Matthew 24:31 Angels ... Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:24, 27; Luke 9:52; James 2:5; "messenger" Matthew 11 calles John the Baptist and "angel". We see the spread of Christianity by the messengers of God into every nation. Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 27:13; Hosea 8:1; Zechariah 9:14. The fall of Jerusalem signaled a renewed evangelistic thrust by Christians.