Bible Discussion Thread

Stephen might have been an angel(?).

Hi Deborah.

No, He was a man full of the Holy Ghost

as seen here in acts.

Acts 6:5. And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, ( A MAN FULL OF FAITH AND OF THE HOLY GHOST, ) and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

There's nowhere in scripture where angels are filled with the Holy Spirit.

Maybe that notion is drawn from this verse.

Acts 6:15. And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel..

They saw his face AS IT HAD BEEN THE FACE OF AN ANGEL.

God bless

Do you have any Scripture to suggest this, Deborah? What we read of Stephen in the Book of Acts, shows him as a man "full of faith & power" ( Acts 6:8) who was subsequently stoned to death ( Acts 7:58-60) for his vibrant preaching of Jesus. Even though the Jewish council members beheld him as seeing the "face of an angel" (6:15), we could understand that Stephen's countenance so changed, reflecting the fullness of the Holy Spirit & the absolute joy & confidence that he had in his Saviour & Lord. The fact that Stephen eventually had to physically die also gives proof that he wasn't an angel, just a man, as angels are eternal beings who can never die.

Chris, hey there. I think you are right.