Angels
70 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
21 sections
- Announced: The Ascension and Second Coming of Christ
- Announced: The Birth of Christ
- Announced: The Conception of Christ
- Announced: The Conception of John the Baptist
- Announced: The Resurrection of Christ
- Celebrate the Praises of God
- Communicate the Will of God and Christ
- Created by God and Christ
- Execute the Judgments of God
- Execute the Purposes of God
- Have Charge Over the Children of God
- Know and Delight in the Gospel of Christ
- Minister to Christ
- Ministration of, Obtained by Prayer
- Not to be Worshipped
- Obey the Will of God
- Rejoice Over Every Repentant Sinner
- Shall Attend Christ at his Second Coming
- Shall Execute the Purposes of Christ
- The Law Given by the Ministration of
- Worship God and Christ
Announced: The Ascension and Second Coming of Christ
- 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.”
Announced: The Birth of Christ
- Luke 2:10–12 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: …
Announced: The Conception of Christ
- 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 1:31 Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
Announced: The Conception of John the Baptist
- Luke 1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
- Luke 1:36 Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
Announced: The Resurrection of Christ
- Matthew 28:5–7 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. …
- 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.
Celebrate the Praises of God
- Job 38:7 while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- Psalm 148:2 Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
- Isaiah 6:3 And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Luke 2:13–14 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: …
- Revelation 5:11–12 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. …
- Revelation 7:11–12 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, …
Communicate the Will of God and Christ
- Daniel 8:16–17 And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.” …
- Daniel 9:21–23 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. …
- Daniel 10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling.
- Daniel 12:6–7 One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?” …
- 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 2:20 “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
- Luke 1:19 “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
- Luke 1:28 The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
- Acts 5:20 “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
- 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 10:5 Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
- Acts 27:23 For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
- 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,
Created by God and Christ
- 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.
Execute the Judgments of God
- 2 Samuel 24:16 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 …
- 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!
- Psalm 35:5–6 May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away. …
- 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.
- 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.”
Execute the Purposes of God
- Numbers 22:22 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.
- Psalm 103:21 Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.
- Matthew 13:39–42 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. …
- 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.
- John 5:4
- 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?”
Have Charge Over the Children of God
- Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Psalm 91:11–12 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. …
- 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.”
- 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.
Know and Delight in the Gospel of Christ
- Ephesians 3:9–10 and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. …
- 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 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.
Minister to Christ
- Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
- Luke 22:43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened 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.”
Ministration of, Obtained by Prayer
- 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?
- Acts 12:5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
- 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.
Not to be Worshipped
- 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 22:9 But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
Obey the Will of God
- 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.
Rejoice Over Every Repentant Sinner
- 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.”
Shall Attend Christ at his Second Coming
- 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 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
Shall Execute the Purposes of Christ
- 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 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.
The Law Given by the Ministration of
- 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.
- Acts 7:53 you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
- Hebrews 2:2 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
Worship God and Christ
- 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.”
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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.