An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar where the incense was burned.

The angel came to her and said, "Peace be with you! The Lord is with you and has greatly blessed you!"

Then the LORD's angel came to the village of Ophrah and sat under the oak tree that belonged to Joash, a man of the clan of Abiezer. His son Gideon was threshing some wheat secretly in a wine press, so that the Midianites would not see him.

The LORD's angel appeared to him there and said, "The LORD is with you, brave and mighty man!"

While he was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary to be your wife. For it is by the Holy Spirit that she has conceived.

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship came to me

No one can deny how great is the secret of our religion: He appeared in human form, was shown to be right by the Spirit, and was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, and was taken up to heaven.

In the morning you will see the dazzling light of the LORD's presence. He has heard your complaints against him---yes, against him, because we are only carrying out his instructions."

As Aaron spoke to the whole community, they turned toward the desert, and suddenly the dazzling light of the LORD appeared in a cloud.

Then the cloud covered the Tent and the dazzling light of the LORD's presence filled it.

Because of this, Moses could not go into the Tent.

shining with the dazzling light of the LORD's presence, and they could not go back in to perform their duties.

They were calling out to each other: "Holy, holy, holy! The LORD Almighty is holy! His glory fills the world."

The desert will sing and shout for joy; it will be as beautiful as the Lebanon Mountains and as fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon. Everyone will see the LORD's splendor, see his greatness and power.

Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it. The LORD himself has promised this."

Arise, Jerusalem, and shine like the sun; The glory of the LORD is shining on you!

So I went out into the valley, and there I saw the glory of the LORD, just as I had seen it beside the Chebar River. I fell face downward on the ground,

Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him.

All of us, then, reflect the glory of the Lord with uncovered faces; and that same glory, coming from the Lord, who is the Spirit, transforms us into his likeness in an ever greater degree of glory.

The God who said, "Out of darkness the light shall shine!" is the same God who made his light shine in our hearts, to bring us the knowledge of God's glory shining in the face of Christ.

After this I saw another angel coming down out of heaven. He had great authority, and his splendor brightened the whole earth.

When Zechariah saw him, he was alarmed and felt afraid.

The sound of their voices made the foundation of the Temple shake, and the Temple itself became filled with smoke.

I said, "There is no hope for me! I am doomed because every word that passes my lips is sinful, and I live among a people whose every word is sinful. And yet, with my own eyes I have seen the King, the LORD Almighty."

"As I was traveling and coming near Damascus, about midday a bright light from the sky flashed suddenly around me.

'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute,' he said to me.

It was on the road at midday, Your Majesty, that I saw a light much brighter than the sun, coming from the sky and shining around me and the men traveling with me.

All of us fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, 'Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by hitting back, like an ox kicking against its owner's stick.'

The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, "I am trembling and afraid!"

Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sits on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence and were seen no more.