The angel Gabriel explained to Zechariah who became the father of John the Baptist what his ministry would do. Luke 1:17 John would be used by God to prepare the people for the Lord Jesus by turning their hearts. How did he turn their hearts? He preached repentance! Repentance is turning...
Gabriel Foretells Jesus' Birth…28The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for...
Although God sometimes communicated with people personally (as above), He usually communicated with them through an angel. Sometimes the Bible text tells us the angel’s name. This happened three times with the angelGabriel, who visited Daniel, Zechariah, and Mary. (See Daniel chapter 8, and ...
she [Eve] took of the fruit thereof, and did eat...” Luke 1:26-38- “… the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee… to a virgin… and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: ...
Our trio do not seem to understand the arguments they criticize. For instance, they several times ascribe to Crossan in particular (and to critics in general) the absurd belief that the disciples of Jesus, over a period of thirty or forty years just couldn’t recall what Jesus did, so the...
Daniel was praying and fasting, and an angel, probably Gabriel, came to him and explained why he could not get there quicker. So, what do we learn here? 1. Good angels are bound in some way to points where they are until they move on. So, Satan was a created angel, though a powe...
can put their feet on land and sea at the same time. Some (like Gabriel and Michael) have great authority. Look Gabriel struck John the Baptist’s father dumb until he was born. It wasn’t said in Gods word that God commanded him to do that but Gabriel was given the power to do ...