Angels

"And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he had saw them from the tent door and he bowed himself to the ground. And said, My Lord, if I have found favor in Thy sight, pass not away, I pray Thee, and rest yourselves under the tree and I will fetch Thee a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou has said. And Abraham hastened unto the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly, three measures of meal, knead it, and make cakes on the hearth. And Abraham ran to the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it to the young man; and he hasted to dress it. And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat." Gen 18:1-10.

"And there came two angels to Sodom at even: and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed to the ground; and he said, Behold now, my Lord's turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. And he pressed them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat." Gen 19:1-4.

"And the Angel of the Lord called unto him from heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham, and he said, Here am I. And He said, Lay not thy hand upon the child (Isaac), neither do anything unto him: for now I know that thou fears God, thou has not withheld thy son, thy only son from Me." Gen 22:11,12.

"The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and that swore unto me saying, Unto thee will I give this land; he shall send His angel before me, and thou shall take a wife from thence." Gen 24:7.

"The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth." Gen 48:16.

"And, behold, the Angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and He smote Peter on the side, and raised him up saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the Angel said unto him, Gird thyself and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And He says unto him, Cast thy garments about thee, and follow Me. And he went out, and followed Him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the Angel; but thought he saw a vision." Acts 12:7-9.

"Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon thy transgressions; for My name is in him. But if thou shall obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then will I be an Enemy to thy enemies, and an Adversary to thy adversaries. For Mine angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Jebusites, and I will cut them off." Ex 23:20-23.

DONKEY ANGEL WHO SAW THE LORD: Num 22:23-28.

COMMANDER OF THE LORD'S ARMY: Josh 5:13-15.

ANGELIC GUIDANCE: Judges 2:1-5.

ANGEL'S SECRET NAME: Judges 13:16-18.

MISTAKING ANGEL FOR GOD HIMSELF: Judges 13:21-23.

ALLUDING TO ANGELS: 2 Kings 6:16-17.

ASSOCIATION WITH SATAN: Job 1:6;2:1.

ANONYMOUS SPIRIT: Job 4:15-16.

ONE OF A THOUSAND ANGELS: Job 33:23.

BREAD OF ANGELS: Ps 78:25.

ROLE OF GUARDIAN ANGELS: Ps 91:9-12;Ex 23:20-23.

ANGELS OBEDIENT TO THE LORD: Ps 103:20.

SERVANTS OF FIRE: Ps 104:4.

SOLDIERS DESTROYED BY ANGEL: Isa 37:24.

ANGELS NOT SUBDUED BY LIONS: Dan 6:22

GABRIEL, DANIEL: Dan 9:20-21.

STRENGTHENING ANGEL: Dan 10:15-19.

NATIONAL GUARDIAN: Dan 12:1.

ANGELS, DREAMS, VISIONS: Zech 1:7-17.

MINISTRY OF ANGEL TO PROPHET: Zech 1:8-21.

GUIDING ANGEL: Zech 3:1.

ENCOURAGING ANGEL: Zech 3:6.

CATCH YOU IN THEIR ARMS: Matt 4:6.

MINISTRY FOLLOWING TEMPTATION: Matt 4:11

AGENT OF JUDGMENT: Matt 13:41-42.

CHILDREN'S ANGELS: Matt 18:10

BRIGHT AS LIGHTNING: Matt 28:2-3.

ANGELIC PROTECTION: Mark 1:12-13.

"And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the Dragon, that old serpent which is the Devil and Satan and bound him up for a thousand years. And cast him into the bottomless pit, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed for a little season." Rev 20:1-3.

are we talking about the Anaheim Angels of MLB?

you know they were once called the California Angels?

No, I am talking about Biblical Angels.

Have you ever seen one?

they have a Baseball team??

nice short story.

He's already told you Biblical, and this IS in the Christian discussion forum not the sports forum. Go troll somewhere else little boy.

Get those angels to send me a wealthy wife or two. After all the Bible says wives are gifts of God and it allows polygyny!

You won't be mocking on the Day of Judgment.

Does it not say somewhere "You have entertained angels unaware?" Are you sure you've NEVER met one?

Angels, aliens, spirit animals, Sasquatch, dragons are all spirit beings. The form they take depends on your belief system, whatever you are willing to accept. If you don't believe in any of them, you won't see them. Even if you do believe in them, doesn't mean you will see them. You may experience them with one or more of your other senses. At least that is my two cents based on my experiences with several different cultures.

LOL! I'm not mocking (in case you're referring to me). The Bible means what is says and polygyny is the law.

Isaiah 4:1

go find a christian forum.. this stuff is as bad as the The Church of Latter Day Saints.

way too preachy for me.

It is a Christian discussion in a Spirituality and Philosophy Thread, so don't come here if you don't like this stuff. BTW, herald is the guy who stands on the corner with the sign that says "The End is Near!" He is just another reincarnation of the guy who stood there 1000 years ago.

ya but I have to see it appear in the main forum where all threads appear.

Christian discussions are OK. But actions speak louder. So let's have all those biblical miracles duplicated and surpassed in a manner consistent with that book's teachings.

Every morning I wake up is a miracle. Bush isn't president any more and people believe the BS the media feed them. How many miracles do you want?

my only problem with religion is having to deal with all the super christians and their preaching and ranting on all those who don't follow things to a T and then they proclaim the devil will come down on you!

those are the type that I'd love to tell off and give em a piece of my mind.

I despise those who go walking in pairs, door to door preaching the bible! annoying!

Its not so bad and kinda fun if you have questions they can't answer.

All well and fine but I still prefer having a wealthy wife or two.

When I get to heaven and my Guardian angel gets to retire from his duties, I certainly hope the guy's not going to be all clingy and wanting friendship. There's going to be too much to see and do!

My guardian angels kept me alive long enough to live in paradise, right here in this lifetime. After the Kootenays, I'm afraid heaven might be anti-climatic. I am truly blessed. My angels are really sexy 18 year old Asian girls!

''ask and ye shall receive''

Well, I'm still waiting ....

Ahhhhhhhhhhh...poor baby....... we have to put up with the juvenile pussy threads that you constantly clog the bandwidth with.

in your opinion yes.

that's the point... you weren't entirely impressed with someone coming into your thread to complain about its validity on forum. There are numerous subforums on this site for assorted types of discussion. He posted this thread in a Christian sub-forum. If you don't like the existence of said sub-forum, or the threads in it, don't read them.

Lighten up Gerry. Even religion has room for a little humour.

Watch it, Cliff, you could get admonished for even hinting about sex in a religious thead.

no , i didn't.

The Mightiest of Angles once stated:

As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other.

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