63 Bible Verses about Angels

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Hebrews 1:7

In speaking of the angels he says, "He who changes his angels into winds, And his attendants into blazing fire!"

2 Peter 2:11

against whom even angels far superior to these beings in strength and power bring no abusive charge before the Lord.

Revelation 22:8

It was I, John, who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, to worship him.

Revelation 19:10

I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who have accepted the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is what inspires prophecy."

Revelation 22:9

But he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers the prophets and the men who heed the words of this book. Worship God!

Hebrews 1:4

showing himself to be as much greater than the angels as his title is superior to theirs.

Revelation 14:14

Then I saw a white cloud, and seated on it a being like a man, with a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

Revelation 18:21

Then a mighty angel caught up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "With such violence will Babylon the great city be hurled to destruction and never be seen again!

Revelation 20:1

Then I saw an angel come down from heaven with the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Revelation 21:17

He measured the wall and it was about 144 cubits (216 feet), as men measure, for that was the way the angel measured.

Hebrews 2:5

For it was not for angels that he destined the control of that world to be, that we are speaking of.

1 Peter 1:12

It was disclosed to them that they were serving not themselves but you in dealing with these things, which have now been told you by those who through the holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news; things into which angels long to look!

1 Corinthians 6:3

Do you not know that we are to be the judges of angels, to say nothing of ordinary matters?

Hebrews 2:16

For of course it was not angels but the descendants of Abraham that he came to help.

Hebrews 2:7

You made him for a little while inferior to angels; Yet you have crowned him with glory and honor, And you have put him in charge of the works of your hands!

Acts 23:8

For the Sadducees hold that there is no resurrection and that there are no angels or spirits, while the Pharisees believe in all three.

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Angels » Wait upon Christ

Matthew 24:31

And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet-call, and they will gather his chosen people from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Angels » Of the churches

Revelation 3:14

"To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: " 'The Amen, the true and faithful witness, the origin of God's creation, speaks thus:

Revelation 1:20-1

The secret meaning of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold lampstands is this: The seven stars are the guardian angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: " 'He who holds the seven stars in his right hand and goes about among the seven gold lampstands speaks thus:

Revelation 2:12

"To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: " 'He who wields the sharp, double-edged sword speaks thus:

Revelation 2:18

"To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: " 'The Son of God, whose eyes blaze like fire, and whose feet are like bronze, speaks thus:

Angels » Of wrath, execute the judgments of God

More verses: Isaiah 37:36 Acts 12:23

Angels » Are ministering spirits

Acts 12:7-11

when an angel of the Lord stood at his side, and a light shone in the room, and striking Peter on the side, he woke him, and said to him, "Get up quickly!" The chains dropped from his hands, and the angel said to him, "Put on your belt and your sandals!" And he did so. Then he said to him, "Put on your coat and follow me!" So he followed him out without knowing that what the angel was doing was real, for he thought he was having a vision. read more.
They passed the first guard and then the second, and came to the iron gate that led into the city. It opened to them of itself, and they passed out and went along one street, when suddenly the angel left him. Then Peter came to himself, and he said, "Now I am certain that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the power of Herod and all that the Jewish people were expecting."

Angels » Execute the purposes of God

Matthew 28:2

And there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and went and rolled the stone back and sat upon it.

Revelation 5:2

And I saw a mighty angel announcing in a loud voice, "Who is fit to open the roll and break its seals?"

Matthew 13:39-42

The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels. So just as the weeds are gathered up and burned, this is what will happen at the close of the age; the Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather up out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and the wrongdoers read more.
and throw them into the blazing furnace; there they will wail and grind their teeth.

More verses: John 5:4

Angels » In heaven

Revelation 7:11

Then all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four animals, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

More verses: Revelation 8:2

Angels » Are of different orders

Jude 1:9

The archangel Michael himself, when he had the dispute with the devil about Moses' body, did not venture to condemn him for blasphemy; he only said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"

Angels » Called » Angel of the lord

Matthew 28:2

And there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and went and rolled the stone back and sat upon it.

Matthew 1:20

But while he was thinking of doing this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, to your home, for it is through the influence of the holy Spirit that she is to become a mother.

Matthew 2:13

When they were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said, "Wake up! Take the child and his mother and make your escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave. For Herod is going to look for the child in order to make away with him."

Matthew 2:19

But when Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

Angels » Fallen

Jude 1:6

and the angels who neglected their responsibilities and abandoned their homes he has put in everlasting chains to be kept in darkness for the judgment of the great Day,

Angels » Are subject to Christ

Ephesians 1:21

far above all hierarchies, authorities, powers, and dominions, and all titles that can be bestowed not only in this world but in the world to come.

Angels » Shall attend Christ at his second coming

Angels » Nature » Hosts

Luke 2:13

Suddenly there appeared with the angel a throng of the heavenly army, praising God, saying,

Angels » Innumerable

More verses: Jude 1:14

Angels » Obedience

Jude 1:6

and the angels who neglected their responsibilities and abandoned their homes he has put in everlasting chains to be kept in darkness for the judgment of the great Day,

More verses: 2 Peter 2:11

Angels » Communicate the will of God and Christ

Angels » The angels accompanying Christ when he returns

Angels » Not to be worshipped

Revelation 19:10

I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who have accepted the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is what inspires prophecy."

Revelation 22:9

But he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers the prophets and the men who heed the words of this book. Worship God!

Angels » Celebrate the praises of God

Luke 2:13-14

Suddenly there appeared with the angel a throng of the heavenly army, praising God, saying, "Glory to God in heaven and on earth! Peace to the men he favors!"

Angels » Knowledge of » Earthly things

Luke 9:31

and they appeared in glory and spoke of his departure which he was to go through with at Jerusalem.

1 Timothy 5:21

I charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels to observe these rules without any discrimination, and to be perfectly impartial.

More verses: 1 Peter 1:12

Angels » Of different orders

Jude 1:9

The archangel Michael himself, when he had the dispute with the devil about Moses' body, did not venture to condemn him for blasphemy; he only said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"

Angels » Who are as angels

Matthew 22:29-32

Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God. For after the resurrection there is no marrying or being married, but they live as angels do in heaven. But as to the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was said to you by God, read more.
'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of dead men but of living!"

Mark 12:24-27

Jesus said to them, "Does not this show that you are wrong, and do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God? For when people rise from the dead, there is no marrying or being married, but they live as angels do in heaven. But as to the dead being raised, have you never read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? read more.
He is not God of dead men but of living! You are entirely wrong."

Luke 20:34-38

Jesus said to them, "The people of this world marry and are married, but those who are thought worthy to attain that other world and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are married. For they cannot die again; they are like the angels, and through sharing in the resurrection, they are sons of God. read more.
But that the dead are raised to life, even Moses indicated in the passage about the bush, when he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' He is not the God of dead men but of living, for all men are alive to him."

Angels » Know and delight in the gospel of Christ

1 Peter 1:12

It was disclosed to them that they were serving not themselves but you in dealing with these things, which have now been told you by those who through the holy Spirit sent from heaven brought you the good news; things into which angels long to look!

Ephesians 3:9-10

and making clear how the secret purpose is to be worked out which has been hidden away for ages in God the creator of all things, so that the many-sided wisdom of God may now through the church be made known to the rulers and authorities in heaven,

1 Timothy 3:16

No one can deny the profundity of the divine truth of our religion! "He was revealed in flesh, He was vindicated by the Spirit, He was seen by the angels, He was proclaimed among the heathen, He was believed in throughout the world, He was taken up into glory."

Angels » Worship God and Christ

Hebrews 1:6

But of the time when he is to bring his firstborn Son back to the world he says, "And let all God's angels bow before him."

Philippians 2:9-11

That is why God has so greatly exalted him, and given him the name above all others, so that in the name of Jesus everyone should kneel, in heaven and on earth and in the underworld, and everyone should acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, and thus glorify God the Father.

Angels » Execute the judgments of God

Angels » The law given by the ministration of

Hebrews 2:2

For if the message delivered by angels proved to be authentic, and every violation or neglect of it led to a corresponding penalty,

Angels » Ministration of, obtained by prayer

Acts 12:7

when an angel of the Lord stood at his side, and a light shone in the room, and striking Peter on the side, he woke him, and said to him, "Get up quickly!" The chains dropped from his hands,

Angels » Minister to Christ

Angels » Nature » Aspects of

Angels » The lord creating the angels

Hebrews 1:6-7

But of the time when he is to bring his firstborn Son back to the world he says, "And let all God's angels bow before him." In speaking of the angels he says, "He who changes his angels into winds, And his attendants into blazing fire!"

Angels » Created by God and Christ

Angels » Do not marry

Luke 20:35

but those who are thought worthy to attain that other world and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are married.

Angels » Shall execute the purposes of Christ

Matthew 13:41

the Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather up out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and the wrongdoers

Matthew 24:31

And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet-call, and they will gather his chosen people from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Angels » Worship God

Hebrews 1:6

But of the time when he is to bring his firstborn Son back to the world he says, "And let all God's angels bow before him."

Philippians 2:9-11

That is why God has so greatly exalted him, and given him the name above all others, so that in the name of Jesus everyone should kneel, in heaven and on earth and in the underworld, and everyone should acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord, and thus glorify God the Father.

Angels » Announced: » The resurrection of Christ

Luke 24:23

and could not find his body, but came back and said that they had actually seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive.

Matthew 28:5-7

And the angel said to the women, "You need not be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, he has risen, as he said he would do. Come and see the place where he was lying. Now go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and is going back to Galilee before you. You will see him there.' Now I have given you my message."

Angels » Not to be worshiped

Revelation 19:10

I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who have accepted the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is what inspires prophecy."

Revelation 22:8-9

It was I, John, who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, to worship him. But he said to me, "You must not do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers the prophets and the men who heed the words of this book. Worship God!

Angels » Have charge over the children of God

Angels » Obey the will of God

Angels » Nature » Created

Angels » Are innumerable

Angels » Who the angels guard

Angels » Are examples of meekness

Jude 1:9

The archangel Michael himself, when he had the dispute with the devil about Moses' body, did not venture to condemn him for blasphemy; he only said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"

2 Peter 2:11

against whom even angels far superior to these beings in strength and power bring no abusive charge before the Lord.

Angels » Rejoice over every repentant sinner

Angels » Announced: » The conception of john the baptist

Luke 1:13

And the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

Luke 1:36

And your relative, Elizabeth, although she is old, is going to give birth to a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was said to be barren.

Angels » Nature » Mighty

2 Peter 2:11

against whom even angels far superior to these beings in strength and power bring no abusive charge before the Lord.

Angels » Examples of » Meekness

Jude 1:9

The archangel Michael himself, when he had the dispute with the devil about Moses' body, did not venture to condemn him for blasphemy; he only said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"

2 Peter 2:11

against whom even angels far superior to these beings in strength and power bring no abusive charge before the Lord.

Angels » Called » Principalities » Powers

Angels » Nature » Holy

Angels » Announced: » The conception of Christ

Matthew 1:20-21

But while he was thinking of doing this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, to your home, for it is through the influence of the holy Spirit that she is to become a mother. She will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for it is he who is to save his people from their sins."

Angels » Are elect

1 Timothy 5:21

I charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels to observe these rules without any discrimination, and to be perfectly impartial.

Angels » Are wise

Angels » Are holy

Angels » Announced: » The birth of Christ

Luke 2:10-12

The angel said to them, "Do not be frightened, for I bring you good news of a great joy that is to be felt by all the people, for today, in the town of David, a Savior for you has been born who is your Messiah and Lord. And this will prove it to you: You will find a baby wrapped up and lying in a manger."

Angels » Nature » Wise

Angels » Are mighty

Angels » Announced: » The ascension and second coming of Christ

Acts 1:11

and said to them, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into the sky? This very Jesus who has been caught up from you into heaven will come in just the way that you have seen him go up to heaven."

Angels » Men » Called » Angels

Angels » Called » Morning stars

Angels » Nature » Immortal

Angels » Nature » Elect

1 Timothy 5:21

I charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels to observe these rules without any discrimination, and to be perfectly impartial.

Chariots » Illustrative of » Angels

Glorifying God » Exemplified » Angels

Idolatry » Objects of » Angels

Praise » Is obligatory upon » Angels

Jesus Christ, Resurrection » Was attested by » Angels

Luke 24:23

and could not find his body, but came back and said that they had actually seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive.

Matthew 28:5-7

And the angel said to the women, "You need not be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, he has risen, as he said he would do. Come and see the place where he was lying. Now go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and is going back to Galilee before you. You will see him there.' Now I have given you my message."

Luke 24:4-7

They were in great perplexity over this, when suddenly two men in dazzling clothing stood beside them. The women were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look among the dead for him who is alive? Remember what he told you while he was still in Galilee, read more.
when he said that the Son of Man must be handed over to wicked men and be crucified and rise again on the third day."

The second coming of Christ » Foretold by » Angels

Acts 1:10-11

And while they were gazing after him into the sky, two men dressed in white suddenly stood beside them, and said to them, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into the sky? This very Jesus who has been caught up from you into heaven will come in just the way that you have seen him go up to heaven."

Topics on Angels

Angels Activities Among Unbelievers

Revelation 14:6-10

Then I saw another angel flying in midair, with eternal good news to announce to the inhabitants of the earth, to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

Angels Activities In The End Times

Revelation 7:2-3

Then I saw another angel ascend from the east with the seal of the living God, and he cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who had it in their power to harm the earth and the sea,

Angels as agents of judgment

Acts 12:18-23

But when morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.

Angels as God's servants

Hebrews 1:7

In speaking of the angels he says, "He who changes his angels into winds, And his attendants into blazing fire!"

Angels As Mediators

Acts 7:38

It was he who with the congregation in the desert went between the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and our forefathers, and received and communicated to you utterances that still live.

Angels Doing God's Work

Matthew 28:2-7

And there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and went and rolled the stone back and sat upon it.

Angels Giving The Law

Galatians 3:19

Then what about the Law? It was a later addition, designed to produce transgressions, until the descendant to which the promise was made should come, and it was enacted by means of angels, through an intermediary;

Angels Hands

Luke 4:11

and, 'They will lift you up with their hands, so that you may never strike your foot against a stone.' "

Angels Not To Be Worshipped

Revelation 22:8-9

It was I, John, who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, to worship him.

Angels Singing

Luke 2:13-14

Suddenly there appeared with the angel a throng of the heavenly army, praising God, saying,

Angels, as God's messengers

Luke 1:11-13

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right of the altar of incense.

Angels, Important Events

Acts 7:38

It was he who with the congregation in the desert went between the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai and our forefathers, and received and communicated to you utterances that still live.

Angels, Ministry To Believers

Acts 12:7-11

when an angel of the Lord stood at his side, and a light shone in the room, and striking Peter on the side, he woke him, and said to him, "Get up quickly!" The chains dropped from his hands,

Angels, Nt Appearances

Luke 1:11-20

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right of the altar of incense.

Evil Angels

Romans 8:38

For I am convinced that neither death nor life nor angels nor their hierarchies nor the present nor the future

Four Angels

Revelation 7:1

After that I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth holding back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind should blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.

Heaven And Angels

Revelation 8:2

Then I saw the seven angels who stood before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

Ranks Of Angels

Jude 1:9

The archangel Michael himself, when he had the dispute with the devil about Moses' body, did not venture to condemn him for blasphemy; he only said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"

Strength Of Angels

Revelation 10:1

Then I saw another mighty angel descend from heaven. He was clothed in a cloud, and a rainbow encircled his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like pillars of fire,

Two Angels

Acts 1:10

And while they were gazing after him into the sky, two men dressed in white suddenly stood beside them,

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