When Zechariah saw him, he was amazed and terrified.
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he put his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m the First and the Last,
Cornelius couldn’t take his eyes off the angel as he asked fearfully, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have gone up like an offering to God, reminding him of how you have devoted your whole life to him.
Mary was troubled by these words; she wondered why the angel had greeted her that way.
When they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were distressed.
