The Penn's Grove record., 1899-11-03
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been taken, and no one but God knows
how many they are, but all the Bible &C.
count ~ast their imme- numbers
comp sm, regi emit u them,
armfI~ ., .urf1, mountain tops oed by
them, skies populous with thu John
speaks OF angels and other beings round
the throne as ten thousand times ten thou
sand. Now according to my calculation.
ten thousand times ten thousand are lO0,-
900 900. But these are only thr angels IN
one place. David counted 10000 of them
rolling down the sky in chariots. When
God came away from the riven rocks OF
Mount Sinai, the Bible sass Ho had tho
companionship OF 10000 angels. l think
they are IN every battle, In every exigency,
at every birth, at every pillow, ut every
hour, at every moment. the earth full of
them, the heavens full OF them.
They otitnumber the human race In
this world. They outnumber ransomed
spirits in glory. When Abraham had his
knife uplifted to Stay Isaac, 1t was an angel
who arrested the stroke, crying, "Abra-
ham, Abrahami" 1t was a stairway OF
angels that Jacob saw while pillowed in
the wilderness. We are told an angel lei
the hosts OF Israelites out Of Egyptian
serfdom. 1t was IN angel that showed
Hngar the fountain where she filled the
bottle for the lad. 1t was an angel that
took Lot out Of doomed Sodom. 1t was an
hhkCt tiatl obut up hho iOuta VI - ~
cry monsters when Daniel was thrown In.
to the cavern. 1t was an angel hat fed
Elijah under the juniper tree. 1t was an
angel that announced to Mary the ap.
%pronching nativity. They were angels that
when Christ was born. 1t was an
angel that strengthened our Saviour in His
agony. 1t was an angel that encouraged
Paul in the Mediterranean shipwreck.
1t was an angel that burst open the prison
gate after gate, until Peter was liberated
1t was IN angel that stirred the pool OF
Sloan, where the sick were healed. II
was an angel that John saw flying through
the midst OF heaven, and an angel With
foot planted on the sea, and an angel that
opened the book, and an angel that sound.
ed the trumpet, and an angel that thrust
in the sickle, and an angel that poured out
the walls, and an angel standing In the sun.
1t will be an angel with upiifted baud
swearing that time shall be no longer. In
the great IlnHl harvest OF the world the
reapers are the angels. Yea, the Lord
shull be revealed from heaven with mighty
angels. Oh, the numbers and the might
and the glory OF these supernals-feets OF
them, squadrons of them, host beyond
host, rank above rank, millions on mill
ions, and I'LL on our side If we will have
theni
This eads me to speak OF the Offices of
these supernals. To defend, to cheer, te
rescue, to escort, to give victory to the
right and overthrow the ~wrong-that is
their business-just as alert to-day and
efficient us when in Bible times they spread
wing or unsheathed sword or rocked down
peDitentiarles or filed the mountains with
horses of fire hitched to chariots of fire and
driven by reinsmen of fire. They have
turned your steps n hundred times, INT
you know 1t not. You were on the way to
do some wrong thing, aud they changed
your course. They Brought some thought
of Christian ~parentage or OF loyalty &c
They arranged that some one should meet
you at that crisis and propose something
and elevating, or they took
from your pocket some ticket to evil
amusement, II ticket that you never found
1t was an angel OF God, and perhaps the
very one that guided you to this service
ima. thst no~Tvalts to ma report nn some H hOly
IS .@arryins @S 5Ss 8 Upon
the doorstep of your immortal
spirit and the other foot lifted
for ascent into the skies. By some prayer
detain him until he can tell you OF a re
pentant and ransomcd SOUL Or you were
some time borne down with trouble, be.
persecution, bankruptcy, sick
ness and all manner Of troubles beating
their discords in your heart and life. You
gave up. You said; 81 canno stand 1t any
l believe l will AXE my life
Where is the rail train or the deep wave OF
the preeipice that will end this torment oil
existence?" But suddenly your
mind frightened. Courage came surging
your heart like oceanic tides. You
said, God is on my side, and all these ad.
He can make turn out for my
Suddenly you felt II peace, a deep
peace, the peace OF God that passeth all
understanding. What made the change?
A sweet and mighty comforting angel OF
the Lord met YOU. That was all.
Men and women Of all circumstances,
only partly appreciated or not appreciated
at all, never feel lonely again or unregard-
ed againl Angels all around, angels to ap
prove, angels to help, angels to remember.
Yea, while all the good angels are friends
OF the good, there is one special angel your
bodyguard.- This idea until this present
study OF angelology supposed to be fanci-
full. but l nnd it clearly stated in the Bible.
When the disciples were praying for Peters
deliyerance from prison and he appeared
at the door OF the prayer meeting, they
could not believe 1t was Peter. They said,
is his angel" So these disciples, In
earnest to Christ, evidently be-
lieved that every worthy soul has an
angel. Jesus said OF His followers, 'Their
behold tbs face OF My Father"
Elsewhere It is said, HE shall give His
angels charge over thee, to keep thee In all
thy. ways" Angel shielded, angel pro-
tected. angel guarded, angel ~canopled, art
Yes, q guardian angel for zach one OF
you. Put yourself now in accord with
When He suggests the right, follow
l.. When He warns o against the wrong,
shun 1t. Sent forth from God to help you
in this great battle against sin and death,
accept his deliveranee. When tempted to
a feeling of loneliness and disheartenment,
appropriate the promise, THE angel OF
the Lord encampeth around about them
fear Him and delivereth them" oh.
l am so glad that the spaces between
here and heaven are thronged with
these supernaturals taking tidings
home, bringing messages here, rolling
back obstacles from our path and giving
US defenses, for terrific are the forces who
dispute our way, and II the nation of thu
good angels Is on our side the nation OF
bad angels is on the other. Paul had ii
right when he said, 1--WE wrestle not
flesh and blood. but against prin-
cipalitios, against powers, against tho
rulers Of the darkness OF this world,
spiritual wickedness In high
In that awful fight may God send
us mighty angelic reinforcement! We
all their wings OIL our side, all their
swords on orr side, all their charlots on
side.
Thank God that those who are for US are
mightier than those who are against usl
that thought makes me jubilant as to
lnal triumph. Belgium, you know. was the
battle-ground OF England and Franco, Yes,
Belgium more than once was the battle.
ground OF opposing nations. 1t so happens
that this world is the Belgium or battle
ground between the angelic nations. good
and bad. Michael, the commander-in-chief
on one side; Lucifer, as Byron calls him
or Mephi5topheles. as Goethe calls him. or
Satan, as the Bible calls him, the com
mander-in-chief on the other side. All pure
angelhood under the ono leadership and ali
angelhood under the other lead
Many a skirmish have the two arm
les had, but the great and decisive battle is
yet to be fought. Either from our earthly
homes or down from our supernal resi-
may we come In on the right side.
Tor on that Side are God and he wen and
Wet ags,. Meanwhile the battle is being set
in the forces celestial and
ley are confronting zach other.
Hear the boom OF the great %cannonade al
ready opened Cherubim, seraphim.
nominations, ~prlncipalities and
powers are beginning to ride down their
foes, and, until the work Is completed.
sun. stand thou still upon Gideon, and
thou, moon, In the valley OF Ajalonp'
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