11 Bible Verses about Angels, Nt Appearances
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God's angel appeared to him when he was standing on the right side of the altar of incense. Zechariah was troubled. When he saw the angel he was filled with fear. Have no fear Zechariah, said the angel, for God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elisabeth will have a son and his name will be John.read more.
You will be filled with joy, and many will be happy at his birth. He will be great in the eyes of God. He will not drink wine or strong drink and he will be full of Holy Spirit from the time of his birth. Great numbers of the children of Israel will return to Jehovah their God because of him. (1 Samuel 7:3) He will go before God in the spirit and power of Elijah. He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness. This will make ready a people whose hearts have been directed to Jehovah (YHWH). (Malachi 3:1) Zechariah asked: How might I be certain of this for my wife and I are old? The angel answered: I am Gabriel, whose place is before God. I have been sent to give you this good news. You will be without voice or language till the day when these things happen. Your lack of faith in what I say has caused this.
The next month God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth in Galilee to a virgin named Mary. Mary was engaged to Joseph, a descendant of King David. Gabriel appeared to her and said: Greetings highly favored one. God is with you.read more.
She was greatly troubled by this and wondered about the meaning of this salutation. The angel said to Mary: Do not fear for you have found favor with God. You will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son. You will call his name Jesus. He will be great. He will be called the Son of the Most High. Jehovah God will give him the throne of his father David. (Isaiah 11:1-10) He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will not end. Mary asked the angel: How is this to be for I have had no intercourse with a man? The angel replied: Holy Spirit would come to you and the power of the Most High will envelope you. Because of this the newborn will be called the Son of God. Your relative Elisabeth has also conceived a son even in her old age. This so-called barren woman is in her sixth month. When God speaks, these things are possible. Mary said: Look, Jehovah's servant. Let it happen to me as you spoke. The angel departed from her. (1 Samuel 1:11)
Shepherds in the same country were in the field keeping watch by night over their flock. God's angel stood by them and His glory gave illumination around them and they were very afraid. The angel spoke to them: Do not be afraid. Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy to all the people.read more.
Christ (Messiah) the Lord, a Savior, is born this day in the city of David. This is the sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hosts praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest. Peace on earth among men with whom he is pleased. The angels went away from them into heaven. Then the shepherds said to one another, Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which God told us about.
Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. She stooped and looked into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. Woman why do you weep, they asked? She told them: They have taken my Lord and I do not know where they laid him.
They gazed intently into the sky as he went into heaven. Two men wearing white stood beside them.
During the night God's angel opened the prison doors, brought them out and said:
God's angel said to Philip: Arise, and go toward the south the way that goes from Jerusalem unto Gaza through the desert.
About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw a vision. An angel of God came to him and said, Cornelius. He looked at him and was afraid. What is it, Lord? He replied. The angel said: God hears your prayers and sees your gifts of mercy. Send men to Joppa to bring back Simon, whose surname is Peter:read more.
He is staying with a tanner named Simon whose house is by the sea. When the angel who spoke to Cornelius left, he called two of his household servants and a devout soldier who was his attendant. He told them what happened and sent them to Joppa. The next day they journeyed to the city. As they drew near, Peter went to the housetop to pray. It was about the sixth hour. He became very hungry. While the meal was being prepared he fell into a trance. He saw heaven opened, something like a great sheet lowered by the four corners was descending to the earth. In it were all kinds of animals, reptiles and birds. Peter heard a voice say: Kill and eat. But Peter said: No Lord for I have never eaten any thing that is defiled or unclean. The voice spoke to him again the second time: You stop calling defiled that which God has cleansed. This happened a third time and immediately the sheet was taken up to heaven. While Peter doubted in himself what this vision ment, behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius inquired for Simon's house, and stood at the gate. They called out and asked if Simon surnamed Peter lived there. While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold, three men seek you. Stand up and go down to greet them. Do not doubt for I have sent them. Then Peter went down to the men who were sent to him from Cornelius. He said: I am the one you are looking for. Why did you come? They said: We come from Cornelius the centurion, a righteous man who respects God. He has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews. A holy angel told him to have you come to his house so he could hear what you have to say. He invited them in to be his guests. The next day Peter went away with them. Brothers accompanied them from Joppa. The day after that they entered Caesarea. Cornelius expected them so he called his relatives and close friends to join him. Cornelius met Peter and fell down at his feet with adoration for him. Stand up, Peter said, as he lifted him up, I am also a man. He talked with him and went in to find many people gathered. He said to them: You know that it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to keep company, or approach someone of another nation. But God revealed to me that I should not call any man defiled or unclean. Therefore I came to you without objection, as soon as I was sent for. I ask therefore for what intent you sent for me? Cornelius replied, Four days ago I was praying at this hour. It was the ninth hour and I prayed in my house. A man dressed in bright clothing stood before me. He said, 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard and your gifts of mercy are noticed in the sight of God. Send to Joppa, and call Simon, whose surname is Peter. He lives in the house of the tanner named Simon by the sea. When he comes he will speak with you.'
THE REVELATION GOD GAVE TO JESUS CHRIST, so that he could tell his servants the things that must soon take place. Christ then sent his angel to communicate the symbolic message to his servant John.
This is the secret of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations. The seven lamp stands that you saw are the seven congregations.
