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The Truth About Angels
sioned by the Father to prevent Satan from obtaining any advantage
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over those who refuse to walk in the path of evil. And these angels
who guard God’s children on earth are in communication with the
Father in heaven.—
In Heavenly Places, 99
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We need to understand better than we do the mission of the angels.
It would be well to remember that every true child of God has the
cooperation of heavenly beings. Invisible armies of light and power
attend the meek and lowly ones who believe and claim the promises of
God. Cherubim and seraphim, and angels that excel in strength, stand
at God’s right hand, “All ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for
them who shall be heirs of salvation.”—
The Acts of the Apostles, 154
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Angels Enlighten Our Minds
God calls upon His creatures to turn their attention from the con-
fusion and perplexity around them and admire His handiwork. The
heavenly bodies are worthy of contemplation. God has made them
for the benefit of man, and as we study His works, angels of God will
be by our side to enlighten our minds and guard them from satanic
deception.—
The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 4:1145
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Heavenly angels watch those who are seeking for enlightenment.
They cooperate with those who try to win souls to Christ.—
The Bible
Echo, December 10, 1900
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Your ... [ministry to] the sick is an exhausting process and would
gradually dry up the very springs of life if there were no change,
no opportunity for recreation, and if angels of God did not guard
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and protect you. If you could see the many perils through which
you are conducted safely every day by these messengers of Heaven,
gratitude would spring up in your hearts and find expression from
your lips. If you make God your strength, you may, under the most
discouraging circumstances, attain a height and breadth of Christian
perfection which you hardly think it possible to reach. Your thoughts
may be elevated, you may have noble aspirations, clear perceptions
of truth, and purposes of action which shall raise you above all sordid
motives.—
Counsels on Health, 384
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I have been shown your [a physician’s] peril, and I have also
been shown your guardian angel preserving you again and again from
yourself, keeping you from making shipwreck of faith. My brother,