Reference

2 Kings 19:35

And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
33

By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.

34

For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

35

And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

36

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

37

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

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Created Messenger

The primary counter-argument against the interpretation of the "angel of the Lord" as a distinct created being in this verse is the theological concept of the "Angel of the Lord" as a Christophany – a pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ. Proponents of this view argue that the actions attributed to the Angel of the Lord throughout the Old Testament (such as speaking with divine authority, accepting worship, and performing acts only God can do) are consistent with the nature of God Himself, n

Messenger Language

The verse explicitly states "the angel of the Lord went out," clearly distinguishing the angel as a separate agent performing an action. There is no ambiguity in the language that would suggest the angel is merely a manifestation of God rather than a messenger.