- To the Reader
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- Daniel and His Three Companions
- Nebuchadnezzar's Fiery Furnace
- Belshazzar's Feast
- Daniel in the Lions’ Den
- Gabriel Sent to Explain the Vision of Daniel 8
- The Struggle for Influence Over the Kings of Persia
- The Second Temple
- Ezra
- Nehemiah
- The Visions of Zechariah
- The Vision of Joshua and the Angel
- The Vision of the Seven Lamps and the Two Olive Trees
- Angels in the Time of Esther
- The Father of John the Baptist
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- Devil Possession in Jesus’ Day
- Rejection at Nazareth
- The Demoniac in the Synagogue at Capernaum
- The Healing of the Centurion's Servant
- The Demoniacs of Gadara
- The Healing of the Demoniac Son
- Jesus Is Accused of Being Demon Possessed
- Evil Angels in Human Form Were Among Christ's Hearers
- The Resurrection of Lazarus
- Jesus Hunted From City to City During His Ministry
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- Angels Protect Vital Truths
- Peter and John Delivered From Prison
- Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
- Paul's Conversion
- Paul Leaves Damascus
- Cornelius and Peter
- Peter Delivered From Prison
- The Stoning of Stephen
- Angels During Paul's Ministry
- The Siege of Jerusalem
- John the Revelator
- Angels in the Middle Ages
- The Protestant Reformation
- Luther
- Melancthon
- The Pilgrim Fathers
- The Three Angels of Revelation 14
- William Miller
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- Good and Evil Angels Will Appear
- The Work of Evil Angels Through Spiritualism
- Miracles in the End Time
- Evil Spirits Active Among the Remnant
- Angels Will Do the Work Men Neglected
- Angels Will Supply the Needs of God's People
- Satan's Personations
- Evil Angels Incite Persecution
- Satan's Personation After the Close of Probation
- Angels and the Universal Death Decree
- God Interposes as the Wicked Try to Kill God's People
- The Second Coming of Christ
- Satan and His Evil Angels Confined to This Earth
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- Epilogue
The Marriage of Isaac
In the mind of Abraham, the choice of a wife for his son [Isaac] was a matter of grave importance; he was anxious to have him marry one who would not lead him from God....TA 80.3
Isaac, trusting to his father's wisdom and affection, was satisfied to commit the matter to him, believing also that God Himself would direct in the choice made. The patriarch's thoughts turned to his father's kindred in the land of Mesopotamia.... [He] committed the important matter to “his eldest servant [Eliezer],” a man of piety, experience, and sound judgment, who had rendered him long and faithful service.... “The Lord God of heaven,” he said, “which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, ... He shall send His angel before thee.” ....TA 80.4
The messenger set out without delay.... [At] Haran, “the city of Nahor,” he halted outside the walls, near the well to which the women of the place came at evening for water.... Remembering the words of Abraham, that God would send His angel with him, he prayed earnestly for positive guidance. In the family of his master he was accustomed to the constant exercise of kindness and hospitality, and he now asked that an act of courtesy might indicate the maiden whom God had chosen.TA 81.1
Hardly had the prayer been uttered before the answer was given. Among the women who were gathered at the well, the courteous manners of one [Rebekah] attracted his attention. As she came from the well, the stranger went to meet her, asking for some water from the pitcher upon her shoulder. The request received a kindly answer, with an offer to draw water for the camels also, a service which it was customary even for the daughters of princes to perform for their father's flocks and herds. Thus the desired sign was given....TA 81.2
Abraham dwelt at Beersheba, and Isaac, who had been attending to the flocks in the adjoining country, had returned to his father's tent to await the arrival of the messenger from Haran.... “And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide.... And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife.”—Patriarchs and Prophets, 171-173.TA 81.3