 An angel said unto him, now this, an angel of the Lord is referred to as a Christophany, a Christophany. And that means it's the Lord Jesus Christ. We see from Genesis to Revelation, we see God the Father giving the marching orders, God the Son carrying them out, and the Holy Ghost providing the power. And so here, normally when it's referred to as the angel of the Lord, not an angel, but the angel, it's a Christophany, it's the Lord Jesus himself.