Acts 5:19

Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people,.... They were not delivered out of prison, in order to go and secure themselves from danger; but to go about the work they were called to, to preach…

But the angel of the Lord - This does not denote any “particular” angel, but simply an angel. The “article” is not used in the original. The word “angel” denotes properly a “messenger,” and…

But the angel of the Lord - opened the prison doors - This was done:

1. To increase the confidence of the apostles, by showing them that they were under the continual care of God; and,

2. To show the…

Never did any good work go on with any hope of success, but it met with opposition; those that are bent to do mischief cannot be reconciled to those who make it their business to do good. Satan, the…

But the angel of the Lord Better, an angel by night opened the prison-doors. As if for a protest against the actions of those who taught that "there was neither angel nor spirit." There is no…