The afternoon passed but the fire still had not started. The prophets continued to act wild [205] until the time came for the evening sacrifice. But nothing happened—there was no answer from Baal. There was no sound. There was no one listening!
Daniel 9:21 - Easy To Read Version While I was praying, the man Gabriel came to me. Gabriel was the person I saw in the vision. {\cf2\super [104]} Gabriel came flying quickly to me. He came at the time of the evening sacrifice. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the former vision, being caused to fly swiftly, came near to me and touched me about the time of the evening sacrifice. [Dan. 8:16.] American Standard Version (1901) yea, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. Common English Bible while I was still speaking this prayer, the man Gabriel approached me at the time of the evening offering. This was the same Gabriel I had seen in my earlier vision. He was weary with exhaustion. Catholic Public Domain Version as I was still speaking in prayer, behold, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly, touched me at the time of the evening sacrifice. English Standard Version 2016 while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice. |
The afternoon passed but the fire still had not started. The prophets continued to act wild [205] until the time came for the evening sacrifice. But nothing happened—there was no answer from Baal. There was no sound. There was no one listening!
It was time for the afternoon sacrifice. So the prophet Elijah went near the altar and prayed, “Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I ask you now to prove that you are the God of Israel. And prove that I am your servant. Show these people that you commanded me to do all these things.
Angels, praise the Lord!\par You angels are the powerful soldiers\par who obey God’s commands.\par You listen to God and obey his commands.\par
God, you made your angels like the wind, {\cf2\super [542]} \par and your servants {\cf2\super [543]} like fire.\par
Lord, accept my prayer.\par Let it be like a gift of burning incense.\par Let it be like the evening sacrifice. {\cf2\super [641]} \par
Seraph angels {\cf2\super [62]} stood around the Lord. Each Seraph angel had six wings. The angels used two of their wings to cover their faces. The angels used two of their wings to cover their feet. And the angels used two of their wings for flying.
The wings of the animals were spread out over them. With two of the wings each animal reached out to touch the animals near it and with the other two wings it covered its body.
\{I would punish that country\} even if Noah, Danel, and Job {\cf2\super [114]} lived there. Those men could save their own lives by their goodness, \{but they could not save the whole country\}.” The Lord my Master said these things.
“Then a hand touched me. When that happened I got on my hands and knees. I was so afraid that I was shaking.
Then the one that looked like a man touched my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, ‘Sir, I am upset and afraid because of what I saw in the vision. {\cf2\super [123]} I feel helpless.
“The one that looked like a man touched me again. When he touched me I felt better.
Then I heard a man’s voice. This voice came from above the Ulai River. The voice called out, “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
While Gabriel was speaking, I fell to the ground and went to sleep. It was a very deep sleep. Then Gabriel touched me and lifted me to my feet.
At about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” This means, “My God, my God, why have you left me alone?” {\cf2\super [431]}
The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I always stand ready before God. God sent me to talk to you and to tell you this good news.
One afternoon about three o’clock, Cornelius saw a vision. {\cf2\super [202]} He saw it clearly. In the vision an angel from God came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
The next day these men came near Joppa. At that time, Peter was going up to the roof to pray. It was about noon.
Suddenly, an angel of the Lord stood there. A light shined in the room. The angel touched Peter on the side and woke him up. The angel said, “Hurry, get up!” The chains fell off Peter’s hands.
One day Peter and John went to the temple {\cf2\super [50]} area. It was three o’clock in the afternoon. This was the time for the daily temple prayer service.
All the angels are spirits who serve God and are sent to help those people who will receive salvation.
In my vision {\cf2\super [71]} I saw the horses and the riders on the horses. They looked like this: They had breastplates that were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow like sulfur. The heads of the horses looked like heads of lions. The horses had fire, smoke, and sulfur coming out of their mouths.