The angelrepliedto me, "Theseare the fourspiritsof heaven,goingforthafterstandingbeforethe Lordof allthe earth,
AfterthisI sawfourangelsstandingat the fourcornersof the earth,holding backthe fourwindsof the earth,sothat nowindwould blowon the earthoron the seaoron anytree.
Are they not allministeringspirits,sentout to render servicefor the sakeof thosewho willinheritsalvation?
And of the angelsHe says,"WHO MAKESHIS ANGELSWINDS,AND HIS MINISTERSA FLAMEOF FIRE."
Then He saidto me, "Prophesyto the breath,prophesy,sonof man,and sayto the breath,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Comefrom the fourwinds,O breath,and breatheon theseslain,that they cometo life."'"
"And He will send forthHis angelswith A GREATTRUMPETand THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHERHis electfrom the fourwinds,from one endof the skyto the other.
Then he said,"Theseare the twoanointedoneswho are standingby the Lordof the wholeearth."
"A riverof firewas flowingAnd comingout from beforeHim; Thousandsupon thousandswere attendingHim, And myriadsupon myriadswere standingbeforeHim; The courtsat,And the bookswere opened.
Danielsaid,"I was lookingin my visionby night,and behold,the fourwindsof heavenwere stirringup the greatsea.
"For your husbandis your Maker,Whose nameis the LORDof hosts;And your Redeemeris the HolyOneof Israel,Who is calledthe Godof allthe earth.
The chariotsof Godare myriads,thousandsupon thousands;The Lordis among them [as at] Sinai,in holiness.
Now there was a daywhen the sonsof Godcameto presentthemselves beforethe LORD,and Satanalsocameamongthem.
Micaiah said,"Therefore,hearthe wordof the LORD.I sawthe LORDsittingon His throne,and allthe hostof heavenstandingby Him on His rightand on His left.
The angelansweredand saidto him, "I amGabriel,who standsin the presenceof God,and I have been sentto speakto you and to bringyou thisgood news.
"Seethat you do not despiseoneof theselittle ones,for I sayto you that their angelsin heavencontinuallyseethe faceof My Fatherwho is in heaven.
"For whohas despisedthe dayof smallthings?But thesesevenwill be gladwhen they seethe plumblinein the handof Zerubbabel--[these are] the eyesof the LORDwhichrangeto and frothroughoutthe earth."
Then the cherubimliftedup their wingswith the wheelsbesidethem, and the gloryof the Godof Israelhoveredoverthem.
Fireand hail,snowand clouds;Stormywind,fulfillingHis word;
So He said,"Goforthand standon the mountainbeforethe LORD."And behold,the LORDwas passingby! And a greatand strongwindwas rendingthe mountainsand breakingin piecesthe rocksbeforethe LORD;[but] the LORD[was] not in the wind.And afterthe windan earthquake,[but] the LORD[was] not in the earthquake.
"Behold,the arkof the covenantof the Lordof allthe earthis crossingoveraheadof you into the Jordan.
I will bringupon Elamthe fourwindsFrom the fourendsof heaven,And will scatterthem to allthesewinds;And therewill be nonationTo whichthe outcastsof Elamwill not go.
"But as soon as he has arisen,his kingdomwill be brokenup and parceledout toward the fourpointsof the compass,though not to his [own] descendants,noraccording to his authoritywhichhe wielded,for his sovereigntywill be uprootedand [given] to othersbesidesthem.
Now I liftedup my eyesagainand looked,and behold,fourchariotswere comingforthfrom betweenthe twomountains;and the mountains[were] bronzemountains.
