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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.]] | ||
There are many angels identified in the scriptures: | There are many angels identified in the scriptures: | ||
=Prophets?= | |||
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|''And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.'' (Revelation 21:17) | |''And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.'' (Revelation 21:17) | ||
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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). | ||
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 | 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 prophesied 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 fellow servant, 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: | ||
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The book of Revelation calls Satan (a Hebrew word) the Devil (a Greek Word), the dragon, the serpent, and the angel of the bottomless pit, which is called Abaddon and Apollyon (Revelation 9:11, 20:2). | The book of Revelation calls Satan (a Hebrew word) the Devil (a Greek Word), the dragon, the serpent, and the angel of the bottomless pit, which is called Abaddon and Apollyon (Revelation 9:11, 20:2). | ||
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