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'''Angel''' (Hebrew: מלאך = Mal'ak, Greek: aggelos) means messenger. In the Bible, a messenger can be a prophet (a man), or a heavenly being. William Branham was of the view that there were no women angels, however [[Are There Women Angels?|scripture does not appear to agree with this view.]] | '''Angel''' (Hebrew: מלאך = Mal'ak, Greek: aggelos) means messenger. In the Bible, a messenger can be a prophet (a man), or a heavenly being. William Branham was of the view that there were no women angels, however [[Are There Women Angels?|scripture does not appear to agree with this view.]] | ||
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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. | 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 | In [[Revelation 22:8-9|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: | *NCV: I am a servant like you, your brothers the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: | ||