Counsel #13 — Angels Holding Back Chaos

Picture: Counsel #13 — Angels Holding Back ChaosCSI 95.1

We are alarmed at the escalation of disasters and calamities in the natural world. But were it not for God’s angels holding back the winds of strife and disaster, calamities would increase even more. In other words, it’s going to get a whole lot worse when the angels release the winds of strife and disaster before Jesus comes, but we can trust that Jesus will walk with us through it.CSI 95.2

Even though we can't hear them or see them directly, angels of God are actively fighting for the world against Satan and his many followers.^{[143]https://whiteestate.org/devotional/mar/09_15/} These unseen protectors are tirelessly holding back evil forces until God's chosen people are sealed on their foreheads for eternity.^{[144]Revelation 7:3}CSI 95.3

“After these things I saws four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.” Revelation 7:1 NKJVCSI 95.4

“Angels are now restraining the winds of strife, that they may not blow until the world shall be warned of its coming doom; but a storm is gathering, ready to burst upon the earth; and when God shall bid His angels loose the winds, there will be such a scene of strife as no pen can picture.” Ellen White in Education, p.179CSI 95.5

Reflect: The passage talks about a "sealing" of God's people. What do you think this signifies? How can you prepare yourself for this event?CSI 95.6