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Luke 1:19
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Luke 1:19
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19 And the angel said to him in reply, “I am Gabriel,[a] who stand before God. I was sent to speak to you and to announce to you this good news.(A)
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- 1:19 I am Gabriel: “the angel of the Lord” is identified as Gabriel, the angel who in Dn 9:20–25 announces the seventy weeks of years and the coming of an anointed one, a prince. By alluding to Old Testament themes in Lk 1:17, 19 such as the coming of the day of the Lord and the dawning of the messianic era, Luke is presenting his interpretation of the significance of the births of John and Jesus.
Revelation 8:2
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Revelation 8:2
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2 And I saw that the seven angels who stood before God were given seven trumpets.(A)
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