There are several descriptions in the Bible of angels' appearing in their glory. In Daniel, the tenth chapter, we read the prophet Daniel’s description of Gabriel, “His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like torches of fire, his arms and feet like...
Daniel provides the names of two angels, but there are a vast number of them. Why did God create these spirit beings? What does the Bible say about angels?
appearing as He existed before being born as a baby in Bethlehem.) If true, this would be a variation of “God appearing as an angel.” We agree that the Bible text allows for this possibility.
The angels we are told about in the Bible are Michael and Gabriel. Catholic tradition also includes Rafael; however, the Bible has no record of this angel. Therefore, the only two angels that are given a name in the Bible are Michael and Gabriel. ...
The angels appearing to Jacob in his dreamdoi:10.1007/978-94-015-2678-4_6Lippmann, F.de Groot, C. HofstedeSpringer Netherlands
in the Bible than "the calm, familiar way with which from end to end it assumes the present existence of a world of spiritual beings always close to and acting on this world of flesh and blood.… From creation to judgment, the spiritual beings are forever present. They act as truly in...
Aside from the other tasks given to them in relating to earthly affairs, angels are mentioned frequently in the Bible in the ministering role of messengers. While angels have many other duties in tradition, both in heaven and on earth, their role as messengers is still one central to their...
Our trust in the integrity of the Bible, grounded in a careful investigation of its claims, is the basis of our faith in the unseen realm.What does divine revelation teach about the origin, nature, role, and destiny of angels? This is a fascinating topic upon which the Scriptures do shed...
Separating the righteous from the wicked (Matt.25:31, 32; 2 Thess.1:7, 8). Executing God's wrath upon the wicked (Matt.13:39-42, R. V. How this is done, no human pen can describe. The most fearful imagery of the Bible is connected with the judgment work of angels (cf. Revel...
2 Kings 19:35, wherefore had Christ had any inclination to have been rescued from the present danger, he stood in no need of Peter's sword. Geneva Study Bible {15}Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?