Suddenly many other angels came down from heaven and joined in praising God. They said:

After the angels had left and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about.”

The Scriptures say: ‘God will tell his angels to take care of you. They will catch you in their arms, and you will not even hurt your feet on the stones.’ ”

If you are ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of his Father and the holy angels.

Telling Others about Christ

(Matthew 10.32,33; 12.32; 10.19,20)

If you tell others that you belong to me, the Son of Man will tell God's angels that you are my followers.

Jesus said, “In the same way God's angels are happy when even one person turns to him.”

The poor man died, and angels took him to the place of honor next to Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

or die. They will be like the angels and will be God's children, because they have been raised to life.

but did not find the body of Jesus. They came back, saying they had seen a vision of angels who told them that he is alive.