16 (Philippians 2:5-8). Jesus the Friend of Sinners—Jesus came to the world not as an angel of light; we could not have endured His glory if He had come thus. One angel at the tomb of Christ was of such exceeding brightness that the Roman guard fell powerless to the ground. As the angel came from the heavens, he parted the darkness from his track, and the sentinels could not endure his glory; they fell as dead men to the earth. Suppose that Jesus had come in the glory of an angel, His brightness would have extinguished the feeble life of mortal men. {7BC 926.8}

16 (Phil. 2,5-8). Jesus er synderes ven. - Jesus kom ikke til verden som en lysets engel; vi kunne ikke have udholdt hans herlighed, hvis han var kommet således. Én engel ved Kristi grav var af en sådan stråleglans, at den romerske vagt faldt magtesløs til jorden. Da englen kom (927) fra himlene, fordrev han mørket fra sin vej, og vagterne kunne ikke udholde hans herlighed; de faldt om som døde mennesker på jorden. Antag, at Jesus var kommet med en engels herlighed, hans herlighed ville have udslukket dødelige menneskers skrøbelige liv.