Think Angels Can't Get Angry? What Gabriel did to Zechariah Says Otherwise.
Today, we will reflect together on an astonishing episode from the Gospel, when the angel Gabriel visits Zechariah and announces the coming birth of John the Baptist. However, Zechariah, doubtful, asks the angel for a sign, to which Gabriel decrees his muteness. After this, Zechariah becomes mute until the birth of John. The story of Zechariah and Elizabeth in the Gospel of Luke offers rich spiritual teachings. It is a story of hope, of persevering in faith and of the fulfillment of divine promises.
This story takes place in the book of Luke. Luke uses language almost equal to the reverence he reserves for Jesus. The story presents Zechariah and Elizabeth. While Zechariah, who was a priest, was carrying out his duties in the temple, he had a vision of an angel. Luke 1:511