How Many Angels Were at Jesus' Tomb, and Why Do the Gospels Differ?
Mark's young man, Matthew's angel of the Lord, Luke's two men, and John's two angels, read passage by passage, with the…
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Biblical Angels
In Scripture
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Angels as they appear in the text — the passages, the roles, the readings.
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Is Lucifer in the Bible, and Who Is Isaiah 14 Actually About?
What the Hebrew of Isaiah 14:12 says, which king the taunt addresses, and how Christian writers came to read the verse…
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What Did the Angel Gabriel Say to Mary at the Annunciation?
Luke 1:26-38 line by line, why Zechariah lost his voice and Mary did not, the "full of grace" translation question, the…
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What Do the Cherubim and Wheels in Ezekiel's Vision Mean?
The living creatures and wheels of chapters 1 and 10, the man in linen of chapter 9, the bronze guide of chapters 40 to…
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What Happens in the Book of Tobit, and Who Is the Angel Raphael?
The story of Tobit, Tobias, and Sarah, the angel who travels as Azariah, and why Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant…
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Where Do Angels Appear in the Book of Isaiah, and What Do They Do?
The seraphim and the live coal, the saraph serpents, the angel who struck the Assyrian camp, the angel of his presence…
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Which Angels Appear in Genesis, and What Roles Do They Play There?
The cherubim of Eden, the sons of God, Hagar's angel, the visitors at Mamre and Sodom, the voice at Moriah, and Jacob's…
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Which Angels Appear in the Book of Daniel, and What Do They Do?
The furnace, the lions' den, the watcher, Gabriel, the man in linen, the prince of Persia, and Michael, read verse by…
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Who Are the Angels in the Book of Enoch, and What Do They Do?
Seven named holy angels, four archangels sent against the Watchers, and the angel guides of Enoch's journeys, traced…
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Who Are the Watchers, and Where Does the Bible Name Them?
The Aramaic title in Daniel 4, the obedient messenger it names there, and the different Watcher tradition in 1 Enoch
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Who Is the Angel of the Lord, and Is He Jesus?
What Genesis, Exodus, and Judges say, why the angel speaks as God, and how Justin Martyr, Augustine, Rashi, and…
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