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angels

Spirits who live in heaven with God; also the devils of hell , who are angels fallen from goodness. In the Bible (see also Bible ), angels are often sent to Earth , sometimes with a human appearance, to bring the messages of God to people, to guide and protect them, or to execute God's punishments. ( See Abraham and Isaac , Annunciation , cherubim , Daniel in the lions' den , Gabriel , Jacob's ladder , Lot's wife , Lucifer , Michael , Passover (see also Passover ), plagues of Egypt , Satan , and Sodom and Gomorrah .)

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see fools rush in where angels fear to tread ; on the side of the angels .

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“Sing with the angels now sweet friend!” singer Stella Parton tweeted.

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“They said when you smoked it, it was like the angels sang to you in a golden voice,” Tovar recalls with a smile.

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Staged in a crumbling gothic opera house, the two-hour show depicted the star's inner angels and demons wrestling for her soul.

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“Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us,” Martin Rabbett, his lifelong partner, said in a statement reported by Associated Press.

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He said: "Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us."

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