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Host (στρατιας). A military term for a band of soldiers common in the ancient Greek. Bengel says: "Here the army announces peace."…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
A multitude of the heavenly host.—The phrase, or its equivalent, “the host of heaven,” is common in the later books of the
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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 a…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
The Venerable Bede: So that the authority of a single angel would not seem small, as soon as one had revealed the sacrament of …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“Suddenly” often describes the unexpected nature of God’s acts, especially the eschatological events. Malachi had predicted the sudden coming of th…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And suddenly there was present with the angel a multitude. An exhibition of divine splendor had already been made in the person of a singl…
John Gill
JohnGill
And suddenly there was with the angel
That brought the tidings of Christ's birth to the shepherds: a multitude of th…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Angels were heralds of the newborn Savior, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were attending to their …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson