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And the whole multitude of the people were in prayer outside at the hour of the incense offering. (NASB) Luke 1:10 Do you wonder how he felt as he entered the Holy Place with everyone being at a distance?
Fear and Blessing. As Zacharias entered he became fearful when he saw an angel
standing next to the very altar on which he was to offer incense.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. Zacharias was troubled when he saw the angel, and fear gripped him. (NASB) Luke 1:11-12 The Greek word translated as fear has the idea that he was "full of fear." He was not just fearful. He was
full of fear. He was terrified. He may have wondered if he was going to die. We are not told. So the angel
responds with these words,
. . . Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John. (NASB) Luke 1:13
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