The Angel Of Light

and no wonder--for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;

and no wonder--for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light; — read the full passage →

messengers also, those who did not keep their own principality, but did leave their proper dwelling, to a judgment of a great day, in bonds everlasting, under darkness He hath kept,

because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

for those such <FI>are<Fi> false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ, — read the full passage →

`Ye are of a father--the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar--also his father.

are they not all spirits of service--for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast <FI>them<Fi> down to Tartarus, did deliver <FI>them<Fi> to judgment, having been reserved,

of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;

`So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

But, ye came to Mount Zion, and to a city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of messengers,

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

and the great dragon was cast forth--the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world--he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

for, verily I say to you, till that the heaven and the earth may pass away, one iota or one tittle may not pass away from the law, till that all may come to pass.

and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where <FI>are<Fi> the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night--to the ages of the ages.

yet Michael, the chief messenger, when, with the devil contending, he was disputing about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring up an evil-speaking judgment, but said, `The Lord rebuke thee!'

And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;

God <FI>is<Fi> a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light--we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin;

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

because <FI>it is<Fi> God who said, Out of darkness light <FI>is<Fi> to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness--whose end shall be according to their works.

because in him were the all things created, those in the heavens, and those upon the earth, those visible, and those invisible, whether thrones, whether lordships, whether principalities, whether authorities; all things through him, and for him, have been created,

wherefore he saith, `Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'

and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.

every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

And the messenger answering said to him, `I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death--light arose to them.'

And I saw another messenger flying in mid-heaven, having good news age-during to proclaim to those dwelling upon the earth, and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people,

Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;

and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that <FI>is<Fi> in the Christ;

for in the rising again they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven.

And I saw, and I heard the voice of many messengers round the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders--and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands-- — read the full passage →

And the four living creatures, each by itself severally, had six wings, around and within <FI>are<Fi> full of eyes, and rest they have not day and night, saying, `Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is coming;'

and if any one doth build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw--

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Nazareth,

dost thou think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will place beside me more than twelve legions of messengers?

and he saith to me, `See--not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.'

And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers, — read the full passage →

And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, `And let them bow before him--all messengers of God;'

and he said to them, `I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;

for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

and they shall behold--they of the peoples, and tribes, and tongues, and nations--their dead bodies three days and a half, and their dead bodies they shall not suffer to be put into tombs,

it behoveth, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, of one wife a husband, vigilant, sober, decent, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,

in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;

for I think that God did set forth us the apostles last--as appointed to death, because a spectacle we became to the world, and messengers, and men;

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, <FI>is<Fi> with you all! Amen.

And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise--in your hearts;

for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,

let no one beguile you of your prize, delighting in humble-mindedness and <FI>in<Fi> worship of the messengers, intruding into the things he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you--through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ--who in presence, indeed <FI>am<Fi> humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you, — read the full passage →

I give thanks to my God upon all the remembrance of you,