Who or What Are Angels? | Bible Questions - JW.ORG
The angel greatest in both power and authority is Michael, the archangel. (Jude 9; Revelation 12:7) Seraphs are high-ranking angels who are stationed near Jehovah’s throne. (Isaiah 6: 2, 6) Cherubs form another high-ranking order of angels having special duties. For example, cherubs guarded the entrance to the garden of Eden after Adam and ...
Who Is the Archangel Michael? - JW.ORG
In both cases, the word is singular, suggesting that only one angel bears that title. One of those verses states that the resurrected Lord Jesus “will descend from heaven with a commanding call, with an archangel’s voice.” ( 1 Thessalonians 4: 16 ) Jesus has “an archangel’s voice” because he is the archangel, Michael.
Revelation 9 | Online Bible | New World Translation
9 The fifth angel blew his trumpet.+ And I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth, and the key to the shaft* of the abyss+ was given to him. 2 He opened the shaft* of the abyss, and smoke ascended out of the shaft* like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun was darkened,+ also the air, by the smoke of the shaft.* 3 And locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth,+ and ...
What Is the Holy Spirit? | Bible Questions - JW.ORG
The holy spirit is God’s power in action, his active force. (Micah 3:8; Luke 1: 35) God sends out his spirit by projecting his
Daniel - JW.ORG
During the third year of Cyrus (536 B.C.E.), Daniel was given a vision by an angel who, in his mission to visit Daniel, had to contend with the prince of Persia. The angel spoke to reveal what was to “befall [Daniel’s] people in the final part of the …
A Revelation to John 14:1-20 - JW.ORG
Babylon the Great+ has fallen,+ she who made all the nations drink of the wine of the passion* of her sexual immorality!”* + 9 Another angel, a third, followed them, saying in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the wild beast+ and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,+ 10 he will also drink of the wine of the anger of ...
The Angel Gabriel Delivers Messages From God | Life of Jesus
Our heavenly Father has provided it for our instruction. Consider, though, two special messages that were delivered over 2,000 years ago. They were delivered by an angel named Gabriel, who “stands near before God.” What were the circumstances under which the angel provided those important messages? It is about the year 3 B.C.E.
The Angel Gabriel Visits Mary | True Faith - JW.ORG
It was the angel Gabriel. When he called Mary “highly favored one,” she was “deeply disturbed” by his words and wondered about this unusual greeting. Highly favored by whom? Mary did not expect to be highly favored among men. But the angel was speaking of the favor of Jehovah God. That mattered to her.
Revelation 8 | Online Bible | New World Translation
8 When he+ opened the seventh seal,+ there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels+ who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3 Another angel, holding a golden incense vessel,* arrived and stood at the altar,+ and a large quantity of incense+ was given him to offer it with the prayers of all the holy ones on the golden altar+ that was ...
2 Corinthians 11 | Online Bible | New World Translation
The Greek word gy·mnoʹtes can have the meaning “lack of sufficient clothing.” (Compare Jas 2:15; ftn.) When Paul said that he was “cold and lacking clothing,” he was describing hardships that he likely endured when traveling through cold regions in inclement weather, while held in cold prisons, when stripped by robbers, when wading ...