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# messenger
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## Facts
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The term, "messenger" refers to someone who is given a message to tell others.
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* In ancient times, a messenger would be sent from the battlefield to tell people back in the city what was happening.
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* An angel is a special kind of messenger whom God sends to give people messages. Some translations translate "angel" as "messenger."
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* A prophet is a person who gives other people God's teachings, warnings and other kinds of messages.
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* John the Baptist was called a messenger who came before Jesus to announce the Messiah's coming and to prepare people to receive him.
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* Jesus' apostles were his messengers to go share with other people the good news about the kingdom of God.
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