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Discover the profound role of angels as God's messengers, ministering spirits, and protectors in the New American Standard Bible. Explore inspirational verses like Psalm 34:7 and Psalm 91:9-12 to understand how angels encamp around believers and bring divine assistance in times of need. From guarding believers on their paths to leading worship in heaven, delve into the vast significance of angels as portrayed in the Scriptures. Uncover the powerful examples of angelic intervention throughout the Bible and find comfort in the knowledge that angels are ever-present in our lives.
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Psalm 34:7 New American Standard Bible (NASB)7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,And rescues them.
Psalm 91:9-12 New American Standard Bible (NASB)9 For you have made the Lord, my refuge,Even the Most High, your dwelling place.10 No evil will befall you,Nor will any plague come near your [b]tent.11 For He will give His angels charge concerning you,To guard you in all your ways.12 They will bear you up in their hands,That you do not strike your foot against a stone.
Angelos is sometimes used in scripture to refer to human messengers
1 Kings19:5“Elijah laid down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat!’”
Exodus 23:20“See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared”
Psalm 91:11“for he will give his angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.”
All over the Bible are examples of angels protecting God’s people from harmPerhaps one of the best known examplesStory of Daniel in the lions den (Daniel 6)
Hebrews 11:35New American Standard Bible (NASB)35 Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;
Psalm 148:2“Praise him, all his angels, praise him all his heavenly hosts.”
Heavenly hosts – a word to describe angelic armies – military wordScripture says there is an innumerable number of angels