The Bible tells us that we are not alone in this world, that God has provided assistance in our spiritual conflicts. God's Holy Spirit is here to guide and empower us. In addition, the Bible - in nearly 300 different places - also teaches that God has countless angels at His command.
As Billy Graham states in his book "Angels:"
"I am convinced that these heavenly beings exist and that they provide unseen aid on our behalf. I do not believe in angels because someone has told me about a dramatic visitation from an angel, impressive as such rare testimonies may be. I do not believe in angels because UFOs are astonishingly angel-like in some of their reported appearances. I do not believe in angels because ESP experts are making the realm of the spirit world seem more and more plausible. I do not believe in angels because of the sudden worldwide emphasis on the reality of Satan and demons. I do not believe in angels because I have ever seen one - I haven't.
I believe in angels because the Bible says there are Angels; and I believe the Bible is the true Word of God. Unquote
Billy Graham goes on to explain all the facts about angels from the Bible, and some angelic events that occurred here on earth in recent times. One that caught my eye was an event that happened to Queen Victoria - the Queen of England from 1837 to 1901.
Quote from the book: The British express train raced through the night, its powerful headlight piercing the darkness. Queen Victoria was a passenger on the train.
Suddenly the engineer saw a startling sight. Revealed in the beam of the engine's light was a strange figure in a black cloak standing in the middle of the tracks and waving its arms. The engineer grabbed for the brake and brought the train to a grinding halt.
He and his fellow trainmen clambered down to see what had stopped them. But they could find no trace of the strange figure. On a hunch the engineer walked a few yards further up the tracks. Suddenly he stopped and stared into the fog in horror. The bridge had been washed out in the middle and ahead of them it had toppled into a swollen stream. If the engineer had not heeded the ghostly figure, the train would have plummeted down the stream.
While the bridge and the tracks were being repaired, the crew made a more intensive search for the strange flagman. But not until they got to London did they solve the mystery.
At the base of the engine's headlamp the engineer discovered a huge dead moth. He looked at it a moment, then on impulse wet its wings and pasted it to the glass on the lamp.
Climbing back into his cab, he switched on the light and saw the "flagman" in the beam. He knew the answer now: the moth had flown into the beam, seconds before the train was due to reach the washed=out bridge. In the fog, it appeared to be a phantom figure, waving its arms.
When Queen Victoria was told of the strange happening she said, "I’m sure it was no accident. It was God's way of protecting us."
No, the figure the engineer saw in the headlight's beam was not an angel...and yet God, quite possibly through the ministry of His unseen angels, had placed the moth on the headlight lens exactly when and where it was needed. Truly "He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways" (Psalm 91:11) "
By George Konig
February 26, 2006
www.georgekonig.org
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