So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Hebrews 1:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds, And his ministers a flame 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. |
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
And he said, Therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And 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 one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgement was set, and the books were opened.
And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?