words.
And there was a war in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting with the dragon. And the dragon fought and his angels, and were not strong, neither was their place found any longer in heaven. read more. And the great dragon, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, and who deceives all the world, was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast [to the earth] with him.
And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; I am your fellow-servant and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
And he said to me, See [that you do it] not; for I am your fellow servant and of your brothers the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book; worship God.
Smith
Angels.
By the word "angels" (i.e. "messengers" of God) we ordinarily understand a race of spiritual beings of a nature exalted far above that of man, although infinitely removed from that of God--whose office is "to do him service in heaven, and by his appointment to succor and defend men on earth. I. Scriptural use of the word. --There are many passages in which the expression "angel of God" is certainly used for a manifestation of God himself
with Gene 22:12 and Exod 3:2 with Exod 3:6 and Exod 3:14 It is to be observed, also, that side by side with these expressions we read of God's being manifested in the form of man--as to Abraham at Mamre,
comp. Gene 19:1 to Jacob at Penuel,
to Joshua at Gilgal,
etc. Besides this, which is the highest application of the word angel, we find the phrase used of any messengers of God, such as the prophets,
the priests,
and the rulers of the Christian churches.
II. Nature of angels--Angels are termed "spirits," as in
but it is not asserted that the angelic nature is incorporeal. the contrary seems expressly implied in
Lu 20:36; Phm 1:25
The angels are revealed to us as beings such as man might be, and will be when the power of sin and death is removed, because always beholding his face,
and therefore being "made like him."
Their number must be very large,
1Ki 22:19; Mt 26:53; Heb 12:22
their strength is great,
their activity marvelous
their appearance varied according to circumstances, but was often brilliant and dazzling.
Of the nature of "fallen angels," the circumstances and nature of the temptation by which they fell, we know absolutely nothing. All that is certain is that they "left their first estate" and that they are now "angels of the devil."
On the other hand the title especially assigned to the angels of God--that of the "holy ones," see
--is precisely the one which is given to those men who are renewed in Christ's image. Comp.
III. Office of the angels. Of their office in heaven we have only vague prophetic glimpses as in
1Ki 22:19; Isa 6:1-3; Da 7:9-10; Re 6:11
, etc., which show us nothing but a never-ceasing adoration. They are represented as being, in the widest sense, agents of God's providence, natural and supernatural, to the body and to the soul. In one word, they are Christ's ministers of grace now, and they shall be of judgment hereafter.
etc. That there are degrees of the angelic nature, both fallen and unfallen, and special titles and agencies belonging to each, is clearly declared by St. Paul,
but what their general nature is it is useless to speculate.
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the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the consummation of the world; and the reapers are angels.
The Son of man will send his angels, and they shall collect out of his kingdom all offenses, and all that commit wickedness,
So shall it be at the consummation of the world. The angels shall come forth and separate the evil from the midst of the good,
For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, with his angels, and then shall he render to every one according to his doing.
See that you despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you that their angels always behold the face of my Father in heaven.
And he shall send his angels with a loud sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather his elect from the four winds, from the one end of heaven to the other.
But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory,
Then shall he say to those on his left hand, Depart from me accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?
Do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?
And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow; read more. and from fear of him the keepers shook and became like dead men. And the angel answered and said to the women, Fear not, for I know that you seek Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he is raised, as he said. Come and see the place where the Lord lay, and go immediately and tell his disciples that he is raised from the dead; and behold, he will go before you into Galilee; there shall you see him. Behold, I have told you.
neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
above every principality and authority and power and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this life but also in that to come,
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?
For it became him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, to perfect by sufferings the prince of their salvation, bringing many sons to glory.
and being made perfect became to all who obey him an author of eternal salvation,
and to the church of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to a judge the God of all, and to spirits of the righteous made perfect,
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be. We know, that if he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks the seven churches.
And I saw a mighty angel proclaim with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seven seals?
And a white robe was given them, and it was told them to rest yet a little while, till their fellow servants and their brothers and those about to be killed as they also had been should finish [their testimony].
And I saw, and heard an eagle flying in the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to those who live on the earth on account of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound.
AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and an iris was about his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire, and he had in his hand a little book opened. And he set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land,
And there was a war in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting with the dragon. And the dragon fought and his angels,
And the great dragon, the old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, and who deceives all the world, was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast [to the earth] with him.
And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall Babylon the great city be cast down, and shall be found no more.