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20 (For they could not endure what was commanded: a“And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned1 or shot with an arrow.”  
21 And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, a“I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”)  
22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels,
23 to the1 general assembly and church of athe firstborn bwho are registered in heaven, to God cthe Judge of all, to the spirits of just men dmade perfect,  
24 to Jesus athe Mediator of the new covenant, and to bthe blood of sprinkling that speaks better things cthan that of Abel.  

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25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For aif they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven,  
26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, a“Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”  
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Hebrews 12:22-24

The phrase in verse 22 "to an innumerable company of angels" as rendered in many translations misses the true meaning of the phrase, which is better translated in the ESV as "to innumerable angels in festal gathering." And this accuracy is very important here because it indicates when this is happening. According to Barnes' Notes,

It occurs nowhere else in the New Testament and refers to angels gathered around God's throne praising Him. It is a special day, probably a holy day.

Excerpted from Let the Saints be Joyful in Glory!

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