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The European Union in Prophecy
In the form of men, angels are often in the assemblies of the righteous; and they
visit the assemblies of the wicked, as they went to Sodom, to make a record of their
deeds, to determine whether they have passed the boundary of God's forbearance. The
Lord delights in mercy; and for the sake of a few who really serve Him, He restrains
calamities and prolongs the tranquillity of multitudes. Little do sinners against God
realize that they are indebted for their own lives to the faithful few whom they delight
to ridicule and oppress.
Though the rulers of this world know it not, yet often in their councils angels
have been spokesmen. Human eyes have looked upon them; human ears have listened
to their appeals; human lips have opposed their suggestions and ridiculed their
counsels; human hands have met them with insult and abuse. In the council hall and
the court of justice these heavenly messengers have shown an intimate acquaintance
with human history; they have proved themselves better able to plead the cause of
the oppressed than were their ablest and most eloquent defenders. They have
defeated purposes and arrested evils that would have greatly retarded the work of
God and would have caused great suffering to His people. In the hour of peril and
distress "the angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and
delivereth them." Psalm 34:7.
With earnest longing, God's people await the tokens of their coming King. As the
watchmen are accosted, "What of the night?" the answer is given unfalteringly, "'The
morning cometh, and also the night.' Isaiah 21:11, 12. Light is gleaming upon the
clouds above the mountaintops. Soon there will be a revealing of His glory. The Sun
of Righteousness is about to shine forth. The morning and the night are both at hand-
-the opening of endless day to the righteous, the settling down of eternal night to the
wicked."
As the wrestling ones urge their petitions before God, the veil separating them
from the unseen seems almost withdrawn. The heavens glow with the dawning of
eternal day, and like the melody of angel songs the words fall upon the ear: "Stand
fast to your allegiance. Help is coming." Christ, the almighty Victor, holds out to His
weary soldiers a crown of immortal glory; and His voice comes from the gates ajar:
"Lo, I am with you. Be not afraid. I am acquainted with all your sorrows; I have borne
your griefs. You are not warring against untried enemies. I have fought the battle in
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