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translated to heaven, and his mantle had fallen upon Elisha. Then
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wicked youth, who had learned from their parents to despise the
man of God, followed Elisha, and mockingly cried, “Go up, thou
bald head; go up, thou bald head.” In thus insulting His servant,
they insulted God and met their punishment then and there. In like
manner, those who have scoffed and mocked at the idea of the saints’
going up, will be visited with the wrath of God, and will be made to
feel that it is not a light thing to trifle with their Maker.
Jesus commissioned other angels to fly quickly to revive and
strengthen the drooping faith of His people and prepare them to
understand the message of the second angel and the important move
which was soon to be made in heaven. I saw these angels receive
great power and light from Jesus and fly quickly to earth to fulfill
their commission to aid the second angel in his work. A great light
shone upon the people of God as the angels cried, “Behold, the
Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him.” Then I saw these
disappointed ones rise and in harmony with the second angel pro-
claim, “Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him.”
The light from the angels penetrated the darkness everywhere. Satan
and his angels sought to hinder this light from spreading and having
its designed effect. They contended with the angels from heaven,
telling them that God had deceived the people, and that with all their
light and power they could not make the world believe that Christ
was coming. But notwithstanding Satan strove to hedge up the way
and draw the minds of the people from the light, the angels of God
continued their work.
Those who received the light appeared very happy. They looked
steadfastly toward heaven and longed for the appearing of Jesus.
Some were weeping and praying in great distress. Their eyes seemed
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to be fixed upon themselves, and they dared not look upward. A light
from heaven parted the darkness from them, and their eyes, which
had been fixed in despair upon themselves, were turned upward,
while gratitude and holy joy were expressed upon every feature.
Jesus and all the angelic host looked with approbation upon the
faithful, waiting ones.
Those who rejected and opposed the light of the first angel’s
message, lost the light of the second, and could not be benefited
by the power and glory which attended the message, “Behold, the