Luke 2:9

An angel appeared with the glory of the Lord, and the shepherds were terrified. It matters because the announcement of the Savior comes with the awesome glory of God.

Cross-references · 26

• Isa 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
• 2 Cor 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• Rev 18:1After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
• 1 Kgs 8:11so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
• Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
• Judg 6:11–12Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
• Acts 5:19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
• Exod 40:34–35Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
• John 12:41Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
• Matt 1:20But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
• Luke 24:4While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
• Acts 22:6–9About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
• Acts 26:13–14About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
• Isa 40:5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
• Ezek 3:23So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
• Luke 1:28The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
• Rev 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
• Acts 12:7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
• 1 Tim 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
• Exod 16:10And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
• Exod 16:7and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we that you should grumble against us?”
• Luke 1:11–12Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
• Isa 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
• Isa 6:3–5And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
• 2 Cor 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• Heb 12:21The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”

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