History and Prophecy
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beings, sustained and guided by the hand beneath the wings of the
cherubim, were impelling these wheels; above them, upon the sapphire
throne, was the Eternal One; and round about the throne a rainbow,
the emblem of divine mercy.
As the wheel like complications were under the guidance of the
hand beneath the wings of the cherubim, so the complicated play of
human events is under divine control. Amidst the strife and tumult of
nations, He that sitteth above the cherubim still guides the affairs of
the earth.
The history of nations that one after another have occupied their
allotted time and place, unconsciously witnessing to the truth of which
they themselves knew not the meaning, speaks to us. To every nation
and to every individual of today God has assigned a place in His great
plan. Today men and nations are being measured by the plummet in
the hand of Him who makes no mistake. All are by their own choice
deciding their destiny, and God is overruling all for the accomplishment
of His purposes.
The history which the great I AM has marked out in His word,
uniting link after link in the prophetic chain, from eternity in the past
to eternity in the future, tells us where we are today in the procession
of the ages, and what may be expected in the time to come. All that
prophecy has foretold as coming to pass, until the present time, has
been traced on the pages of history, and we may be assured that all
which is yet to come will be fulfilled in its order.
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The final overthrow of all earthly dominions is plainly foretold in
the word of truth. In the prophecy uttered when sentence from God
was pronounced upon the last king of Israel is given the message:
“Thus saith the Lord God; Remove the diadem, and take off the
crown: ... exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. I will
overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until He come
whose right it is; and I will give it Him.”
Ezekiel 21:26, 27
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The crown removed from Israel passed successively to the king-
doms of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. God says, “It shall
be no more, until He come whose right it is; and I will give it Him.”
That time is at hand. Today the signs of the times declare that we
are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events. Everything
in our world is in agitation. Before our eyes is fulfilling the Saviour’s
prophecy of the events to precede His coming: “Ye shall hear of wars