Are the seven sacraments ordained bygod for catholics only and only two of them for anglicans?

Why is Mary called the Blessed Virgin Mary?

Our Blessed Mother, Mary is full of grace for many reasons. Of all humans after the Fall from grace of Adam and Eve, Mary alone was the only person born without the stain of original sin. This was allowed byGod Almighty in preparation for choosing her to be the Mother of Jesus, Mary still had a choice when the angel appeared to her at the Annunciation, and then she agrred to accept to be the woman that would become the Mother of the Living God. Again she was filled with grace as the shadow of the Holy Spirit came over her to plant the seed that would become Jesus. Next came the acceptance of Joseph in faith and obedience to be her spouse, the earthly"Father" of Jesus and protector of Mary and Jesus. Mary lived by faith her whole life,and faith is a given grace, not an intellectual choice. She was the Mother, but was taught by her Son. Her final grace while still on this earth was the Assumption.Rather than the cold of the grave, she was assumed into Heaven, there to be crowned Queen of Heaven. We also believe Mary to be "ever Vigin" Spotless before birth and pure for all eternity

What is the climax of the story in the book of lamentations?

Lamentations isn't a "story." It's an ongoing prophecy of the hardships endured byGod's scattered people in the world... begging and pleading for His Grace, Mercy and Forgiveness for their transgressions against Him.It's generations old, actually.Man's suffering has been going on sinceAdam and Eve chose the wrong god to worship -- and failed to repent of it; blaming God... blamingeach other -- instead of accepting the responsibility for their own actions.Lamentations is a voicingof WHYGod's people have suffered... and if the world could see it; WHY the world is suffering due to its forsaking of its Creator."For Jerusalem sinned so horribly [sin is the breaking ofGod's Commandments- I John3:4]; therefore she is tossed away like dirty rags. All who honored her despise her now, for they have seen her stripped naked andhumiliated. She groans and hides her face." (Lam.1:8 LVB Living Bible)Lamentations is a timeless warning for all nations to repent and turn to God for their Salvation. And it's a little frightening how accurately it describes America's plight in these last days:"O Lord, remember all that has befallen us; see what sorrows we must bear! Our homes, our nation, now are filled with foreigners. We are orphans - our fathers dead, our mothers widowed. We must even pay for water to drink; our fuel is sold to us at the highest of prices... Our fathers sinned but died before the hand of Judgment fell. We have borne the blow that they deserved! ...Our glory is gone. The crown is fallen from our head. WOE UPON US FOR OUR SINS... Turn us around and bring us back to you again! That is our only Hope! Give us back the joys we used to have! Or have you utterly rejected us? Are you angry with us still?" (Lam.5 LVB)That's the climax of Lamentations -- a plea to God to 'turn us around!' For 'THATIS THE ONLY HOPE' for God's people and the nations of the world.But, as Jeremiah's lamentation is still lamenting to this day... so, do the nations of the world, clinging to their sins, stumble on in their sorrows; seemingly ignorant of the reason for it.

Why Was Lucifer thrown from heaven?

It is mentioned a few times.Revelation 12:7-9 says:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. Isaiah 14:12 says:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.Luke 10:18 says:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Where is being homeless illegal?

Ah! Finally. A question that's really in my wheelhouse......what with me having a pretty-much-fulltime, now, ministry to the homeless (and disabled vets, and the indigent elderly, and the prostituted, and recent parolees, and single moms with children and/or families in poverty, and others similarly in need)!It's not a law, written in any city's or county's ordinances, or in any state's statutes, or in federal law, that it's illegal to be homeless. In other words, it's not statutorily illegal, anywhere in the US, to be homeless.However, because of the way that the homeless are treated in some places; and/or because of laws that are on the books in some places, but which are not, at least on paper, aimed directly at the homeless, yet which are nevertheless routinely used by police to harass the homeless......the net effect is much the same as if it were actually illegal to be homeless.So, then, whenever anyone says it's illegal to be homeless, somewhere, what they actually mean is that because of the way the homeless are treated by police (and often the courts, too), there, it's effectively the same as if it were illegal to be homeless there... even though there are not actually any laws, there, which specifically make it illegal to be homeless.Actually, for those of us old enough to remember, in places where law enforcement use against the homeless laws not really aimed at the homeless to nevertheless harass them......it's a little bit like it was in the sixties in the south where whites would create create and use certain laws which were not expressly aimed, at least in the language of said laws, at blacks; but which, because of how they were applied by white law enforcement, effectively deprived blacks of their rights, liberties and sometimes even their lives. And by that I don't necessarily mean "Jim Crow" laws, which actually expressed, in their words, the whole nasty business of "separate but equal." Those were bad, too. Rather, I mean laws which, on their face, seemed innocuous, and not necessarily aimed at blacks, but which, because of both the true reality of things, and the way said laws were applied, were, at least effectiively, aimed at blacks.That's the sort of thing that's going on today, in some cities, with the homeless. And so that's why some anti-homelessness and help-the-homeless activists say that it'll illegal to be homeless in such places. It isn't technically illegal in such places, but it's effectively illegal.Every year or so, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, along with the National Coalition for the Homeless, releas a report of the top 10 or 20 cities where it's the worst to be homeless. Sometimes the report calls those cities the "meanest" toward the homeless.What happens is that cities enact laws which make it illegal to do really basic human things... like, for example, eating, sleeping or sitting in public places. And then law enforcement uses those laws to target and single-out the homeless for doing those things. What makes activists say that such laws effectively make it illegal to be homeless is that if a person who's obviously not homeless -- like an office worker, for example, simply on his/her lunch break -- were to sit in some of those same public places and eat his/her lunch, the police would do nothing. But if an obviously homeless person sits down in a public place and eats whatever s/he has scrounged-up for a mean, police will arrest him/her pursuant to a local ordinance prohibiting eating in public places. They're unfair (and unusually unconstitutional) laws which are selectively enforced so that they're mostly aimed at the homeless......and so that's what makes activists say that it's effecitvely illegal to be homeless in such places.Another law that a lot of cities are now enacting prohibits feeding groups of more than five or so people in public places, like parks. Homeless shelters and activists and church groups often feed the homeless on Saturdays, for example, in public parks; but many cities are now outlawing that. There was a big fuss in Orlando, Florida about that just relatively recently. Orlando is also famous for outlawing panhandling by the homeless; and offering, instead, to have what are effectively parking meters in certain areas which people may use to donate to the homeless so that they don't have to panhandle. But the money actually raised by such ridiculous measures usually isn't enough to even pay for the personnel to maintain them, and retrieve the money from them.In some cities, police will stop homeless persons who are pushing around a shopping cart with all their possessions in it, and will then arrest him/her for theft of said cart from whatever grocery store has its name on said cart. Gratefully, many grocery stores have sent letters to local law enforcement and prosecutors saying that they will not cooperate with such prosecutions; and if called upon to testify in court, they'll say that they gave the homeless person permission to use their cart, even though they actually didn't. So, in many cities, the shopping cart tactic, by police, was stopped. Still, that's an example of the kind of harassment of the homeless that police do which, in turn, causes activists to characterize such places as being places where it's "illegal" to be homeless.Another thing at which cities aim their laws, and law enforcement is big on arresting the homeless for doing, is setting-up encampments or tent cities......even though there are at least a few cities, now, which, because the number of homeless is increasing so fast, have actually officially set aside some space where the homeless can set-up their tents.The 2009 report that I just mentionedcited a 7 percent increase in laws prohibiting "camping," in cities across the US; an 11 percent increase in laws prohibiting loitering, a 6 percent increase in laws prohibiting begging and a 5 percent increase in laws prohibiting aggressive panhandling. All such laws, though, the courts have ruled, over and over, again, are flat-out unconstitutional. The cities know, though, that the homeless certainly don't have the money to sue to get the courts to declare them unconstitutional; and the ACLU and others are so busy that it's hard to get them to take such cases; and the non-profit organizations which help the homeless are all strapped for cash and can't pay lawyers; and it's very difficult to find attorneys who are willing to donate their services to fight the good fight.Sometimes good things happen, though. Not too terribly long ago, a Fresno, California attorney helped get a federal court to rule that it's illegal -- unconstitutional, in fact -- for law enforcement (the lawsuit was aimed at the city of Los Angeles, but the ruling affects all cities) to collect and then throw away the unattended possessions of the homeless left on the street while said homeless go find food, or use the restroom, or whatever. Under that ruling, cities which collect the possessions of the homeless must now store them for a certain number of days; and then make them available to the homeless who subsequently claim them. Sadly, a new lawsuit was filed just very recently seeking to overturn that federal court ruling, so it remains to be seen how much longer cities will be required to do that.Cities pass such laws -- and/or then have law enforcement selectively enforce both them, and existing laws -- because they find the homeless to be "unsightly." They also don't want the homeless panhandling on the streets, or hanging around in public parks because, frankly, some of them really are a little scary. Many of them are drunk or under the influence of some substance, and so when normal citizens are simply walking down the street on their way to work, or when mothers are simply trying to take their children to play in the park, the under-the-influence homeless are aggressively panhandling, or are doing things like urinating on trees and doing other things that mothers just don't want their children to see. And by "aggressive" panhandling, I mean really aggressive. Some homeless will stand-up and start following people who refuse to give them money; they'll yell at and sometimes even threaten them.And cities just don't want that. Even I, an anti-homelessness activist, and pro-homeless advocate, don't like to see those things; and don't believe that tent cities are ever a good idea. However, everybody -- including the homeless -- have to be somewhere... occupying space on the surface of the planet. We can't, as a society, simply relegate them to the effective scrap heap just because we don't like seeing them. They're human beings, fortheloveofgod, and we must treat them, too, with decency and dignity. They're the very persons whom Christ commanded us to help.And though even I hate to see the homeless on the streets, panhandling, pushing around shopping carts full of their possessions, sleeping in doorways, intimidating moms and kids in parks, setting-up unsightly tent cities and encampments, etc.,......the bottom line is that until and unless cities respond, properly, to the crisis by providing enough shelter and housing for the homeless so that they don't have to live on the streets, then cities need to bygod stop making it effectively illegal for them to so do.Some who hate the homeless say that they should just "get a job;" or that they should "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps." Such persons, though, don't really understand homelessness.Many who are homeless are mentally ill, and so can't work. Many have substance abuse problems which, yes, may have been their own fault and doing at first, but for which they now need serious professional help in order to kick. Some had perfectly good jobs, but got laid-off because of the economy, and simply couldn't find another job. Some lost their homes -- sometimes even bigger and nicer homes than those who say they should just "get a job" live in -- but lost them due to the housing bubble and then crash, and the foreclosure crisis. Many who are homeless are single mothers with children who were full-time at-home moms, but whose husbands left them, divorced them, or sometimes even died for whatever reason. The reasons people become homeless are many and varied; and are often because of nothing they did wrong.As for why they don't just "get a job," or why they can't just "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps," those who say such things should walk a mile in the shoes of the homeless for a mere day or two and see just how difficult -- and mostly just time-consuming and wearing on one's soul -- it is. We who have homes, and cars, and jobs, and normal lives take for granted our empowerment; and don't stop to think that many of us are but a paycheck or two from homelessness ourselves. There, then, but for the grace of God, go I.We don't stop to think how different our lives would be if we didn't know where we were going to lay our heads at night, or where our next meal was coming from. We don't stop to think how hard it would be to navigate life if we didn't have a place to put our stuff. We don't stop to consider how hard it would be to get a job if we didn't have an address; or if our address were known to employers to be that of a homeless shelter.When you become homeless, it starts to show in your appearance, even if you scrub-up and wear your best clothes, and your least worn-out shoes for a job interview.When you become homeless, you have no place where you can receive a phone call (other than maybe the homeless shelter's phone, which you don't want a potential employer calling).When you're homeless, you have no computer at which to sit down and job hunt; which is a problem since very few jobs are advertised in the newspaper, anymore... it's all online, now.When you're homeless, you have no place to put your stuff while you go on a job interview because most shelters kick everyone -- and their possessions -- back out onto the street every morning.When you're homeless, and when the city has oppressive laws which keep you from hanging-out downtown, where the homeless services tend to be located, you end-up spending most of your day walking from wherever you sleep at night to said services; or to a soup kitchen where you can get a meal. Just exactly when, then, are you supposed to find the time to go on a job interview; or even if you could, how do you go without smelling of sweat from all that walking?Even if you're in a homeless shelter, many shelters are located at the outermost edges of their cities, pushed there by said cities because, again, they just don't want the homeless hanging around downtown. And so, again, walking, walking, walking, just to get to services and/or meals.And even if there is a shelter, or a rescue mission, many of them are operated by ultra-conservative Christians... often Pentecostals who require the homeless who live there to sit through Bible study, go to chapel, and turn their palms to the heavens and sing and dance and praise Jesus. While that may be fine if the homeless person is, himself/herself, Pentecostal, it's absolutelynot fine for most everyone else. In fact, it's criminal, in my opinion, for a homeless shelter or rescue mission to require their residents to not merely be Christian, but to also actively and fairly aggressively practice it in order to avail themselves of services! Everyone, regardless of faith tradition -- or even no faith at all -- should be welcome, and should not have to jump through religious hoops in order to have a meal and a place to sleep. Shelters and missions which receive government funds are actually breaking the law when they do that, and I'm one of the activists who reports them to authorities whenever I discover that they're doing it. And, remember: I'm Christian -- a chaplain, with a Christian ministry to the homeless -- and even I think it's wrong to force Christianity on the homeless and/or, especially, to make it a condition of providing services.Sadly, though, that's how it is in most cities; and so the homeless who just won't tolerate being treated that way will refuse to come in out of the cold and live in such shelters or rescue missions. Yes, of course, there are some homeless who refuse to live in such places because they don't like the rules; and/or, more often, because they have an addiction which they can't, of course, satisfy if they're in a shelter. There will always be a certain number of homeles -- usually, then, chronically homeless -- like that.Most homeless, though, want a shelter bed; and then, from there, to be placed in some sort of what HUD calls a "rapid rehousing" home or apartment that's more long-term and permanent. The problem is that there just aren't enough out there. Most shelters in most cities are always full, with a line outside. The waiting list to get-in to most shelters and rescue missions -- even the Pentecostal-run ones -- is days, weeks or even months long. There's simply no place to put the homeless in most cities......and the cities -- many of which don't really understand homelessness -- often respond by either creating new laws, or selectively enforcing old ones, which make it, effectively, "illegal" to be homeless in them.According to the aforementioned report, the following ten cities have long histories of making people feel like it's effectively "illegal" to be homeless there...Tampa, FLNew Orleans, LAFresno, CALas Vegas, NVHonolulu, HILos Angeles, CASan Jose, CASeattle, WAStockton, CASpringfield, MA...but there are many, many more. Missing from the list, I notice, is Sarasota, Florida, which has long been known to harass the homeless. In fact, very recently, the city attorney, there, advised the police chief that some of what he was having his officers do to the homeless is unconstitutional; and so an order was just issued to Sarasota police officers to back-off on harassing the homeless they way they've been.And I notice that Little Rock, Arkansas isn't on the above list. It's always been known as one of the worst offender cities! What happens, though, is that cities sometimes slide down or rise up a few notches on the top-ten list from report to report; but they never stop being among the worst and meanest cities in which to be homeless! In fact, trust me: Find a list of the top 20 (rather than just the top 10) worst and meanest cities in which to be homeless, and you'll find both Sarasota and Little Rock on it!Part of my frustration, as an activist, is that HUD -- which pretty much controls everything regarding homelessness -- doesn't really care as much about the problem as it wants everyone to think. Evidence of that may be seen in the simple fact that it forces the every-two-year counts of the homeless to be at night, in January, when it's always cold and the homeless are hunkered-down somewhere and difficult to find... thereby ensuring that they'll be undercounted.Once one gets involved with the whole HUD world regarding homelessness, one quickly begins to notice that everyone there is more about doing studies and reports and assessing the problem......but no one's actually fixing it! The bottom line solution to homelessness is a home. Simple as that. We, as a nation, need to be spending our money on that, and not on studies and paperwork which chokes the life out of cash-strapped homeless helping agencies, and contributes to their underpaid workers' unavoidable "compassion fatigue."In the "sources and related links" section of this web page, below, I've places a few links to some articles and other resources that should better help the reader, here, to understand the problem.

Has anyone heard about Marwin High School?

IMPORTANT: The original first answer, futher down herein, was clearly written by a diploma millist and/or supporters/shills thereof. The "new amended answer," immediately below, is written by a professional educational consultant and anti-degree/diploma-mill and consumer-protection activist. Please believe only the "new amended answer." Yes, it's long, but the reader will emerge from it fully understanding high school accreditation, and how not to get ripped-off by diploma mills like Marwin High School.NEW AMENDED ANSWERFirst a warning to the millists and/or shills who have so irresponsibly written the below original first answer...I will be immediately notified by email of any changes to this page; and now that it's on my radar, I will not allow any more misleading lies to be told to hapless consumers and diploma seekers by good-for-nothing diploma milists and their shills like you. I will restore this page to its present state as many times as it takes, more or less immediately after you vandalize it, until an admin finally locks it, which I will request immediately after the very first time you change anything, here.I'm not saying I won't allow additions to the page; this place is all about such additions. I'm not claiming this page for my own. I'm simply saying that I won't allow any more lies. The stakes are too high; people looking for real high school diplomas can be too harmed by such lies. I simply won't per mit them; and I'll ask an admin to lock this page, if that's what it takes to stop them. The admins, here, know me; they know my work, and that I am protecting consumers from your likes.So, then, please know that, in the end, it will do you no good to change anything here as your kind always tries to do in order to undo and remove such as my provably accurate consumer protection information here which they know so harms them.TO THE READER: Marwin High School is notaccredited. That, alone, is reason enough to stay away from it because at least in the United States, virtually no employer, no college/university, and certainly not any US federal or state/local government agency will accept an unaccredited high school diploma. Period.Moreover, most employers, colleges/universities and government will only accept high school diplomas that are "regionally" (and not "nationally") accredited by one of the six big US "regional" accreditors that are approved by the US Department of Education (USDE).To get some perspective, please know that virtually every local, traditional, community, in-classroom-style public elementary, middle and high school that's operated by city and county school districts all across America are all -- every last one of them -- "regionally" accredited. Every single one.Most large private K-12 schools, too -- such as Roman Catholic elementary and high schools, just to name one well-known kind -- are usually also "regionally" accredited.So, too, are all of America's public/state colleges/universities "regionally" accredited; and so are even most of the private colleges/universities in every single US state also "regionally" accredited.Yes, there is such a thing as USDE-approved "national" accreditation; and "national" accreditation is very, very good in terms of its educational and other standards. Truth is, "national" accreditation standards are easily on par, in most cases, with "regional" accreditation ones. Certainly at the college/university level, it is more acceptable (than at the high school level) to employers and others for a certificate, diploma or degree to be from a school that's either "nationally" or "regionally" accredited by an agency that's USDE-approved, or that's approved by the USDE-sanctioned Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).Said another way: At the college/university (also known as "post-secondary") level, USDE- and CHEA-approved "regional" accreditation is unquestionably best; however USDE- and/or CHEA-approved "national" accreditation will usually also be acceptable, too.However -- and this is important -- at the high school level, only "regional" (and not "national") accrediation, by one of the US's six big USDE-approved "regional" accreditors will do. Period.That means that even though there are some excellent "nationally" accredited high schools out there, one would be foolish to enroll in any of them.Even two of the biggest online high schools in the US -- Penn Foster College's high school, and its direct competitor Ashworth College's "James Madison High Schhool" -- both know that only "regional" accreditation will do at the high school level. Both the Penn Foster and Ashworth colleges, themselves, are "nationally" (and not "regionally") accredited. However, when they both decided to start also offering high school diplomas, they knew better than to get their high schools only "nationally" accredited, like their colleges are only "nationally" accredited. Yes, they both got their high schools "nationally" accredited; but they both knew that employers, colleges/universities and government only accept "regionally" accredited high schoold diplomas. So, both colleges made sure that their high schools were not only "nationally" accredited, but also "regionally" accredited. Since their "regional" accrediation trumps "national" accreditation, the consumer/diploma-seeker can just ignore the two colleges' high schools' "national" accreditation. Only their "regional" accreditation matters.So, then, bottom line: Only ever get a "regionally" accredited high school diploma. It matters not if said diploma is from an online or in-classroom high school. All that matters is that the high school is "regionally" (and not "nationally") accredited.Maybe someday employers, colleges/universities and government will finally realize that "national" accreditation is, in reality, just as good as "regional" accreditation; however, until that day comes, do not fiddle around with "nationally" accredited high school diplomas. Please! Get only a diploma from a "regionally" accredited either online or in-classroom high school.Marwin "High School" (yes, the quotation marks are intended as derisive commentary, because Marwin's not really even a high school) is not accredited by any agency that's approved by either USDE or CHEA. Marwin is, then, not really accredited, at all.Despite one of the millist claims(lies) in the below original first answer, Marwin is not even "nationally" accredited. The so-called "accreditor" which Marwin claims is not one of the USDE-approved "national" accreditors. It is, in fact, fake/bogus.Additionally, Marwin's BBB rating -- even if Marwin were "accredited" by the BBB -- means nothing. Millists use BBB status all the time to try to make themselves look credible. However, the BBB does not do educational accreditation. Even if an educational provider is "BBB accredited," that is not the same thing as actual educational accreditation. However, because the BBB was foolish enough to use that word -- accreditation -- and because millists are so desperate to appear to be accredited to unwary consumers, said millists have glommed-onto BBB "accreditation" (or at least a high BBB rating) as a sign of credibility.Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, as the ABC television network's "20/20" newsmagazine program reported back in 2010 (and nothing, trust me, has changed since that time), the BBB, itself, is something of a racket which gives those willing to pay it high ratings, and all others low ones. Down in the "sources and related links" area of this page, below, I have placed a link to that 20/20 article for the reader's reference.So, then, bottom line: Marwin is not, I repeat, accredited, at all. Its alleged "accreditor" (quotation marks, again, as derisive commentary) is International Association for Online Education Accreditation (IAOEA), which is completely fake/bogus, and entirely made-up. Its website is obviously just a website template, utilizing a photo that's from a stock image company; and it contains nowhere near enough information to be taken seriously as a real accreditation website. Additionally, USDE- and/or CHEA-approved institutional accreditation is, by and large, not an international sort of thing. Accreditors based on course delivery modality, or programmatic content exist (but are still rare); but institutional accreditation tends to be a country-by-country sort of thing. So IAOEA's being "international," and trying to accredit the whole of Marwin, as an institution, is a dead giveaway that it's just all bogus.So, then, Marwin's not accredited. Period. And because it is so important for any high school diploma in the US to be not only accredited, but specifically "regionally" accredited, the fact that Marwin is not accredited, at all, is reason enough to steer clear of it. If that's reason enough for you, then you don't really even need to continue reading, here. However, since an informed consumer is a smart and self-protected one, I most strongly recommend that you finish reading this answer.Though Marwin's not being accredited, at all, should be reason enough to stay away from it, as it happens, there's yet another excellent reason to avoid Marwin at all costs, and that's because Marwin isn't even a high school. In fact, Marwin is a good-for-nothing diploma mill!Even if it offered actual classes which those who don't know any better would swear is real high-school-quality coursework (which it doesn't, by the way; but I'm just saying that even if it did), the fact that Marwin claims accreditation by a completely fake/bogus accreditor -- and, even more than that, the fact that it extols the virtues of an entire list of fake/bogus accreditors on its website's "accreditation" (again, quotation marks intended as derisive commentary) page; as well as flat-out lies about what accreditation both is and means on that page -- indicates that Marwin is simply not credible, and that it lacks even the most basic level of integrity which a high school must have in order to be trustworthy.Also, present on that page, in that list of accreditors, is an example of a classic tactic used by millists when trying to convice hapless site visitors of their credibility and alleged accrediation: The inclusion in lists of bogus things, things that are credible. We see intermingled in that list both bogus accreditors and real ones. This is a well-known "credibility by association" sort of tactic used by millists to confuse site visitors who may be learning about accreditation, and so may know the names of a few real accreditors. Including said names of real and credible accreditors in lists of completely fake/bogus ones gives the latter the appearance of credibility in the minds of those who don't know any better.We see a similar "credibility by association" tactic often used on fake/bogus accreditor websites wherein the bogus school which contained a link to said bogus accreditor's website is listed among real and credible schools on the bogus accreditor's website's list of schools which it allegedly accredits. Again, the hope is that the site visitor who doesn't know any better will see well-known and credible schools on the same list as the bogus one, and so will assume that the bogus one is as credible as the real and actually credible ones!Of course, the most telling thing, even without verifying Marwin's accreditation and seeing if it's actually worth anything (something I'll explain how to do in a moment), is that all one has to do is take some tests, pay some money, and get one's high school diploma in as few as 12 -- count 'em, TWELVE -- days. Ha!What a joke! No legitimate high school -- and I mean NONE of them, not even unaccredited but nevertheless credible ones -- would ever offer such a ridiculous thing. Testing-out of entire academic credentials is the classic modus operandi of diploma/degree mills. With the sole exception of the sort of thing described on the website "BA in Four Weeks," entire academic credentials simply may not be tested-out of. They just can't. It's a myth.So, too, is a myth the whole business of "life experience" counting sufficiently toward any legitimate academic credential that it may be entirely earned thereby. Degree mills use that one all the time. They'll tell you that if you send them your resume, plus transcripts from any college courses you've ever taken, they can be combined to earn a degree from your "life experience;" that is, as long as you pay the big dollars. It's "buying" a degree... and a fake one, to boot! The mills count on the fact that many real, legitimate and accredited colleges/universities actually will offer course credit for life/work experience. What those who fall for the millists' sale pitch don't realize is that even at the most liberal/open-minded of the schools which offer course credit for life/work experience, a maximum of only around 30 semester credit hours -- just one of a typical bachelors degree's four years worth of credit -- from life/work experience is allowed. And, worse, the procedure for getting the school to award it is usually so daunting that most students quickly figure out that it would be easier/faster to just take the courses, and be done with it... especially true if one must pay the same amount of money to the school regardless which way the credit is earned.So-called "life experience" credit at the high schoollevel is simply never awarded by legitimate, accredited high schools... even the online ones. Never! So if you encounter a high school that's offering it, STAY AWAY! Said school is positively fake.Speaking of my use of the phrase "even online ones," as if there was something sub-standard about "online" (as opposed to "in-classroom") schools......it's important for me to make this point: There is no difference between an "online" and an "in-classroom" school, as long as the school is accredited by a USDE- and/or CHEA-approved agency. Simple as that.Online has gotten a bad reputation in the minds of people who don't know any better because, yes, it's true, all diploma/degree mills are "online." But it's an "all thumbs are fingers, but all fingers are not thumbs" sort of thing. All diploma/degree mills are online, but not all online schools are diploma/degree mills. Heck, even Harvard and Yale now offer entire degrees online. And in 2009, USDE commissioned a study which found that online students tended to be more self-disciplined and harder working; and tended to do generally better, overall, than their in-classroom counterparts.Online diploma and degree programs are identical to the in-classroom ones; but the trick is to ensure that the school -- regardless whether it's of the online or in-classroom type -- is accredited by a USDE- and/or CHEA-approved agency. Do that, and there's no possibility of being ripped-off by a diploma/degree mill.Diploma mills love the Internet because it's so much easiser to create an impressive-looking website than it is to create an impressive-looking actual school campus in the real/physical world. Back before the Internet, mills had to advertise in the backs of magazines, on placards up near the ceiling on city buses, and on the backs of matchbook covers. It was sad, too, because some real and truly accredited distance learning (usually correspondence) schools also advertised in those places. So, even back then it was hard for consumers/diploma-seekers to tell what was real and trustworthy, and what was really only a rip-off... like Marwin.On today's Internet's worldwide web, it's even harder than ever for consumers/diploma-seekers! Millists and their shills, like the ones who posted the original first answer, below, are able to fool people as never before. They know that there's been enough in the news in recent years about the importance of accreditation that they need to claim to be accredited; but they count on the consumer/diploma-seeker's ignorance of how accreditation actually works -- and also the ease with which a fake/bogus accreditor can be made to look credible on the Internet -- to help them still fool people.That's what they've tried to do, here, below; and also with Marwin's indeed impressive-looking, but nevertheless completely fake/bogus high school website; and also the equally-impressive-looking website of its fake/bogus accreditor. DO NOT BE FOOLED!Always, always, always look-up any high school -- be it online or in-classroom -- on the website of whichever of the six big US "regional" accreditors covers the state in which said high school is physically located. Yes, it takes a few moments to first figure out which US "regional" accreditor covers the state in which the high school is physically located; and then it takes another few moments to figure out what is said accredtior's website. Once you've done those two things, though, it takes only seconds to interrogate the online database of the accreditor, on its website, to see if the high school in question is really and truly "regionally" accredited.If the high school in question does not appear in the database of accredited high schools on the website of the "regional" accreditor which covers the state in which the high school is physically located, then said high school is notaccredited, no matter what it claims on its website.Fortunately for college/university (and other post-secondary) certificate, diploma and degree seekers, it's much easier to look-up schools and make sure they're accredited by a USDE- and/or CHEA-approved agency. Both USDE and CHEA maintain higher education online databases of accredited post-secondary schools; and said databases are really easy for anyone with a web browser and a computer connected to the Internet to quickly access and then use. Once one gets the hang of it, one can look-up any post-secondary school and see if it's accredited by a USDE- and/or CHEA-approved agency in literally just seconds. Seriously: that fast.Down in the "sources and related links" section of this web page, I have provided links to the USDE and CHEA databases of post-secondary schools that are either "regionally" or "nationally" accredited (those are the only two types). Just so you can see how fast it can be, try going to one or both of them and looking-up any... oh... say... state college/university you can think of off the top of your head. It make take a few moments longer the first time; but just imagine how fast it can be once you get the hang of it!However, sadly, there's no equivalent USDE online database of high schools (or middle schools, or elementary schools, either) where one may quickly look-up an either online or in-classroom school to see if it's "regionally" (or any other kind of, for that matter) accredited.CHEA would never maintain such a database simply because it only cares about post-secondary (higher education) schools: that is, colleges, universities, seminaries, and career/trade either post-secondary schools or college/universies. The phrase "higher education" is even in CHEA's name, and is what its acronym's centermost letters stand for: Council for Higher Education Accreditation. So, then, at the elementary, middle and high school levels (also known as the primary and secondary levels), only USDE-approved agencies accredit.And so, with K-12 (primary/elementary, middle and secondary/high) schools, one must go through the trouble of first figuring out in which state the school in question is physically located. Then one must figure out which US "regional" accreditor covers that state. And then one must figure out what is that "regional" accreditor's website. And then, finally, one must go to said "regional" accredtitor's website and look-up the school and see if it's in there. If it's not, then the school is not "regionally" accredited, no matter what it claims. If it is, then, of course, it is "regionally" accredited, exactly as it claims.In any case, though, never ever believe what any school claims on its website regarding accreditation......at least not until you have independently verified that the school really and truly is accredited by a USDE-approved accreditor if it's a K-12 school, or by a USDE- and/or CHEA-approved accreditor if it's a post-secondary school.Diploma/degree mills will, as one may see from the Marwin site, and from what's written by its millists/shills in the original first answer, below, LIE about their accreditation; and, worse, they'll do it both shamelessly and, effectively (because, after all, it's really only virtually, online) to your face!Never, ever believe them! In fact, until you have independently verified that a given school is really and truly accredited (by looking it up in either the USDE and/or CHEA database if it's a post-secondary school, or in the appropriate "regional" accreditor's database if it's a K-12 school), you should never believe anything on the alleged school's website! Degree/diploma mills will lie about pretty much everything on their websites, so by all means always first verfiy that a given school really and truly is accredited by a USDE- and/or CHEA-approved agency before you believe a single thing claimed on said school's website!To make things easier for those trying to look-up schools at the primary/elementary, middle, and secondary/high school levels (in other words, the K-12 schools), I have provided links to the six big US "regional" accreditor websites, down in the "sources and related links" section, below.A caveat about that, though...It has, recently, become slightly more complicated (as if it weren't already complicated enough) to look-up K-12 schools and see if they're "regionally" accredited; and that's because three of the six big US "regional" accreditors have formed a separate organization called "AdvancEd" which is now handling K-12 accreditation for those three "regional" accreditors.And so, then, one must now go look-up the K-12 schools accredited by at least those three "regional" accreditors in the "AdvancEd" website's database, and not in the actual "regional" accreditors' websites' databases. Oy!Yet, in a way it's good, because AdvancEd's database ends-up being a single place to look-up at least its three accreditors' K-12 schools, just like the USDE and CHEA databases are one-stop places to look-up post-secondary schools. So AdvancEd, then, is definitely cool; and it's a wonderful first step toward a one-stop place to look-up K-12 schools to see if they're "regionally" accredited.However, it won't be as cool and easy-to-use either USDE or CHEA website databases are for post-secondary school accreditation checking until all six (and not just the current three) of the big US "regional" accreditors have also joined-in on the whole AdvancEd thing. Until they do, one must still first figure out which regional accreditor covers the state in which the school in question is physically located, then find its website, and then... well... you get the picture.The three (of the total of six) big US "regional" accreditors that have joined together to form AdvancEd (and so, then, have turned-over their K-12 school look-ups to its website's database) are...The North Central Association (NCA) Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), which covers all K-12 (and post-secondary, too, but we're now just talking about K-12) "regional" accreditation in the following US states: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.The Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC), which covers all K-12 (and post-secondary, too, but we're now just talking about K-12) "regional" accreditation in the following US states: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and the state of Washington.The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), which covers all K-12 (and post-secondary, too, but we're now just talking about K-12) "regional" accreditation in the following US states: Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas....and so, then, K-12 school look-up in those states happens on the AdvancEd website. K-12 school look-up in all other US states, happens directly on the websites of the other three big US "regional" accreditors, to wit:The Middle States Association (MSA) of Colleges and Schools, which covers both K-12 and post-secondary (but, again, we're, for now, just talking about K-12 look-up of) schools in the following US states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Additionally, MSA covers Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands; as well as schools for American children (usually at US military bases) in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), which covers both K-12 and post-secondary (but, again, we're, for now, just talking about K-12 look-up of)schools in the following US states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont (which are, of course, the "New England" states, hence the accreditor's name).The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), which covers both K-12 and post-secondary (but, again, we're, for now, just talking about K-12 look-up of) schools in the following US states: California and Hawaii; as well as schools in Guam, American Samoa, Micronesia, Palau, and Northern Marianas Islands. WASC also covers schools for American children (usually at US military bases) in Asia.So, then, depending on in which state the K-12 school in question is physically located, one must figure out whether to look it up:in the AdvancEd website's database of K-12 schools that are "regionally" accredited NCA, NWAC or SACS; or,in the appropriate individual MSA, NEASC or WASC accreditors' websites' databases of their "regionally" accredited K-12 schools.Ugh! Were that it could be a simple as taking literally only seconds to look-up a post-secondary school in either or both of the USDE and/or CHEA websites' databases! Oh, well... maybe the whole AdvancEd thing will eventually lead to that. In the meantime, I'm sorry to say that looking-up a K-12 school takes a little longer, and requires a bit more work.But, oh, boy, is it every worth it! Taking the time, and doing the slight bit of extra work to look-up any K-12 school -- be it of the online or in-classroom varieties -- can help a consumer/diploma-seeker to avoid being ripped-off by the likes of the good-for-nothing diploma mill, Marwin High School.Here, in the end, are the five easy steps to always protecting yourself:First, decide/commit-to that enrolling in only a "regionally" (and not a "nationally") accredited high school -- be it of the online or in-classroom type -- is worth your time, energy and money. You might as well, because most employers, colleges/universities, and government will only accept "regionally" (and not "nationally") accredited high school diplomas. Period.Second, do not believe the school's claims, on its website, regarding accreditation. Rather, always, always, always take the time to look-up the school in its "regional" accreditor's website's database and verify that said school is, in fact, "regionally" accredited. To do that, figure out in which US state the school is physically located.Third, figure which of the six big US "regional" accreditors covers said US state.Fourth, if the "regional" accreditor which covers the state in which the school is physically located is NCA, NWAC or SACS, then look-up the school on the AdvancEd website......or, if the "regional" accreditor which covers the state in which the school is physcially located is MSA, NEASC or WASC, then look-up the school on the individual "regional" accreditor's website.Fifith, if the school in question is in none of those databases of "regionally" accredited high schools, then do not enroll in it.In the "sources and related links" part of this web page, below, I have put the links to the AdvancEd website for NCA, NWAC and SACS look-ups; and to the three separate MSA, NEASC and WASC websites for look-ups in those places.I have also included links, there, to information about both accreditation, and diploma/degree mills, just in case you're interested in learning more about them.Another actually kinda' confusing thing worth understanding, so that you won't be fooled by yet another tactic that K-12 accreditors not approved by USDE and/or CHEA often try to employ in order to fool people...We've already covered, here, that CHEA cares, not, about K-12 education and/or accreditation. Er... well... wait a minute: CHEA's educational professionals, of course, care, very much, about K-12 education and accreditation; but CHEA, as an organization, does not, and that's because it's mandate and charter is, exclusively, post-secondary/higher-education.Fine. So that leaves USDE. Sadly, though -- and this is the potentially confusing part -- USDE, too, technically has no mandate to oversee K-12 accreditation. Yes, you read that right: believe it or not, USDE is only charged with ensuring that post-secondary accreditation is all on the up-and-up, and that it's i's are dotted and its t's are crossed. Yes, I know the reader's brow is now furrowed in confusion by what I just wrote... but bear with me, here...That neither USDE or CHEA are, technically, charged with overseeing K-12 educational accredition is, in largest measure, why there is a quick both USDE and CHEA database look-up out there for post-secondary schools, but not also for K-12 schools. The US's K-12 schools are, as far as USDE and CHEA are concerned, pretty much the purvue of the states... that is, each US state's department of education, or whatever a given state calls its equivalent agency or department.Don't misunderstand, though: USDE cares, indeed, about K-12 educational quality; and it offers all manner of guidelines, and materials, and seminars, and training, and teacher licensure standards and advice, and general educational standards, and yadda, yadda, yadda. USDE, trust me, really cares about K-12 schools. It's simply that, technically, USDE is not charged with the responsibility of overseeing K-12 schools' accreditation. Just their accreditation.Fortunately, many years ago, all six of the US's big "regional" accreditors said to themselves that not accrediting the US's K-12 schools was just folly; and so all six of them have, for many years, accredited K-12 schools, even though the USDE never ordered them to so do. Moreover, all 50 US states agreed that that was a really good thing; and so they've all required, of all their local city/county school districts, that their K-12 schools be "regionally" accredited, even though USDE doesn't require it. To be clear, USDE recommends it, but doesn't have the power, as a matter of law, to actually require it.And CHEA, again, by its charter and mission statement, can't require it. In fact, for this particular article, we need to stop even mentioning CHEA because CHEA is all about post-secondary education only. So let's just stop writing about it, here; and concentrate only on USDE and its K-12 involvement.K-12 accreditation is, then, ultimately up to the states. Fortunately, all 50 US states agree that their public schools, bygod, all need to be "regionally" accredited. Whew! That's a relief!NOTE: To further confuse things, there are a tiny handful of US states which have created their own form of K-12 accreditation; and so will allow K-12 schools which are state-accredited to operate within their borders, even if said schools are not also "regionally" accredited. Some of thosestates have even become USDE-approved accreditors, themselves! Yikes! It's all too complicated, you're probably thinking to yourself.Fortunately, it really is just a tiny handful of states; and most public K-12 schools in even those states are, as it turns out, "regionally" accredited. In fact, a few states which have their own accreditation make becoming "regionally" accredited a requirement of becoming state accredited. So, then... go figure. [sigh]Yes, it can be confusing, but, again, just bear with me and keep reading to understand why I'm bringing-up all this to make a point about a tactic that some K-12 accreditors not approved by USDE sometimes maddeningly employ in order to confuse consumers. Back, now, to our story...And so, then, the fact that all of the US's public K-12 schools are "regionally" accredited has nothing, really, to do with USDE; and that, again, is because USDE has no power, under the law, to require it. In fact, USDE can't legally even overseeit. Most Americans are stunned when they learn this......but then they're relieved by the fact that the six big US "regional" accreditors decided to accredit K-12 schools, anyway; and that all 50 US states' departments of education agree that that was a good idea, and so pretty much all of them required "regional" accreditation of all their public schools. The net result, then, is, effectively, nevertheless the same as if USDE were in charge of it all... which is what most Americans think is the case, anyway!But some K-12 accreditors that are not USDE-approved (as are the six big "regional" accreditors all USDE-approved) sometimes use the fact that USDE has no legal power to govern K-12 accreditation to mislead people into believing that credible, though not USDE-approved accreditors are nevertheless just as good; and that their accredited schools are just as okay to attent.They are not... at least not if you agree that only "regional" accreditation at the K-12 level is truly valuable in life, as I do; and as most in legitimate academia do, too.We see this little trick mostly with religious K-12 accreditors; specifically, those approved by a religious organization which calls itself the "National Council for Private School Accreditation" (NCPSA), which describes itself as "a consortium of accrediting associations for the recognition of early childhood, elementary, and secondary private schools." And NCPSA's most-often-touted accreditor -- the one of which it's most proud -- is the "The Association of Christian Schools International" (ACSI).Neither NCPSA or ACSI are USDE-approved; and so, as far as I'm concerned, they're not really accreditors. Of course NCPSA doesn't claim to be one; but its ACSI certainly does. ACSI describes itself, on its website, as follows:The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) is the largest Protestant educational organization in the world. Since 1978, ACSI has advanced excellence in Christian schools by enhancing the professional and personal development of Christian educators and providing support functions for Christian schools.Through a host of services, including teacher and administrator certification, school accreditation, legal/legislative help, and curriculum publishing, the association touches the lives of more than 5.5 million students worldwide. Along with a headquarters facility, ACSI has 28 offices in North America and around the globe. Nearly 24,000 schools from over 100 countries are members.Forget, for a moment, about the religious angle: as an agency which does what it claims to do, there is no question that ACSI is both credible and legitimate, even though it's not a USDE-approved accrreditor. All USDE-approved accreditors must start out unapproved, and must operate that way for at least a littlewhile, until they sufficiently establish themselves that they may finally apply for status as a USDE-approved accreditor.ACSI, though, has been in business since 1978, and so one would think that it should have applied for USDE approval a long time ago. At the post-secondary level, most academicians are very suspicious of accreditors which don't apply for USDE and/or CHEA approval as soon as they're able; and they feel similarly about new schools which start out necessarily unaccredited, but which don't apply for accreditation by a USDE- or CHEA-approved agency as soon as they're able.The fact that USDE has no power to approve K-12 accreditors (and CHEA, remember, has no interest in K-12 accreditation) is why ACSI isn't USDE approved. However, ACSI doesn't explain it that way; and that's because, I suspect, that there are many conservative Christians who believe that education should not be controlled by government, either directly, or by means of a government approved accreditor. They mistakenly believe that the First Amendment's separation of church and state would cause there to be too much secular (non-religious) course content, and pressure on the school to limit non-secular (religious) course content. This, of course, is ridiculous. There are several entirely religious CHEA-approved higher-education accreditors; and none of them try to limit, in any way, how their accredited schools convey their religious tenets.ACSI wants to cater, in part, to that crowd, and so it cites that USDE has no power to approve K-12 accreditors, but doesn't add that if it could become USDE accredited, it would. We see this little sleight-of-hand played-out in its Wikipedia article, where the why's of it all are even further convoluted; and the Wikipedia NCPSA hits equally hard on the angle of USDE not being able to approve K-12 accreditors, thereby forcing NCPSA to fill the gap. It's nonsense. The nation's six big "regional" accreditors have filled whatever "gap" there is quite nicely, thankyouverymuch. And they accredit all kinds of religions K-12 schools, not a single one of which feels that its abilities to teach religious subjects is in any manner impeded.Disturbing about NCPSA's and ACSI's approach is how similar it is to that of truly bogus accreditors and even schools... all of which spend a lot of time downplaying the need or importance of USDE's presence in education. Compounding the problem is the fact that many religious schools are diploma/degree mills, in part because some states have laws which specifically exempt religious schools from state regulation; and so religious schools have, in some states, become a haven for millists. A further complication is that because NCPSA and ACSI have no USDE imprimatur behind them, diplomas from their accredited relgious high schools are often viewed by employers, colleges/universities and government as little different diploma mill diplomas... even if the ACSI-accredited high school is objectively good!The lesson to be learned is, in part, that stepping outside USDE-approved accreditation paradigm at the K-12 level, and the USDE- and CHEA-approved accreditation paradigm at the post-secondary level, is just not worth it. It's not even worth it for religious schools to do it. There are all kinds of religious schools that are accredited by USDE- and/or CHEA-approved agencies, and not a single one of them complains that they can't teach religion their way. The only burden imposed on them is that they must teach it with quantifiable academic rigor; that their pedagogy must be academically sound. That's all. Being required to do that could not possibly impede the conveyance of their religious tenets; and such requirements will only serve to improve the quality of the education they provide.That the likes of ACSI and NCPSA don't see it that way speaks volumes, in my opinion, about them; as does them both leveraging the whole business of USDE not being allowed to approve K-12 accreditors, and what that means. Such behavior on the part of NCPSA and ACSI is facially disingenuous; and both schools and students have a right to expect more from their both accreditors, and the larger organizations which allegedly oversee them.The accreditors of most K-12 schools are the six big "regional" ones; and the larger organization which oversees them is the US Department of Education, headed-up by the Secretary of Education, a US Cabinet position, appointed by the President. Beat that, NCPSA and ACSI!Stay, in any case, away from the good-for-nothing diploma mill, Marwin High School. Believe not a word -- not a single one -- of the original first answer, below, which was clearly written by millists running Marwin, and/or its shills.If you're looking for a real online high school, there's a fellow out there named TOM NIXON who has written the two most authoritative books available regarding online high schools; and he has a companion website where he lists all the online high schools he has vetted; and he lists them for free. So you can see the results of his labors even without purchasing his books (though for all the help he provides, you probably should buy one if you can; you'll learn a lot). I've provided a link to his website down in the "sources and related links" section of this web page, below.A caveat, though: Tom, unlike me, is willing to recommend unaccredited high schools which are nevertheless legitimate and credible. He doesn't really do it because he wants people to actually attend them as much as he does it just because they're so good at what they do. Not everything that's unaccredited is bad; and, in fact, some of the most innovative things being developed for education are happening at unaccredited institutions. I love the unaccredited schools that Tom recommends for their sheer quality; but I know that their diplomas, in the end, will have no real practical value to most employers, most colleges/universites, and most government agencies. Therefore, be sure to verify that any school you find on Tom's site really and truly is accredited by a USDE-approved agency. This article has taught you how to do that.In any case, regarding Marwin: Run! Run far! Run fast! And don't look back.See the "sources and related links" section, below.ORIGINAL FIRST ANSWERHere is this question's original first (and subsequently added-to) answer, obviously written by a person or persons who either operate diploma mills, or who are shilling for them. The completely incorrect and misleading answer has been preserved, rather than removed, so that readers, here, may see how those who either operate or shill for diploma mills go into websites like this one and flat-out lie so that unwary diploma seekers will be misled:Marwin high school diploma program is for students who had dropped out of a high school for any reason and were not able to complete their regular high school program. Now instead of getting a GED you can earn a Regular online High School Diploma with our fast online equivalency test in just 12 days. People who don't have their High School Diploma or GED can not apply for Better Jobs or even apply for colleges for education. It's nearly impossible for such individuals to move on with their lives and look for a better career. Now such individuals can change their lives and be confident when applying for any job or any college of their choice. Sandford High School provides students a free online Testing opportunity to earn their regular High School Diploma. The Online Test is completely free of cost and is designed in such a way that the students can learn from the test. Students can give the test as many times as they feel like, completely free.You are allowed pay your fee only if you have passed the test and are eligible to get a High School Diploma from Sandford High School. This is not an online GED.Website: www.marwinhighschool.comContact Information:Toll Free Number: (866) 559-5119Local Number: (847) 550-3776Local Fax: (866) 559-5123Email: info@marwinhighschool.comGood Rating on BBB: (one of the best ratings I have ever seen for an online school). http://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/schools-online-or-distance-learning/marwin-high-school-in-skokie-il-88373250Accreditation: (Nationally Accredited - Confirmed)Who.is Website Background Check Information on the Website(Follow the link below - Its a United States registered ownership)http://www.who.is/whois/marwinhighschool.comSummary:Overall I am sure this is a perfect online high school diploma program for students who are looking for an accredited online high school diploma.. I have provided all the details above if you still want more info, let me know...Again, the immediately above original first answer is untrue and misleading. It was placed here by persons who either operate or shill for the Marwin High School diploma mill. Please see (and only believe) the "NEW AMENDED ANSWER" at the top of this page which was written by a professional educational consultant who is also an anti-degree/diploma-mill and consumer protection activist.See, also, the "sources and related links" section of this page, below, where the aforementioned consultant has placed links to more helpful information.

What Bible verses mention angels?

Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (C) 1978 by the New York Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.GEN 3:24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard theway to the tree of life.16:7 The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it was the spring that is beside the road to Shur.19:1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.24:7 "The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father's household and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land'--he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.EXO 3:2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.14:19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel's army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,23:20 "See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.23 My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out.32:34 Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punishthem for their sin."NUM 20:16 but when we cried out to the LORD, he heard our cry and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. "Now we are here at Kadesh, a town onthe edge of your territory.22:22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angelof the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the road into a field. Balaam beather to get her back on the road.24 Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between two vineyards, with walls on both sides.25 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam's foot against it. So he beat her again.26 Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow placewhere there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left.27 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam,and he was angry and beat her with his staff.35 The angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but speak only what I tell you." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.JOS 5:14 "Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, andasked him, "What message does my Lord have for his servant?"JDG 2:1 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, "I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I swore to give to your forefathers. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you,13:6 Then the woman went to her husband and told him, "A man of God came to me. He looked like an angel of God, very awesome. I didn't ask him where he came from, and he didn't tell me his name.2SA 14:17 "And now your servant says, 'May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is like an angel of God in discerninggood and evil. May the LORD your God be with you.'"20 Your servant Joab did this to change the present situation. My lord has wisdom like that of an angel of God--he knows everything that happens inthe land."19:27 And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like an angel of God; so do whatever pleases you.24:16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD was grieved because of the calamity and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand." The angel of the LORD was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the LORD, "I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep.What have they done? Let your hand fall upon me and my family."1KI 19:5 Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, "Get up and eat."7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said, "Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you."2KI 1:15 The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him; do not be afraid of him." So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.6:17 And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full ofhorses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.19:35 That night the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got upthe next morning--there were all the dead bodies!1CH 21:15 And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and was grieved because of the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand." The angel of the LORD was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunahthe Jebusite.16 David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. ThenDavid and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.32:21 And the LORD sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men and the leaders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons cut him down with the sword.NEH 9:6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and themultitudes of heaven worship you.JOB 4:18 If God places no trust in his servants, if he charges his angels with error,38:7 while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?PSA 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.35:5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them away;6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.78:49 He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility--a band of destroying angels.91:11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;103:20-21 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.148:2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts.ISA 6:2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.63:9 In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted themup and carried them all the days of old.EZE 1:13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it.14 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like theroar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult ofan army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.DAN 4:13 "In the visions I saw while lying in my bed, I looked, and there before me was a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven.6:22 My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king."7:10 A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood beforehim. The court was seated, and the books were opened.8:13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, "How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled--the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, andthe surrender of the sanctuary and of the host that will be trampled underfoot?"9:21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.23 As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the message andunderstand the vision:10:6 His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.10 A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.11 He said, "Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent toyou." And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.12 Then he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before yourGod, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detainedthere with the king of Persia.14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come."15 While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless.ZEC 1:9 I asked, "What are these, my lord?" The angel who was talking with me answered, "I will show you what they are."11 And they reported to the angel of the LORD, who was standing among the myrtle trees, "We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole worldat rest and in peace."12 Then the angel of the LORD said, "LORD Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?"13 So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with me.14 Then the angel who was speaking to me said, "Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,6:5 The angel answered me, "These are the four spirits of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.MAT 1:20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.2:13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape toEgypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him."19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt4:6 "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: "'He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against astone.'"11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous16:27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.18:10 "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.22:30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.25:31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.26:53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?28:2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came downfrom heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.MAR 1:13 and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.8:38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."12:25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.13:27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.LUK 1:11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.13 But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.18 Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years."19 The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.28 The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."30 But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God.34 "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"35 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will becalled the Son of God.38 "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.2:9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."4:10 For it is written: "'He will command his angelsconcerning you to guard you carefully;12:8 "I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.9 But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.15:10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."16:22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angelscarried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.20:36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection.22:43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.JOH 1:51 He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."5:4ACT 5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out.7:30 "After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.35 "This is the same Moses whom they had rejected with the words, 'Who made you ruler and judge?' He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer by God himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.53 you who have received the law that was put into effect through angels but have not obeyed it."8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road--the desert road--that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza."10:3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, "Cornelius!"12:7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell.He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, andthe chains fell off Peter's wrists.9 Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what theangel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of theLord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.27:23 Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stoodbeside me1CO 6:3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more thethings of this life!GAL 3:19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because oftransgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. Thelaw was put into effect through angels by a mediator.EPH 3:10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdomof God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlyrealms,PHI 2:9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him thename that is above every name,10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earthand under the earth,11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of Godthe Father.COL 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and onearth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers orauthorities; all things were created by him and for him.2:18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship ofangels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detailabout what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idlenotions.1TH 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loudcommand, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God,and the dead in Christ will rise first.2TH 1:7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. Thiswill happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing firewith his powerful angels.1TI 3:16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: Heappeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, waspreached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up inglory.5:21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the electangels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothingout of favoritism.HEB 1:4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he hasinherited is superior to theirs.5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today Ihave become your Father"? Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will bemy Son"?6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Letall God's angels worship him."7 In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, hisservants flames of fire."13 To which of the angels did God ever say, "Sit at my right hand until Imake your enemies a footstool for your feet"?14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who willinherit salvation?2:2 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violationand disobedience received its just punishment,7 You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with gloryand honor16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants.12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the cityof the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels injoyful assembly,13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some peoplehave entertained angels without knowing it.1PE 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves butyou, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those whohave preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Evenangels long to look into these things.3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels,authorities and powers in submission to him.2PE 2:11 yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, donot bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of theLord.JUD 1:6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority butabandoned their own home--these he has kept in darkness, bound witheverlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devilabout the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusationagainst him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, theLord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones15 to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodlyacts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodlysinners have spoken against him."REV 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show hisservants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angelto his servant John,5:2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthyto break the seals and open the scroll?"3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open thescroll or even look inside it.4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open thescroll or look inside.5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of thetribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open thescroll and its seven seals."6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in thecenter of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and theelders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits ofGod sent out into all the earth.7 He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on thethrone.8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-fourelders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holdinggolden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.9 And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to openits seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased menfor God from every tribe and language and people and nation.10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, andthey will reign on the earth."11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousandsupon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled thethrone and the living creatures and the elders.12 In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, toreceive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory andpraise!"13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earthand on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on thethrone and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for everand ever!"14 The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down andworshiped.7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of theearth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind fromblowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of theliving God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had beengiven power to harm the land and the sea:3 "Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on theforeheads of the servants of our God."11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the eldersand the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before thethrone and worshiped God,12 saying: "Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor andpower and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"13 Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes--who are they,and where did they come from?"14 I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said, "These are they who have comeout of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made themwhite in the blood of the Lamb.15 Therefore, "they are before the throne of God and serve him day andnight in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tentover them.16 Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sunwill not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat.17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; hewill lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away everytear from their eyes."8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them weregiven seven trumpets.3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. Hewas given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on thegolden altar before the throne.4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, wentup before God from the angel's hand.5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, andhurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashesof lightning and an earthquake.6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.7 The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixedwith blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth wasburned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass wasburned up.8 The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a hugemountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turnedinto blood,9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of theships were destroyed.10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like atorch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs ofwater--11 the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter,and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun wasstruck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third ofthem turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third ofthe night.13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in aloud voice: "Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of thetrumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!"9:15 And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour andday and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robedin a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, andhis legs were like fiery pillars.12:7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought againstthe dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.14:10 he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been pouredfull strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burningsulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.15:1 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels withthe seven last plagues--last, because with them God's wrath is completed.18:1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had greatauthority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.19:10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Donot do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who holdto the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is thespirit of prophecy."22:6 The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. TheLord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show hisservants the things that must soon take place."8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heardand seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had beenshowing them to me.9 But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you andwith your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book.Worship God!"16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for thechurches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright MorningStar."Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (C) 1978 by the NewYork Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.GEN 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vastarray.3:24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Gardenof Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard theway to the tree of life.16:7 The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring in the desert; it wasthe spring that is beside the road to Shur.19:1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sittingin the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them andbowed down with his face to the ground.13 because we are going to destroy this place. The outcry to the LORDagainst its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it."24:7 "The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me out of my father'shousehold and my native land and who spoke to me and promised me on oath,saying, 'To your offspring I will give this land'--he will send his angelbefore you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.32:2 When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is the camp of God!" So he namedthat place Mahanaim.EXO 3:2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire fromwithin a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burnup.14:19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel'sarmy, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from infront and stood behind them,23:20 "See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the wayand to bring you to the place I have prepared.23 My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of theAmorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and Iwill wipe them out.32:34 Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel willgo before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punishthem for their sin."NUM 20:16 but when we cried out to the LORD, he heard our cry and sent anangel and brought us out of Egypt. "Now we are here at Kadesh, a town onthe edge of your territory.22:22 But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the LORD stoodin the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his twoservants were with him.23 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with adrawn sword in his hand, she turned off the road into a field. Balaam beather to get her back on the road.24 Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path between twovineyards, with walls on both sides.25 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she pressed close to thewall, crushing Balaam's foot against it. So he beat her again.26 Then the angel of the LORD moved on ahead and stood in a narrow placewhere there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left.27 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam,and he was angry and beat her with his staff.35 The angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but speak onlywhat I tell you." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.DEU 33:2 He said: "The LORD came from Sinai and dawned over them fromSeir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy onesfrom the south, from his mountain slopes.JOS 5:14 "Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the LORDI have now come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, andasked him, "What message does my Lord have for his servant?"JDG 2:1 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, "Ibrought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I swore to giveto your forefathers. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you,13:1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the LORDdelivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.6 Then the woman went to her husband and told him, "A man of God came tome. He looked like an angel of God, very awesome. I didn't ask him where hecame from, and he didn't tell me his name.2SA 14:17 "And now your servant says, 'May the word of my lord the kingbring me rest, for my lord the king is like an angel of God in discerninggood and evil. May the LORD your God be with you.'"20 Your servant Joab did this to change the present situation. My lord haswisdom like that of an angel of God--he knows everything that happens inthe land."19:27 And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. My lord theking is like an angel of God; so do whatever pleases you.24:16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORDwas grieved because of the calamity and said to the angel who wasafflicting the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand." The angel of the LORDwas then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said tothe LORD, "I am the one who has sinned and done wrong. These are but sheep.What have they done? Let your hand fall upon me and my family."1KI 19:5 Then he lay down under the tree and fell asleep. All at once anangel touched him and said, "Get up and eat."7 The angel of the LORD came back a second time and touched him and said,"Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you."2KI 1:15 The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, "Go down with him; do notbe afraid of him." So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.6:17 And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then theLORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full ofhorses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.19:35 That night the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundredand eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got upthe next morning--there were all the dead bodies!1CH 12:22 Day after day men came to help David, until he had a great army,like the army of God.21:15 And God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel wasdoing so, the LORD saw it and was grieved because of the calamity and saidto the angel who was destroying the people, "Enough! Withdraw your hand."The angel of the LORD was then standing at the threshing floor of Araunahthe Jebusite.16 David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heavenand earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. ThenDavid and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.2CH 18:18 Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I sawthe LORD sitting on his throne with all the host of heaven standing on hisright and on his left.32:21 And the LORD sent an angel, who annihilated all the fighting men andthe leaders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he withdrewto his own land in disgrace. And when he went into the temple of his god,some of his sons cut him down with the sword.NEH 9:6 You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highestheavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, theseas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and themultitudes of heaven worship you.JOB 4:15 A spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body stood onend.18 If God places no trust in his servants, if he charges his angels witherror,25:3 Can his forces be numbered? Upon whom does his light not rise?38:7 while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted forjoy?PSA 33:6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry hostby the breath of his mouth.34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and hedelivers them.35:5 May they be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORDdriving them away;6 may their path be dark and slippery, with the angel of the LORD pursuingthem.68:17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands ofthousands; the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.78:49 He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation andhostility--a band of destroying angels.91:11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in allyour ways;12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike yourfoot against a stone.103:20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do hisbidding, who obey his word.21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do hiswill.104:4 He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.148:2 Praise him, all his angels, praise him, all his heavenly hosts.ECC 5:6 Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to thetemple messenger, "My vow was a mistake." Why should God be angry at whatyou say and destroy the work of your hands?ISA 6:2 Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings theycovered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two theywere flying.6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, whichhe had taken with tongs from the altar.7 With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips;your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for."63:9 In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of hispresence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted themup and carried them all the days of old.EZE 1:13 The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals offire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it wasbright, and lightning flashed out of it.14 The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like theroar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult ofan army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.DAN 4:13 "In the visions I saw while lying in my bed, I looked, and therebefore me was a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven.14 He called in a loud voice: 'Cut down the tree and trim off itsbranches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals fleefrom under it and the birds from its branches.15 But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and bronze, remain inthe ground, in the grass of the field. "'Let him be drenched with the dewof heaven, and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth.16 Let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given themind of an animal, till seven times pass by for him.17 "'The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare theverdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign overthe kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over themthe lowliest of men.'6:22 My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They havenot hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I everdone any wrong before you, O king."7:10 A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousandsupon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood beforehim. The court was seated, and the books were opened.8:13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him,"How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled--the visionconcerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, andthe surrender of the sanctuary and of the host that will be trampledunderfoot?"19 He said: "I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time ofwrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end.9:21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in theearlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the eveningsacrifice.22 He instructed me and said to me, "Daniel, I have now come to give youinsight and understanding.23 As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come totell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the message andunderstand the vision:24 "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city tofinish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, tobring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and toanoint the most holy.25 "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restoreand rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there willbe seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streetsand a trench, but in times of trouble.26 After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and willhave nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the cityand the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue untilthe end, and desolations have been decreed.27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle ofthe 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing ofthe temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until theend that is decreed is poured out on him."10:6 His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes likeflaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, andhis voice like the sound of a multitude.10 A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.11 He said, "Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully thewords I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent toyou." And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.12 Then he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day thatyou set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before yourGod, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. ThenMichael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detainedthere with the king of Persia.14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people inthe future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come."15 While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the groundand was speechless.16 Then one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouthand began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, "I am overcomewith anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I am helpless.17 How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is goneand I can hardly breathe."18 Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength.19 "Do not be afraid, O man highly esteemed," he said. "Peace! Be strongnow; be strong." When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Speak,my lord, since you have given me strength."20 So he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return tofight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greecewill come;ZEC 1:9 I asked, "What are these, my lord?" The angel who was talking withme answered, "I will show you what they are."10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, "They are theones the LORD has sent to go throughout the earth."11 And they reported to the angel of the LORD, who was standing among themyrtle trees, "We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole worldat rest and in peace."12 Then the angel of the LORD said, "LORD Almighty, how long will youwithhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you havebeen angry with these seventy years?"13 So the LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talkedwith me.14 Then the angel who was speaking to me said, "Proclaim this word: Thisis what the LORD Almighty says: 'I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,6:5 The angel answered me, "These are the four spirits of heaven, goingout from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.MAT 1:20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appearedto him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to takeMary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the HolySpirit.21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,because he will save his people from their sins."24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commandedhim and took Mary home as his wife.2:13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in adream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape toEgypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for thechild to kill him."19 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph inEgypt4:6 "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it iswritten: "'He will command his angels concerning you, and they will liftyou up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against astone.'"11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.6:10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end ofthe age, and the harvesters are angels.41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of hiskingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come andseparate the wicked from the righteous16:27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with hisangels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.18:10 "See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For Itell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father inheaven.22:30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given inmarriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they willgather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to theother.36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven,nor the Son, but only the Father.25:31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels withhim, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory.26:53 Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put atmy disposal more than twelve legions of angels?28:2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came downfrom heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like deadmen.5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you arelooking for Jesus, who was crucified.6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the placewhere he lay.MAR 1:13 and he was in the desert forty days, being tempted by Satan. Hewas with the wild animals, and angels attended him.8:38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinfulgeneration, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in hisFather's glory with the holy angels."12:25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given inmarriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.13:27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the fourwinds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.LUK 1:11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the rightside of the altar of incense.12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear.13 But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayerhas been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are togive him the name John.14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because ofhis birth,15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wineor other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit evenfrom birth.16 Many of the people of Israel will he bring back to the Lord their God.17 And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah,to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient tothe wisdom of the righteous--to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."18 Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old manand my wife is well along in years."19 The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, andI have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day thishappens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true attheir proper time."28 The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored!The Lord is with you."29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind ofgreeting this might be.30 But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have foundfavor with God.31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give himthe name Jesus.32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The LordGod will give him the throne of his father David,33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom willnever end."34 "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"35 The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the powerof the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will becalled the Son of God.36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age,and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month.37 For nothing is impossible with God."38 "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you havesaid." Then the angel left her.2:7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in clothsand placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watchover their flocks at night.9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shonearound them, and they were terrified.10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news ofgreat joy that will be for all the people.11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christthe Lord.12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths andlying in a manger."13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel,praising God and saying,14 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom hisfavor rests."15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds saidto one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that hashappened, which the Lord has told us about."4:10 For it is written: "'He will command his angels concerning you toguard you carefully;11:2 He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be yourname, your kingdom come.12:8 "I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man willalso acknowledge him before the angels of God.9 But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels ofGod.15:7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing inheaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous personswho do not need to repent.10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of theangels of God over one sinner who repents."16:22 "The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him toAbraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried.20:35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age andin the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given inmarriage,36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They areGod's children, since they are children of the resurrection.22:43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.JOH 1:51 He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open,and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."5:4ACT 1:11 "Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking intothe sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, willcome back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of thejail and brought them out.7:30 "After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in theflames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.35 "This is the same Moses whom they had rejected with the words, 'Whomade you ruler and judge?' He was sent to be their ruler and deliverer byGod himself, through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.53 you who have received the law that was put into effect through angelsbut have not obeyed it."8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road--thedesert road--that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza."10:3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. Hedistinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, "Cornelius!"12:7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell.He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, andthe chains fell off Peter's wrists.9 Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what theangel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of theLord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.27:23 Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stoodbeside me1CO 6:3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more thethings of this life!GAL 3:19 What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because oftransgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. Thelaw was put into effect through angels by a mediator.EPH 3:10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdomof God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenlyrealms,PHI 2:9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him thename that is above every name,10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earthand under the earth,11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of Godthe Father.COL 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and onearth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers orauthorities; all things were created by him and for him.2:18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship ofangels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detailabout what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idlenotions.1TH 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loudcommand, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God,and the dead in Christ will rise first.2TH 1:7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. Thiswill happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing firewith his powerful angels.1TI 3:16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: Heappeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, waspreached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up inglory.5:21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the electangels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothingout of favoritism.HEB 1:4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he hasinherited is superior to theirs.5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today Ihave become your Father"? Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will bemy Son"?6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, "Letall God's angels worship him."7 In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, hisservants flames of fire."13 To which of the angels did God ever say, "Sit at my right hand until Imake your enemies a footstool for your feet"?14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who willinherit salvation?2:2 For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violationand disobedience received its just punishment,7 You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with gloryand honor16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants.12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the cityof the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels injoyful assembly,13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some peoplehave entertained angels without knowing it.1PE 1:12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves butyou, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those whohave preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Evenangels long to look into these things.3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels,authorities and powers in submission to him.2PE 2:11 yet even angels, although they are stronger and more powerful, donot bring slanderous accusations against such beings in the presence of theLord.JUD 1:6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority butabandoned their own home--these he has kept in darkness, bound witheverlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devilabout the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusationagainst him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men: "See, theLord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones15 to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodlyacts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodlysinners have spoken against him."REV 1:1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show hisservants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angelto his servant John,5:2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthyto break the seals and open the scroll?"3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open thescroll or even look inside it.4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open thescroll or look inside.5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of thetribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open thescroll and its seven seals."6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in thecenter of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and theelders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits ofGod sent out into all the earth.7 He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on thethrone.8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-fourelders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holdinggolden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.9 And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to openits seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased menfor God from every tribe and language and people and nation.10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, andthey will reign on the earth."11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousandsupon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled thethrone and the living creatures and the elders.12 In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, toreceive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory andpraise!"13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earthand on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on thethrone and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for everand ever!"14 The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down andworshiped.7:1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of theearth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind fromblowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.2 Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of theliving God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had beengiven power to harm the land and the sea:3 "Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on theforeheads of the servants of our God."11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the eldersand the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before thethrone and worshiped God,12 saying: "Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor andpower and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"13 Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes--who are they,and where did they come from?"14 I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said, "These are they who have comeout of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made themwhite in the blood of the Lamb.15 Therefore, "they are before the throne of God and serve him day andnight in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tentover them.16 Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sunwill not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat.17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; hewill lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away everytear from their eyes."8:2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them weregiven seven trumpets.3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. Hewas given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on thegolden altar before the throne.4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, wentup before God from the angel's hand.5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, andhurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashesof lightning and an earthquake.6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.7 The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixedwith blood, and it was hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth wasburned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass wasburned up.8 The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a hugemountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turnedinto blood,9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of theships were destroyed.10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like atorch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs ofwater--11 the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter,and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun wasstruck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third ofthem turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third ofthe night.13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in aloud voice: "Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of thetrumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!"9:15 And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour andday and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.10:1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars.12:7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angelsfought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angelsfought back.14:10 he, too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.15:1 I saw in heaven another great and marvelous sign: seven angels with the seven last plagues--last, because with them God's wrath is completed.18:1 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.22:6 The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place."8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me.16 "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."

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