The Battle of Armageddon Joins

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Ellen G. White Estate, Devotional for September 6
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The Battle of Armageddon Joins

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them:
for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him
are called, and chosen, and faithful. Rev. 17:14. 


We need to study the pouring out of the seventh vial. The powers of evil
will not yield up the conflict without a struggle. But Providence has a
part to act in the battle of Armageddon. When the earth is lighted with
the glory of the angel of Revelation eighteen, the religious elements,
good and evil, will awake from slumber, and the armies of the living God
will take the field. 

Four mighty angels hold back the powers of this earth till the servants
of God are sealed in their foreheads. The nations of the world are eager
for conflict; but they are held in check by the angels. When this
restraining power is removed, there will come a time of trouble and
anguish. Deadly instruments of warfare will be invented. Vessels, with
their living cargo, will be entombed in the great deep. All who have not
the spirit of truth will unite under the leadership of satanic agencies.
But they are to be kept under control till the time shall come for the
great battle of Armageddon. 

Every form of evil is to spring into intense activity. Evil angels unite
their powers with evil men, and as they have been in constant conflict
and attained an experience in the best modes of deception and battle,
and have been strengthening for centuries, they will not yield the last
great final contest without a desperate struggle. All the world will be
on one side or the other of the question. The battle of Armageddon will
be fought, and that day must find none of us sleeping. Wide awake we
must be, as wise virgins having oil in our vessels with our lamps. . . .


The power of the Holy Ghost must be upon us, and the Captain of the
Lord's host will stand at the head of the angels of heaven to direct the
battle. Solemn events before us are yet to transpire. Trumpet after
trumpet is to be sounded, vial after vial poured out one after another
upon the inhabitants of the earth. Scenes of stupendous interest are
right upon us.

>From Maranatha - Page 257