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The Truth About Angels
your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the
King of glory shall come in.”—.
Again the challenge rings forth, “Who is this King of glory?” and
the escorting angels answer, “The Lord of hosts, He is the King of
glory,” and the heavenly train passes through the gates.—
The Review
and Herald, July 29, 1890
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When Christ ascended up on high, and led a multitude of captives,
escorted by the heavenly host, and was received in through the gates of
the city, ... He possessed the same exalted stature that He had before
He came into the world to die for man.—
Spiritual Gifts 4a:119
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Christ Is Escorted Into the Father’s Presence
There is the throne, and around it the rainbow of promise. There
are seraphim and cherubim. The angels circle round Him, but Christ
waves them back. He enters into the presence of His Father. He points
to His triumph ...—those raised with Him, the representatives of the
captive dead who shall come forth from their graves when the trump
shall sound. He approaches the Father; and ... says: Father, it is
finished. I have done thy will, O my God. I have completed the work
of redemption. If thy justice is satisfied, “I will that they also, whom
thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am.”—
The Youth’s Instructor,
August 11, 1898
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The arms of the Father encircle the Son, and His voice is heard,
saying, “Let all the angels worship Him.”—
Selected Messages 1:306
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The angelic throng ... bow in adoration before Him, saying, “Wor-
thy, worthy, is the Lamb that was slain, and lives again, a triumphant
conqueror.”—
The Signs of the Times, June 17, 1889
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When Christ passed within the heavenly gates, He was enthroned
amidst the adoration of the angels. As soon as this ceremony was com-
pleted, the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples in rich currents,
and Christ was indeed glorified, even with the glory which He had with
the Father from all eternity. The Pentecostal outpouring was Heaven’s
communication that the Redeemer’s inauguration was accomplished.
According to His promise He had sent the Holy Spirit from heaven to
His followers, as a token that He had, as Priest and King, received all
authority in heaven and on earth, and was the Anointed One over His
people.—
The Acts of the Apostles, 38
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