(John 17:21.) Heavenly Atmosphere Brought to Earth—The work of these heavenly beings is to prepare the inhabitants of this world to become children of God, pure, holy, undefiled. But men, though professing to be followers of Christ, do not place themselves in a position where they can understand this ministry, and thus the work of the heavenly messengers is made hard. The angels, who do always behold the face of the Father in heaven, would prefer to remain close by the side of God, in the pure and holy atmosphere of heaven; but a work must be done in bringing this heavenly atmosphere to the souls who are tempted and tried, that Satan may not disqualify them for the place the Lord would have them fill in the heavenly courts.{7BC 923.2}

(Joh. 17,21.) Det himmelske atmosfære kommer ned på jorden. - Disse himmelske væseners opgave er at berede denne verdens beboere til at blive Guds børn, rene, ubesmittede og hellige. Men skønt mennesker hævder at være Kristi disciple, indtager de ikke en stilling, hvor de kan forstå denne tjeneste og dette vanskeliggør de himmelske sendebuds tjeneste meget. Englene, som altid ser den himmelske Faders ansigt, ville foretrække at forblive Gud ganske nær, i Himmelens rene og hellige luft; men der må gøres et arbejde for at bringe denne himmelske luft til de sjæle, der bliver fristet og prøvet, for at Satan ikke skal kunne gøre dem uegnede til det sted, som Herren har bestemt for dem i de himmelske boliger.