And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!
Luke 2:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then suddenly there appeared with the angel an army of the troops of heaven (a heavenly knighthood), praising God and saying, American Standard Version (1901) And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Common English Bible Suddenly a great assembly of the heavenly forces was with the angel praising God. They said, Catholic Public Domain Version And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the celestial army, praising God and saying, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God, and saying: |
And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it!
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;
when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands, the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.
Then the Spirit lifted me up, and as the glory of the Lord arose from its place, I heard behind me the sound of a great earthquake;
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.
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!”
that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places.
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of our religion: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?
It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things which have now been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.
Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,