Angel of the Lord

Also known as: his angel / the angel / the angel of the Lord · Role: angel · First appears: Acts 12

Life events

The angel freed Peter from his chains and led him out of prison.(Acts 12 · 📍 prison)
- With: Peter
- “And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.”
Peter passed through the prison wards and escaped through the opened iron gate.(Acts 12 · 📍 the city)
- With: Peter
- “When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.”
Herod was struck by the angel and died after accepting praise as a god.(Acts 12 · 📍 Caesarea)
- With: God
- “And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.”

sender: God “Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.”
subordinate: Peter “And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals.”

Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.