53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
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And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 47-56)We are here told how the blessed Jesus was seized, and taken into custody; this followed immediately upon his agony, while he yet spake ; for from the beginning to the close of his passion he had not the least intermission or breathing-time, but deep called unto deep . His trouble hitherto was raised within himself; but now the scene is changed, now the Philistines are upon thee, thou blessed Sams…
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