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of the New Testament Angels are mentioned many times in these books of the Holy New Testament. The following are a few entries. |
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"There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees) and were filled with indignation, And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. But the ANGEL of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and
speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."
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| In Acts 6, we read |
"For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. |
| In Acts 7, we read of the encounter of Moses with the Angel in the burning bush. |
| "Then
fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Midian,
where he begat two sons.
And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai an ANGEL of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came unto him, Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." |
| In Acts 10, we read of the encounter of Cornelius, a Roman Centurion, with an Angel. |
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"There
was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band
called the Italian band,
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an ANGEL of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God." |
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And
when he (Herod the King) had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and
delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after
Easter to bring him forth to the people.
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. |
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And
when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping
between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the
door kept the prison.
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. "...... "And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his ANGEL, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod......" |
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But
after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said,
Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete,
and to have gained this harm and loss.
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the ANGEL of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, |
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Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given
thee all them that sail with thee."
The ship foundered and we read |
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"And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land." |
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"Nay,
in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved
us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor ANGELS, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." |
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"For
I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed
to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to ANGELS, and
to men.
We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised." |
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"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of ANGELS, and have not charity (love), I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal." |
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"And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty ANGELS..." |
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"For unto the ANGELS hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest him? Thou madest him a little lower than the ANGELS; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the ANGELS for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man." |
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"And
so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of ANGELS." |
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"Let
brotherly love continue.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained ANGELS unawares." |
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