Many People have been Visited by Angels

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Zechariah who was a priest in the temple and the father of John the Baptist talked with the angel Gabriel –

Luke 1:11-20

The Virgin Mary talked with the angel Gabriel –

Luke 1:26-38

Joseph, the husband of Mary, had two dreams involving the angel of the Lord –

Matthew 1:20-23, 2:13

Mary Magdalene and the other Mary saw and heard the angel of the Lord at the tomb -

Matthew 28:2-7

Mary Magdalene also saw and spoke with two angels in the tomb –

John 20:12-13

The apostles saw and heard an angel that released them from a dungeon –

Acts 1:19-20

The deacon Philip saw and heard an angel –

Acts 8:26

Cornelius saw and heard a vision of the angel of God who told him how to meet Peter –

Acts 10:3-7

Peter was released from a dungeon by an angel that spoke to him –

Acts 12:6-11

The largest interaction with angels involved a multitude of the heavenly host who spoke with the shepherds in the field near Bethlehem and told them how to find the Savior, the Christ -

Luke 2:8-20

Many of the interactions with angels cited in the New Testament include physical phenomenon such as prison chains and doors being opened. Zechariah was struck dumb and could not talk which served as physical proof that he had been visited by an angel. There was also information concerning geographic locations of individuals that could’ve only been derived supernaturally. For instance, Cornelius wasn’t a Christian at the time of the angel’s visitation. Cornelius had never heard of Peter before the angel told him where the apostle was.

Ask yourself, how do you explain the prison escape by the apostles and the singular escape by Peter chained between two guards? It is unlikely they accomplished their escapes unaided. There would’ve been serious consequences for their guards due to the escapes which makes it unlikely that their guards aided their escape. It is highly improbable that the entire group of apostles could’ve escaped completely unnoticed by their guards without supernatural intervention.

Dr. J. Clontz, Aidan University – Editor of The Comprehensive New Testament

The Angel of the Lord Makes a Word Play on Herod’s Name - Matthew 2:13

In Matthew 2:13 a word play between Herod’s name and the Hebrew word for “slay” underlies the text.

13 … for Herod {“Herod” (הורודוס) Herodes}

is about to search for the child to destroy {“Slay” (הרוג) Herog} him.”

J. Clontz – Author of “The Gospel of Matthew: A Poetic Analysis”

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The Angel of the Lord’s Second Poem about Jesus: Herod’s Attempt to kill Jesus – Matthew 2:13

In Matthew 2:13, the Angel of the Lord created a poem about Herod’s attempt to kill Jesus. As we saw in the first poem that the Angel of the Lord made, Jesus’ name and the Hebrew word for “save” form a strong pun. Similarly, Herod’s name and the Hebrew word for “kill” also form a strong pun. Below are the Hebrew pun combinations in Matthew 2:13:

“Appeared” נראה

“Boy” הנער

“Herod” הורודוס

“Kill” להרוג

13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared {“Appeared” (נראה)}

 to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child {“Boy” (הנער)}

and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod {“Herod” (הורודוס)}

is about to search for the child {“Boy” (הנער)}, to destroy {“Kill” (להרוג)} him.”

Based on “The Passion: The Poetry of God”

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