The Church of God Comforted

In this way the church of God was comforted in one of the darkest hours of her long conflict with the forces of evil. Satan had seemingly triumphed, but the Lord was overruling events. His message to the church was, “I am with you, ... to save you.” “I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds.” Jeremiah 30:11, 17.RR 168.3

In the glad day of restoration, the tribes of divided Israel were to be reunited as one people. The Lord declared, “I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the ends of the earth, among them the blind and the lame. ... They shall come with weeping, and with supplications I will lead them. ... For I am a Father to Israel.” Jeremiah 31:8, 9.RR 168.4