(Zechariah 3:1-7) The angel of the Lord announced to Mary that she was to be the mother of the babe Jesus.

(Luke 1:31) When she gave birth to this wonderful child, the angel of the Lord brought the message to the faithful shepherds, and the great multitude of the heavenly hosts joined together with that angel in praising, God .-- Luke 2:9-11.
[257]We may be sure that these faithful, holy angels, as God's instruments, were carefully watching every step of Jesus from the time of his birth up to the moment of his resurrection.

With eagerness they would watch and wait to see if Jesus fully met all the requirements of God's law.

They evidently knew that his full compliance would meet with the marvelous reward of a resurrection from the dead.

It was one of these faithful messengers that the Lord sent from heaven to roll back the stone from the door of the tomb at the resurrection of the Master.
What great joy must have filled the heavenly courts now when they beheld Jesus, by the power of God, triumphant over death and the grave! [258]Lucifer, who became Satan, who had once been associated with the holy angels and who had seduced some of their fellow angels, had for centuries opposed Jehovah and specially tried to destroy Jesus.