Revelation 8:13: Which is it, an Angel or an Eagle?

 

Concerning Revelation 8:13 and the angel/eagle flying through the midst of the heavens preaching:

The Koine Greek of the Received Text says that it is an "aggelos," an angel, and not "eagle." 

Over 5000 extant [still existing texts] say angel. 

The Strong's original concordance and Berry's Interlinear, both of which are based on the Received Text, say angel. 

It is the classical Greek of the Alexandrian Minority Texts that say "aetos" [eagle] instead of "aggelos" [angel] in Revelation 8:13.

My trust is in the over 5000 extant Koine Greek texts that confirm the virgin birth, deity of Christ, blood atonement, and physical resurrection, all of which teachings the relatively few in number Alexandrian and "eclectic" texts undermine.

God sent his messenger, his angel, to preach his message. Over 5000 extant texts agree that he did not send a bird of prey.

 

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