ANGEL (a spirit)

–A CELESTIAL SPIRIT

.Called ANGEL OF THE LORD Mt 1:20,24; 2:13,19; 28:2; Lu 1:11; Ac 5:19; 7:30,35; 8:26; 12:7,23

.Called MORNING STARS Job 38:7

.Hosts Ge 2:1; 32:2; Jos 5:14; 1Ch 12:22; Ps 33:6; 103:21; Lu 2:13

.Called PRINCIPALITIES, POWERS Eph 3:10; Col 1:16

.Created Ge 2:1; Ne 9:6; Col 1:16

.Of different orders Isa 6:2; 1Th 4:16; 1Pe 3:22; Jude 1:9; Re 12:7

.Immortal Lu 20:36

.Worship God Ne 9:6; Php 2:9-11; Heb 1:6

.Not to be worshiped Col 2:18; Re 19:10; 22:8,9

.Do not marry Mt 22:30; Mr 12:25; Lu 20:35

.Are obedient Ps 103:20; Mt 6:10; Lu 11:2; 1Pe 3:22; 2Pe 2:11; Jude 1:6

.Have knowledge of, and interest in, earthly affairs Mt 24:36; Lu 9:31; 15:7,10; 1Ti 5:21; 1Pe 1:12

.See FUNCTIONS OF, below

.Men called angels 2Sa 19:27

.Are examples of meekness 2Pe 2:11; Jude 1:9

.Are wise 2Sa 14:17,20

.Mighty Ps 103:20; 2Pe 2:11

.Holy Mt 25:31; Mr 8:38

.Elect 1Ti 5:21

.Innumerable De 33:2; 2Ki 6:17; Job 25:3; Ps 68:17; Heb 12:22; Jude 1:14

.Aspects of Jud 13:6; Isa 6:2; Da 10:6; Mt 28:3

.See UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO, below

–FUNCTIONS OF

.Guard the way to the tree of life Ge 3:24

.Law given by Ac 7:53; Ga 3:19; Heb 2:2

.Medium of revelation to prophets 2Ki 1:15; Da 4:13-17; 8:19; 9:21-27; 10:10-20; Zec 1:9-11; Ac 8:26; 23:9; Ga 3:19; Heb 2:2; Re 1:1; 5:2-14; 7:1-3,11-17; 8:2-13; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 22:6,16

.Remonstrates with Balaam Nu 22:22-27

.Announces the birth of Samson Jud 13

.Announces the birth of John the Baptist Lu 1:11-20

.Announces the birth of Jesus Mt 1:20,21; Lu 1:28-38; 2:7-15

.Warns Joseph to escape to Egypt Mt 2:13

.Ministers to Jesus after the temptation Mt 4:11; Mr 1:13; Joh 1:51

.Ministers to Jesus during his passion Lu 22:43

.Present at the tomb of Jesus Mt 28:2-6

.Present at the ascension Ac 1:11

.Will be with Christ at his second coming Mt 25:31; Mr 8:38; 2Th 1:7; Jude 1:14,15

.Will be with Christ at the judgment Mt 13:39,41,49; 16:27; 24:31; 25:31; Mr 13:27

–MINISTRANT TO THE RIGHTEOUS Ge 16:7; 24:7,40; Ex 23:20,23; 32:34; 33:2; Nu 20:16; 1Ki 19:5-8; 2Ki 6:17; 2Ch 18:18; Ps 34:7; 68:17; 91:11,12; 104:4; Ec 5:6; Isa 63:9; Da 6:22; 7:10; Mt 4:6; Lu 4:10,11; 16:22; Joh 1:51; 5:4; Ac 5:19,20; 10:3-6; 12:7-10; Heb 1:7,14; 13:2

–EXECUTE JUDGMENTS UPON THE WICKED Ge 19:1-25; 2Sa 24:16,17; 1Ch 21:15,16; 2Ki 19:35; 2Ch 32:21; Isa 37:36; Ps 35:5,6; 78:49; Mt 13:41,42,49,50; Ac 12:23; 27:23,24; Jude 1:14,15; Re 7:1,2; 9:15; 15:1

–UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Nu 22:35; De 33:2; 2Ki 6:17; Job 4:15-19; 38:7; Ps 8:5; 68:17; 103:20,21; 104:4; 148:2; Isa 6:2,5-7; Eze 1:4-25; 10; Da 4:13,17; 8:13,14; 9:21-23; Zec 1:12-14; 6:5; Mt 4:6,11; 13:41,42; 17:3; 18:10; 24:31,36; 25:31; 26:53; Mr 1:13; 8:38; 9:4; Lu 9:30,31; 12:8,9; 15:7,10; Joh 1:51; Ac 7:53; 8:26; Ga 3:19; Eph 1:20,21; 3:10; Col 1:16; 2:10; 2Th 1:7; 1Ti 3:16; 5:21; Heb 1:4,5,7,13; 2:2,5,7,16; 12:22; 13:2; 1Pe 1:12; 3:22; 2Pe 2:11; Re 4:8-11; 5:9-11; 7:9,10; 10:1-6; 14:10; 18:1-3; 19:10; 22:8,9

–APPEARANCES OF

.To Abraham Ge 18:2; 22:11-18

.To Hagar, in the wilderness Ge 16:7

.To Lot, in Sodom Ge 19:1-17

.To Jacob, in his various visions Ge 28:12

.To Moses Ex 3:2

.To the Israelites Ex 14:19; Jud 2:1-4

.To Balaam Nu 22:31

.To Joshua, “the captain of the Lord’s host,” Jos 5:15

.To Gideon Jud 6:11-22

.To Manoah Jud 13:6,15-20

.To David, at the threshing floor of Araunah 2Sa 24:16,17; 1Ch 21:15,16

.To Elijah 1Ki 19:5

.To Elisha while he lay under the juniper tree 2Ki 6:16,17

.To Daniel, in the lions’ den Da 6:22; 8:16; 9:21; 10:5-10,16,18; 12:5-7

.To Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego in the fiery furnace Da 3:25,28

.To Zechariah, in a vision Zec 2:3; 3:1,2; 4:1

.To Joseph, in a dream Mt 1:20; 2:13,19

.At the transfiguration of Jesus Mt 17:3; Lu 9:30,31

.To Mary, concerning Jesus Lu 1:26-38

.To Zacharias Lu 1:11-20,26-38

.To the shepherds Lu 2:9-11,13,14

.To Jesus, after His temptation Mt 4:11

.In Gethsemane Lu 22:43

.At the tomb of Jesus Mt 28:2-5; Mr 16:5-7; Lu 24:23; Joh 20:12

.At the ascension Ac 1:10,11

.To Peter and John, while in prison Ac 5:19

.To Philip Ac 8:26

.To Cornelius, in a dream Ac 10:3,30-32

.To Peter, in prison Ac 12:7-11

.To Paul, on the way to Damascus Ac 27:23

.To John, on the island of Patmos Re 1:1; 5:2; 7:11; 10:9; 11:1; 17:7; 19:10; 22:8

–FALLEN