Bible Verses About Theophanies And Appearances Of God

Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

Direct Gideon fire-and-vanishing text

And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.

Direct Manoah passage about not knowing he was the angel of the Lord

And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

Direct Gideon appearance text

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

Direct Manoah fire-ascension text

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Direct burning bush text used repeatedly by early Christians

Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.

Direct vision-of-man text used as background for appearance language

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

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But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.

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And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

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And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

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And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

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And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

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And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

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And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

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That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

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After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.

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And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

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And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.

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And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

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As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.

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And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

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To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

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And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

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And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.

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That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.

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And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

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Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

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His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

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And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

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And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

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And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

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After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

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And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

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Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

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