He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
Hebrews 1:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Of the angels he says, “Who makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, And his ministers a flame of fire. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Referring to the angels He says, [God] Who makes His angels winds and His ministering servants flames of fire; [Ps. 104:4.] American Standard Version (1901) And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds, And his ministers a flame of fire: Common English Bible He talks about the angels: “He’s the one who uses the spirits for his messengers ” “and who uses flames of fire as ministers.” Catholic Public Domain Version And about the Angels, certainly, he says: "He makes his Angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And to the angels indeed he saith: He that maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. |
He drove out the man; and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.
And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing beside him on his right hand and on his left;
And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Then Elisha prayed, and said, “O Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see.” So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Above him stood the seraphim; each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
A stream of fire issued and came forth from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened.
And the angel answered me, “These are going forth to the four winds of heaven, after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.
Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?