Angel (A Spirit)
187 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
68 sections
- A Celestial Spirit are Examples of Meekness
- A Celestial Spirit are Obedient
- A Celestial Spirit are Wise
- A Celestial Spirit of Different Orders
- A Celestial Spirit: Aspects of
- A Celestial Spirit: Called Angel of the Lord
- A Celestial Spirit: Called Morning Stars
- A Celestial Spirit: Called Principalities, Powers
- A Celestial Spirit: Created
- A Celestial Spirit: do not Marry
- A Celestial Spirit: Elect
- A Celestial Spirit: Have Knowledge of, and Interest In, Earthly Affairs
- A Celestial Spirit: Holy
- A Celestial Spirit: Hosts
- A Celestial Spirit: Immortal
- A Celestial Spirit: Innumerable
- A Celestial Spirit: Men Called Angels
- A Celestial Spirit: Mighty
- A Celestial Spirit: Not to be Worshiped
- A Celestial Spirit: Worship God
- Appearances of At the Ascension
- Appearances of At the Tomb of Jesus
- Appearances of At the Transfiguration of Jesus
- Appearances of in Gethsemane
- Appearances of To Abraham
- Appearances of To Balaam
- Appearances of To Cornelius, in a Dream
- Appearances of To Daniel, in the Lions' Den
- Appearances of To David, at the Threshing Floor of Araunah
- Appearances of To Elijah
- Appearances of To Elisha While he Lay Under the Juniper Tree
- Appearances of To Gideon
- Appearances of To Hagar, in the Wilderness
- Appearances of To Jacob, in his Various Visions
- Appearances of To Jesus, After his Temptation
- Appearances of To John, on the Island of Patmos
- Appearances of To Joseph, in a Dream
- Appearances of To Joshua, “The Captain of the Lord's Host”
- Appearances of To Lot, in Sodom
- Appearances of To Manoah
- Appearances of To Mary, Concerning Jesus
- Appearances of To Moses
- Appearances of To Paul, on the Way to Damascus
- Appearances of To Peter and John, While in Prison
- Appearances of To Peter, in Prison
- Appearances of To Philip
- Appearances of To Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the Fiery Furnace
- Appearances of To the Israelites
- Appearances of To the Shepherds
- Appearances of To Zacharias
- Appearances of To Zechariah, in a Vision
- Execute Judgments Upon the Wicked
- Functions of Announces the Birth of Jesus
- Functions of Announces the Birth of John the Baptist
- Functions of Announces the Birth of Samson
- Functions of Guard the Way to the Tree of Life
- Functions of Law Given By
- Functions of Medium of Revelation to Prophets
- Functions of Ministers to Jesus After the Temptation
- Functions of Ministers to Jesus During his Passion
- Functions of Present at the Ascension
- Functions of Present at the Tomb of Jesus
- Functions of Remonstrates with Balaam
- Functions of Warns Joseph to Escape to Egypt
- Functions of Will be with Christ at his Second Coming
- Functions of Will be with Christ at the Judgment
- Ministrant to the Righteous
- Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
A Celestial Spirit are Examples of Meekness
- 2 Peter 2:11 Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
- Jude 9 But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
A Celestial Spirit are Obedient
- Psalm 103:20 Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
- Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
- Luke 11:2 So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
- 1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- 2 Peter 2:11 Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
- Jude 6 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
A Celestial Spirit are Wise
- 2 Samuel 14:17 And now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”
- 2 Samuel 14:20 Joab your servant has done this to bring about this change of affairs, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know everything that happens in the land.”
A Celestial Spirit of Different Orders
- Isaiah 6:2 Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
- 1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- Jude 9 But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
- Revelation 12:7 Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
A Celestial Spirit: Aspects of
- Judges 13:6 So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
- Isaiah 6:2 Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
- Daniel 10:6 His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
- Matthew 28:3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
A Celestial Spirit: Called Angel of the Lord
- Matthew 1:20 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
- Matthew 2:13 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
- Matthew 2:19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
- Matthew 28:2 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.
- Luke 1:11 Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
- Acts 5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
- Acts 7:30 After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
- Acts 7:35 This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
- Acts 12:7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
- Acts 12:23 Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
A Celestial Spirit: Called Morning Stars
- Job 38:7 while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
A Celestial Spirit: Called Principalities, Powers
- Ephesians 3:10 His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
- Colossians 1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
A Celestial Spirit: Created
- Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
- Nehemiah 9:6 You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
- Colossians 1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
A Celestial Spirit: do not Marry
- Matthew 22:30 In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
- Mark 12:25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
- Luke 20:35 But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
A Celestial Spirit: Elect
- 1 Timothy 5:21 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
A Celestial Spirit: Have Knowledge of, and Interest In, Earthly Affairs
- Matthew 24:36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
- Luke 9:31 They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
- Luke 15:7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
- Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
- 1 Timothy 5:21 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- 1 Peter 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
A Celestial Spirit: Holy
- Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Mark 8:38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
A Celestial Spirit: Hosts
- Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
- Genesis 32:2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
- Joshua 5:14 “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
- 1 Chronicles 12:22 For at that time men came to David day after day to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.
- Psalm 33:6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
- Psalm 103:21 Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.
- Luke 2:13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
A Celestial Spirit: Immortal
- Luke 20:36 In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.
A Celestial Spirit: Innumerable
- Deuteronomy 33:2 He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
- 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
- Job 25:3 Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not rise?
- Psalm 68:17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands — thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
- Hebrews 12:22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
- Jude 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
A Celestial Spirit: Men Called Angels
- 2 Samuel 19:27 and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.
A Celestial Spirit: Mighty
- Psalm 103:20 Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
- 2 Peter 2:11 Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
A Celestial Spirit: Not to be Worshiped
- Colossians 2:18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
- Revelation 19:10 So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
- Revelation 22:8–9 And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. …
A Celestial Spirit: Worship God
- Nehemiah 9:6 You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
- Philippians 2:9–11 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, …
- Hebrews 1:6 And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
Appearances of At the Ascension
- Acts 1:10–11 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. …
Appearances of At the Tomb of Jesus
- Matthew 28:2–5 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. …
- Mark 16:5–7 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. …
- Luke 24:23 but they did not find His body. They came and told us they had seen a vision of angels, who said that Jesus was alive.
- John 20:12 and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
Appearances of At the Transfiguration of Jesus
- Matthew 17:3 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
- Luke 9:30–31 Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus. …
Appearances of in Gethsemane
- Luke 22:43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
Appearances of To Abraham
- Genesis 18:2 And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
- Genesis 22:11–18 Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. …
Appearances of To Balaam
- Numbers 22:31 Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.
Appearances of To Cornelius, in a Dream
- Acts 10:3 One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
- Acts 10:30–32 Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me …
Appearances of To Daniel, in the Lions' Den
- Daniel 6:22 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
- Daniel 8:16 And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
- Daniel 9:21 while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
- Daniel 10:5–10 I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. …
- Daniel 10:16 And suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I am overcome with anguish, and I have no strength.
- Daniel 10:18 Again the one with the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me.
- Daniel 12:5–7 Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank. …
Appearances of To David, at the Threshing Floor of Araunah
- 2 Samuel 24:16–17 But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by …
- 1 Chronicles 21:15–16 Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time …
Appearances of To Elijah
- 1 Kings 19:5 Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
Appearances of To Elisha While he Lay Under the Juniper Tree
- 2 Kings 6:16–17 “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” …
Appearances of To Gideon
- Judges 6:11–22 Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. …
Appearances of To Hagar, in the Wilderness
- Genesis 16:7 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert — the spring along the road to Shur.
Appearances of To Jacob, in his Various Visions
- Genesis 28:12 And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
Appearances of To Jesus, After his Temptation
- Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
Appearances of To John, on the Island of Patmos
- Revelation 1:1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
- Revelation 5:2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
- Revelation 7:11 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
- Revelation 10:9 And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
- Revelation 11:1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
- Revelation 17:7 “Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.
- Revelation 19:10 So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
- Revelation 22:8 And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
Appearances of To Joseph, in a Dream
- Matthew 1:20 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 2:13 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
- Matthew 2:19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
Appearances of To Joshua, “The Captain of the Lord's Host”
- Joshua 5:15 The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Appearances of To Lot, in Sodom
- Genesis 19:1–17 Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, …
Appearances of To Manoah
- Judges 13:6 So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.
- Judges 13:15–20 “Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.” …
Appearances of To Mary, Concerning Jesus
- Luke 1:26–38 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, …
Appearances of To Moses
- Exodus 3:2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.
Appearances of To Paul, on the Way to Damascus
- Acts 27:23 For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
Appearances of To Peter and John, While in Prison
- Acts 5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
Appearances of To Peter, in Prison
- Acts 12:7–11 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. …
Appearances of To Philip
- Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
Appearances of To Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the Fiery Furnace
- Daniel 3:25 “Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire — and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”
- Daniel 3:28 Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or …
Appearances of To the Israelites
- Exodus 14:19 And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,
- Judges 2:1–4 Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, …
Appearances of To the Shepherds
- Luke 2:9–11 Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. …
- Luke 2:13–14 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: …
Appearances of To Zacharias
- Luke 1:11–20 Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. …
- Luke 1:26–38 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, …
Appearances of To Zechariah, in a Vision
- Zechariah 2:3 Then the angel who was speaking with me went forth, and another angel came forward to meet him
- Zechariah 3:1–2 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. …
- Zechariah 4:1 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.
Execute Judgments Upon the Wicked
- Genesis 19:1–25 Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, …
- 2 Samuel 24:16–17 But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by …
- 1 Chronicles 21:15–16 Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time …
- 2 Kings 19:35 And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
- 2 Chronicles 32:21 and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some …
- Isaiah 37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
- Psalm 35:5–6 May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away. …
- Psalm 78:49 He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity— a band of destroying angels.
- Matthew 13:41–42 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. …
- Matthew 13:49–50 So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous …
- Acts 12:23 Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- Acts 27:23–24 For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me …
- Jude 14–15 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones …
- Revelation 7:1–2 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree. …
- Revelation 9:15 So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
- Revelation 15:1 Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
Functions of Announces the Birth of Jesus
- Matthew 1:20–21 But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. …
- Luke 1:28–38 The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” …
- Luke 2:7–15 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. …
Functions of Announces the Birth of John the Baptist
- Luke 1:11–20 Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. …
Functions of Announces the Birth of Samson
- Judges 13:1 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.
Functions of Guard the Way to the Tree of Life
- Genesis 3:24 So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
Functions of Law Given By
- Acts 7:53 you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
- Galatians 3:19 Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
- Hebrews 2:2 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
Functions of Medium of Revelation to Prophets
- 2 Kings 1:15 Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
- Daniel 4:13–17 As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven. …
- Daniel 8:19 and said, “Behold, I will make known to you what will happen in the latter time of wrath, because it concerns the appointed time of the end.
- Daniel 9:21–27 while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. …
- Daniel 10:10–20 Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. …
- Zechariah 1:9–11 “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.” …
- Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
- Acts 23:9 A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
- Galatians 3:19 Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
- Hebrews 2:2 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
- Revelation 1:1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
- Revelation 5:2–14 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” …
- Revelation 7:1–3 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree. …
- Revelation 7:11–17 And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, …
- Revelation 8:2–13 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets. …
- Revelation 9:1 Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
- Revelation 10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
- Revelation 11:1 Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
- Revelation 12:1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
- Revelation 13:1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
- Revelation 14:1 Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- Revelation 15:1 Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
- Revelation 16:1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
- Revelation 17:1 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
- Revelation 18:1 After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
- Revelation 19:1 After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
- Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
- Revelation 22:6 Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”
- Revelation 22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
Functions of Ministers to Jesus After the Temptation
- Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
- Mark 1:13 and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.
- John 1:51 Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Functions of Ministers to Jesus During his Passion
- Luke 22:43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
Functions of Present at the Ascension
- Acts 1:11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
Functions of Present at the Tomb of Jesus
- Matthew 28:2–6 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it. …
Functions of Remonstrates with Balaam
- Numbers 22:22–27 Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him. …
Functions of Warns Joseph to Escape to Egypt
- Matthew 2:13 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
Functions of Will be with Christ at his Second Coming
- Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Mark 8:38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- Jude 14–15 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones …
Functions of Will be with Christ at the Judgment
- Matthew 13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
- Matthew 13:41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
- Matthew 13:49 So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
- Matthew 16:27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Matthew 24:31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Mark 13:27 And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
Ministrant to the Righteous
- Genesis 16:7 Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert — the spring along the road to Shur.
- Genesis 24:7 The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’— He will send His angel before you so that you can …
- Genesis 24:40 And he told me, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you may take a wife for my son from my kindred and from my father’s house.
- Exodus 23:20 Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.
- Exodus 23:23 For My angel will go before you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites, and I will annihilate them.
- Exodus 32:34 Now go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”
- Exodus 33:2 And I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
- Numbers 20:16 and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
- 1 Kings 19:5–8 Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” …
- 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
- 2 Chronicles 18:18 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
- Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Psalm 68:17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands — thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
- Psalm 91:11–12 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. …
- Psalm 104:4 He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
- Ecclesiastes 5:6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
- Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Daniel 6:22 My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
- Daniel 7:10 A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
- Matthew 4:6 “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
- Luke 4:10–11 For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully, …
- Luke 16:22 One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
- John 1:51 Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
- John 5:4
- Acts 5:19–20 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, …
- Acts 10:3–6 One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!” …
- Acts 12:7–10 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. …
- Hebrews 1:7 Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
- Hebrews 1:14 Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
- Numbers 22:35 But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
- Deuteronomy 33:2 He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
- 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
- Job 4:15–19 Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled. …
- Job 38:7 while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- Psalm 8:5 You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
- Psalm 68:17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands — thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
- Psalm 103:20–21 Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. …
- Psalm 104:4 He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
- Psalm 148:2 Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
- Isaiah 6:2 Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
- Ezekiel 1:4–25 I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber, …
- Ezekiel 10:1 And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
- Daniel 4:13 As I lay on my bed, I also saw in the visions of my mind a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
- Daniel 4:17 This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’
- Daniel 8:13–14 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long until the fulfillment of the vision of the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host to …
- Daniel 9:21–23 while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. …
- Zechariah 1:12–14 Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?” …
- Zechariah 6:5 And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.
- Matthew 4:6 “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
- Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
- Matthew 13:41–42 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. …
- Matthew 17:3 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
- Matthew 18:10 See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
- Matthew 24:31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- Matthew 24:36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
- Matthew 25:31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
- Matthew 26:53 Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
- Mark 1:13 and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.
- Mark 8:38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
- Mark 9:4 And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
- Luke 9:30–31 Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus. …
- Luke 12:8–9 I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. …
- Luke 15:7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
- Luke 15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
- John 1:51 Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
- Acts 7:53 you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
- Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
- Galatians 3:19 Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
- Ephesians 1:20–21 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, …
- Ephesians 3:10 His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
- Colossians 1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- Colossians 2:10 And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- 1 Timothy 3:16 By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
- 1 Timothy 5:21 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- Hebrews 1:4–5 So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs. …
- Hebrews 1:7 Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
- Hebrews 1:13 Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
- Hebrews 2:2 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
- Hebrews 2:5 For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
- Hebrews 2:7 You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
- Hebrews 2:16 For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
- Hebrews 12:22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
- Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
- 1 Peter 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
- 1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- 2 Peter 2:11 Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
- Revelation 4:8–11 And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” …
- Revelation 5:9–11 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. …
- Revelation 7:9–10 After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. …
- Revelation 10:1–6 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire. …
- Revelation 14:10 he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
- Revelation 18:1–3 After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. …
- Revelation 19:10 So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
- Revelation 22:8–9 And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.