“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.
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… And the angel answered him, I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their time. And the people were waiting for Zechariah and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them. And they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute. And when his time of service was ended, he went to his home. After these days, his wife, Elizabeth, conceived. And for five months, she kept herself hidden, saying, Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me to take away my reproach among people. We can look at this story on two levels. …
… But there are presence angels. We know one of them by name, and that is Gabriel, because in Luke 1.19 we read, I am Gabriel who stands in the presence of God. This is an angel who deals with God directly. This is not a group of angels who get orders from other higher angels. These are the angels who stand in the presence of God. You could say this is God's angelic cabinet. In the fifteenth chapter, we'll see seven angels who pour out the seven bowls, but they are not designated as angels in the presence of God, or who stand in the presence of God. So this is a unique group of angels whose function is to put the will of God into immediate action. Thank you. They're unique in their role, special angels, and in this case they are committed to the seven trumpets. What does that mean? Well, trumpets were used in ancient time, certainly in Israel, for those kinds of things that you wanted people to know, so you needed something to get their attention. …
… The angel replied, I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God. I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news, but now because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will become mute, unable to speak until the day these things occur. Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondered at his delay in the sanctuary. When he did come out, he could not speak to them. And they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept motioning to them and remained unable to speak. When his time of service was ended, he went to his home. and after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived and for five months she remained in seclusion she said this is what the Lord has done for me when he looked favorably on me and took away the disgrace I have endured among my people Amen I assume that all of us who have gathered in this place for the pastor school are here because in one way or another we are interpreters of the Christian faith, communicators of the gospel of Jesus Christ. …