- a young:
- This appears to have been a different angel from that mentioned by Matthew. The latter sat in the porch of the tomb, and had assumed a terrible appearance to overawe the guard. ("In the endª² of the sabbath,ª as it began to dawnª° towardª the firstª [day] of the week,ª cameª° Maryª Magdaleneª andª the¹ otherª Maryª to seeª° the¹ sepulchre.ª" {Mtt 28:1}); but this appeared as a young man, within the sepulchre, in the inner apartment. The two angels spoken of by John ("Butª Maryª stoodª° withoutª atª the¹ sepulchreª weeping:ª° andª asª she wept,ª° she stooped down,ª° [and looked] intoª the¹ sepulchre,ª" {Jhn 20:11}) appeared some time after these; but whether they were the same or different cannot be ascertained; nor whether the angels which manifested themselves to the second party of women, recorded by Luke ("Andª it came to pass,ª° as² theyª were much perplexedª° thereabout,ªªª behold,ª° twoª menª stood byª° themª inª shiningª° garments:ª" {Lke 24:4}), were the same or different. "Then I lifted upª°¹ mine eyes,ª and looked,ª° and behold¹ a certainª manª clothedª° in linen,ª whose loinsª [were] girdedª° with fine goldª of Uphaz:ª ... His bodyª also [was] like the beryl,ª and his faceª as the appearanceª of lightning,ª and his eyesª as lampsª of fire,ª and his armsª and his feetª like in colourª to polishedª brass,ª and the voiceª of his wordsª like the voiceª of a multitude.ª" {Dan 10:5-6} + "ª Hisª countenanceª wasª° likeª lightning,ª andª hisª raimentª whiteª asª snow:ª" {Mtt 28:3} + "Andª it came to pass,ª° as² theyª were much perplexedª° thereabout,ªªª behold,ª° twoª menª stood byª° themª inª shiningª° garments:ª ... Andª as²° theyª wereª° afraid,ª andª bowed downª° [their] facesª toª the¹ earth,ª they saidª° untoª them,ª Whyª seek¹ ye²° the¹ livingª° amongª the¹ dead?ª" {Lke 24:4-5} + "Butª Maryª stoodª° withoutª atª the¹ sepulchreª weeping:ª° andª asª she wept,ª° she stooped down,ª° [and looked] intoª the¹ sepulchre,ª ... Andª seethª° twoª angelsª inª whiteª sitting,ª° the oneª atª the¹ head,ª andª the otherª atª the¹ feet,ª whereª the¹ bodyª of Jesusª had lain.ª°" {Jhn 20:11-12}
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