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[[file:Gerrit van Honthorst (c.1590-1592-1656) (after) - The Angel Appearing to Saint Peter - 1271037 - National Trust.jpg |thumb | 270px |The Angel Appearing to Saint | [[file:Gerrit van Honthorst (c.1590-1592-1656) (after) - The Angel Appearing to Saint Peter - 1271037 - National Trust.jpg |thumb | 270px |The Angel Appearing to Saint Peter Author unknown, held by National Trust, U.K.]] | ||
*'''They move without speed limits''' | *'''They move without speed limits''' | ||
:When the prophet Daniel prayed to God, the angel Gabriel appeared before he even finished his prayer. Though Gabriel had been in the presence of God, he reached Daniel in mere moments. To understand the magnitude of this, consider that the Milky Way galaxy—where Earth is located—spans about 100,000 light-years across. That means it would take 100,000 years to travel this distance at the speed of light, which is 300,000 km per second<ref>[https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/features/cosmic/milkyway_info.html The Milky Way], ''NASA''</ref>—fast enough to circle the Earth seven and a half times in just one second.<ref>[https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/171-light-basics Light basics], ''Science Learning Hub''</ref> The Heavenly Jerusalem, God’s city, is said to be at the center of the vast universe filled with such galaxies. From there to Earth, an angel arrived in the blink of an eye while Daniel was still praying.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+9%3A21-23&version=NIV |title=Daniel 9:21–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | :When the prophet Daniel prayed to God, the angel Gabriel appeared before he even finished his prayer. Though Gabriel had been in the presence of God, he reached Daniel in mere moments. To understand the magnitude of this, consider that the Milky Way galaxy—where Earth is located—spans about 100,000 light-years across. That means it would take 100,000 years to travel this distance at the speed of light, which is 300,000 km per second<ref>[https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/features/cosmic/milkyway_info.html The Milky Way], ''NASA''</ref>—fast enough to circle the Earth seven and a half times in just one second.<ref>[https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/171-light-basics Light basics], ''Science Learning Hub''</ref> The Heavenly Jerusalem, God’s city, is said to be at the center of the vast universe filled with such galaxies. From there to Earth, an angel arrived in the blink of an eye while Daniel was still praying.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+9%3A21-23&version=NIV |title=Daniel 9:21–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||