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The European Union in Prophecy
40. Great Deliverance
When the protection of human laws shall be withdrawn from those who honour
the law of God, there will be, in different lands, a simultaneous movement for their
destruction. As the time appointed in the decree draws near, the people will conspire
to root out the hated sect. It will be determined to strike in one night a decisive blow,
which shall utterly silence the voice of dissent and reproof.
The people of God--some in prison cells, some hidden in solitary retreats in the
forests and the mountains--still plead for divine protection, while in every quarter
companies of armed men, urged on by hosts of evil angels, are preparing for the work
of death. It is now, in the hour of utmost extremity, that the God of Israel will
interpose for the deliverance of His chosen. Saith the Lord; "Ye shall have a song, as
in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth . . .
to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the Mighty One of Israel. And the Lord shall
cause His glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lighting down of His arm,
with the indignation of His anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with
scattering, and tempest, and hailstones." Isaiah 30:29, 30.
With shouts of triumph, jeering, and imprecation, throngs of evil men are about
to rush upon their prey, when, lo, a dense blackness, deeper than the darkness of the
night, falls upon the earth. Then a rainbow, shining with the glory from the throne of
God, spans the heavens and seems to encircle each praying company. The angry
multitudes are suddenly arrested. Their mocking cries die away. The objects of their
murderous rage are forgotten. With fearful forebodings they gaze upon the symbol of
God's covenant and long to be shielded from its overpowering brightness.
By the people of God a voice, clear and melodious, is heard, saying, "Look up,"
and lifting their eyes to the heavens, they behold the bow of promise. The black, angry
clouds that covered the firmament are parted, and like Stephen they look up
steadfastly into heaven and see the glory of God and the Son of man seated upon His
throne. In His divine form they discern the marks of His humiliation; and from His
lips they hear the request presented before His Father and the holy angels: "I will
that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am." John 17:24. Again
a voice, musical and triumphant, is heard, saying: "They come! they come! holy,
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