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NASB | Matthew 22:30 "For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:30 "For in the resurrection neither do men marry nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven [who do not marry nor produce children]. |
Subject: female angels |
Bible Note: "Now I am wondering why you say that. The idea of angels witnessing the descent of the Holy Spirit, I have never heard of. Perhaps you can provide a cross-reference to it." This salvation was the subject of the search and investigation of the prophets who spoke of the grace you were to receive, searching out the time and circumstances for which the Spirit of Christ, bearing witness in them, was revealing the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow them. It was revealed to them that it was for your sake and not their won that they were acting as servants delivering the message which has now been announced to you by those who preached to you the gospel through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even the angels long to catch a glimpse of these things. (1 Peter 1:9-12) WHO PREACHED TO YOU THE GOSPEL THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT SENT FROM HEAVEN. EVEN THE ANGELS LONG TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THESE THINGS. Did the Holy Spirit come to one prophet or to several? If to several, did He revealed everything all at once to all or was it individual revelation? If individual revelation, was He sent once to wait about until the last prophet or was He sent to each individual prophet during each prophet's individual corporal existence? We have one or two choices: a) the Holy Spirit was sent from Heaven once to the first prophet and remained on earth awaiting the corporal birth of each succeeding prophet (single occurrence--multi-revelations or single occurrence--individual revelation), or b) the Holy Spirit was sent from Heaven to each individual prophet as God inducted them into His service (multiple occurrences--individual revelation). Since everything is possible to God either situation may have occurred. But through the Scriptures it is revealed that God came to each individual prophet (even the ones that were contemporaries of others): hence multiple individual revelations: hence the Holy Spirit was sent multiple times! How I connect the angels witnessing the Holy Spirit and not searching the Scriptures for discernment: Holy Spirit -- Heavenly Host (for God is the Host of hosts) angels -- sentient beings aware of God and God's Plan (to the point of God's revelations to them!) The angels were not kept in a vacuum; the angels were used by God to bring the news at several different times of the history of God's people, towards the birth of Jesus, at the resurrection of Jesus, at the ascension of Jesus, and throughout the establishment of the Church. Why the prophets and not the angels: THIS SALVATION WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE SEARCH AND INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPHETS who spoke of the grace you were to receive, SEARCHING OUT THE TIME AND CIRCUMSTANCES for which the Spirit of Christ, bearing witness in them, was revealing the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow them. It is clear from this passage that the prophets not the angels were searching, investigating, studying... Now I do find it interesting that someone other than Aixen7z4 has replied to this post: "Aixen is expressing the understanding that angels have no gender and no known interest in sex." So are you Aixen or is this someone else responding to the post as Aixen? God Bless! Angel |