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Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.

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Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying,

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty—
    the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come.”

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11 Each had two pairs of outstretched wings—one pair stretched out to touch the wings of the living beings on either side of it, and the other pair covered its body.

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20 Praise the Lord, you angels,
    you mighty ones who carry out his plans,
    listening for each of his commands.

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24 The wingspan of each of the cherubim was 15 feet, each wing being 7 1⁄2 feet[a] long.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:24 Hebrew 5 cubits [2.3 meters].

The Three Angels

And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

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13 Then I looked, and I heard a single eagle crying loudly as it flew through the air, “Terror, terror, terror to all who belong to this world because of what will happen when the last three angels blow their trumpets.”

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11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God.

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Regarding the angels, he says,

“He sends his angels like the winds,
    his servants like flames of fire.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:7 Ps 104:4 (Greek version).

10 While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying.

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So the angel said to the others standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said, “See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes.”

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21 As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice.

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10 and a river of fire was pouring out,
    flowing from his presence.
Millions of angels ministered to him;
    many millions stood to attend him.
Then the court began its session,
    and the books were opened.

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21 for each had four faces and four wings and what looked like human hands under their wings.

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16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved with them. When they lifted their wings to fly, the wheels stayed beside them.

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24 As they flew, their wings sounded to me like waves crashing against the shore or like the voice of the Almighty[a] or like the shouting of a mighty army. When they stopped, they let down their wings.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:24 Hebrew Shaddai.

The wings of each living being touched the wings of the beings beside it. Each one moved straight forward in any direction without turning around.

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except that each had four faces and four wings.

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Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs.

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The winds are your messengers;
    flames of fire are your servants.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 104:4 Greek version reads He sends his angels like the winds, / his servants like flames of fire. Compare Heb 1:7.

The highest angelic powers stand in awe of God.
    He is far more awesome than all who surround his throne.

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10 Mounted on a mighty angelic being,[a] he flew,
    soaring on the wings of the wind.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:10 Hebrew a cherub.

15 Look, God does not even trust the angels.[a]
    Even the heavens are not absolutely pure in his sight.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:15 Hebrew the holy ones.

18 “If God does not trust his own angels
    and has charged his messengers with foolishness,

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Job’s First Test

One day the members of the heavenly court[a] came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Accuser, Satan,[b] came with them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:6a Hebrew the sons of God.
  2. 1:6b Hebrew and the satan; similarly throughout this chapter.

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