Acts 12:23

Verse 23. And immediately the angel of the Lord. Diseases and death are, in the Scriptures, often attributed to an angel. See 2 Sa 24:16; 1 Ch 21:12,15,20,27; 2 Ch 32:21. It is not intended that there was a miracle in this case, but it certainly is intended by the sacred writer, that his death was a Divine judgment on him for his receiving homage as a god. Josephus says of him that he "did neither rebuke them, [the people,] nor reject their impious flattery. A severe pain arose in his belly, and began in a most violent manner.