‘Cast thy burden upon the Lᴏʀᴅ, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.’
—Psalm 55:22

‘How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him’
—Hebrews 2:3

‘And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
‘Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
—Acts 1:10-11

‘And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
‘His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
‘And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
‘And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
‘He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
‘And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.’
—Matthew 28:2–7

‘Seek ye the Lᴏʀᴅ while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near’
—Isaiah 55:6

‘And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
‘And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
‘And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.’
—Mark 15:17–19

‘As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance’
—1 Peter 1:14

‘Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.’
—Matthew 4:11

‘And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.’
—Luke 22:43

‘And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
‘For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
‘And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
‘And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
‘And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
‘And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.’
—Luke 2:10-16

‘And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.’
—Hebrews 1:6

‘And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
‘Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.’
—Revelation 5:11-12