But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife,

The Escape to Egypt

Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”

But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,

And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.

Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and leading them out, he said,

But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get ready and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.)

And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly stood near Peter, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And his chains fell off his hands.

When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”

And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

The Seventh Trumpet: Christ’s Reign Foreseen

Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”

And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.