Perhaps an angel may come to their aid--- one of God's thousands of angels, who remind us of our duty.

In mercy the angel will say, "Release them! They are not to go down to the world of the dead. Here is the ransom to set them free."

May my words and my thoughts be acceptable to you, O LORD, my refuge and my redeemer!

Your Creator will be like a husband to you--- the LORD Almighty is his name. The holy God of Israel will save you--- he is the ruler of all the world.

The LORD says to his people, "I will come to Jerusalem to defend you and to save all of you that turn from your sins.

And I make a covenant with you: I have given you my power and my teachings to be yours forever, and from now on you are to obey me and teach your children and your descendants to obey me for all time to come."

For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God,

I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel."

All the nations will ask me to bless them as I have blessed your descendants---all because you obeyed my command."

Nor does the Father himself judge anyone. He has given his Son the full right to judge,

"I am telling you the truth: those who hear my words and believe in him who sent me have eternal life. They will not be judged, but have already passed from death to life.

Just as the Father is himself the source of life, in the same way he has made his Son to be the source of life.

Do not be surprised at this; the time is coming when all the dead will hear his voice

It was Enoch, the seventh direct descendant from Adam, who long ago prophesied this about them: "The Lord will come with many thousands of his holy angels