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Certain prophets are called "gods" and "angels" in the Bible. In the book of Exodus, the LORD says to Moses ''I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.'' (Exodus 7:1) The Hebrew word Mal'ak (angel) can be interpreted as either a prophetic or priestly messenger (Isaiah 42:19, Haggai 1:13, Malachi 2:7), or simply as a messenger (I Samuel 25:42) or ambassador (Isaiah 30:4). | Certain prophets are called "gods" and "angels" in the Bible. In the book of Exodus, the LORD says to Moses ''I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.'' (Exodus 7:1) The Hebrew word Mal'ak (angel) can be interpreted as either a prophetic or priestly messenger (Isaiah 42:19, Haggai 1:13, Malachi 2:7), or simply as a messenger (I Samuel 25:42) or ambassador (Isaiah 30:4). | ||
In | When John the Baptist began to preach "prepare the way of the Lord", he was identifying Jesus as the "messenger" or "Angel of the covenant" as prophecied in Malachi 3:1. | ||
In Revelation 22:9, the Disciple John fell at the feet of an Angel to worship him, but the angel said "do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets". William Branham said this proves that the Angel was a prophet, but this only works in the KJV, as other translations say: | |||
*NCV: I am a servant like you, your brothers the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: | |||
*NLT: No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. | |||
*Amplified: I am [only] a fellow servant along with yourself and with your brethren the prophets and with those who are mindful of and practice [the truths contained in] the messages of this book. | |||
*ESV: I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. | |||