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while the other wings are folded over their forms in token of reverence
and humility.—
The Signs of the Times, June 24, 1880
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Oh, that all could behold our precious Saviour as He is, a Saviour.
Let His hand draw aside the veil which conceals His glory from our
eyes. It shows Him in His high and holy place. What do we see? Our
Saviour, not in a position of silence and inactivity. He is surrounded
with heavenly intelligences, cherubim, and seraphim, ten thousand
times ten thousand of angels.
All these heavenly beings have one object above all others, in
which they are intensely interested— His church in a world of corrup-
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tion.... They are working for Christ under His commission, to save to
the uttermost all who look to Him and believe in Him. These heavenly
intelligences are speeding on their mission.... They are united in a holy
alliance, in a grand and sublime unity of purpose, to show forth the
power and compassion and love and glory of the crucified and risen
Saviour.
In their service, these armies of heaven illustrate what the church of
God should be. Christ is working in their behalf in the heavenly courts,
sending out His messengers to all parts of the globe, to the assistance
of every suffering one who looks to Him for relief, for spiritual life
and knowledge.—
The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 7:967, 968
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Satan Before He Fell, and As He Is Now
Satan was once an honored angel in heaven, next to Christ. His
countenance, like those of the other angels, was mild and expressive
of happiness. His forehead was high and broad, showing great intelli-
gence. His form was perfect; his bearing noble and majestic.—
Early
Writings, 145
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I was shown Satan as he once was, a happy, exalted angel. Then
I was shown him as he now is. He still bears a kingly form. His
features are still noble, for he is an angel fallen. But the expression
of his countenance is full of anxiety, care, unhappiness, malice, hate,
mischief, deceit, and every evil. That brow which was once so noble,
I particularly noticed. His forehead commenced from his eyes to
recede. I saw that he had so long bent himself to evil that every good
quality was debased, and every evil trait was developed. His eyes were
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cunning, sly, and showed great penetration. His frame was large, but