1. My White Archangel | 2. War in Angel-Land | 3. Good Angels Conquer | 4. Sweet than a Mother's Song | 5. Lofty Minstrelsy | 6. Flying in Midair | 7. Far as Angel's Ken | 8. Music, the Speech of Angels | 9. Silver Bowers Leave | 10. Succor us, who Succor Want | 11. Angel Reaper's Choice | 12. Whose Faces See God | 13. Holy Placid Harp Tones | 14. Many an Angel Tent | 15. White and Serried Ranks | 16. Telling of their Father's Shelter | 17. Ideal in their Ministry | 18. Excel in Loving | 19. With their Lightning Swords | 20. Soother to every Joy | 21. Cynosure of all Eyes | 22. My Little Playmates Bright | 23. Happy Making Sight with God | 24. Angels All Adore Him | 25. Feast of Love | 26. Transcending our Wonted Themes | 27. The Holy Jerusalem | 28. Angels to Beckon Me | 29. Divine Creatures | 30. Angel-worship Forbidden | 31. Till Morning's Joy  

WAR IN ANGEL-LAND.

December 2.

And the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not, neither was there place
found any more in heaven.—Revelation 12:8.

BEHOLD hero a wonder of wickedness, angels' sin; a wonder
of justice, God spared them not; a wonder of punishment,
he cast them down to hell; a wonder of vengeance, for they are
reserved unto judgment! Here are deep themes and terrible.
Notice that these who sinned were angels in heaven, so that there
is no necessary security in the most high position. We know
that they are in heavenly place's, for it was from that high abode
that they were cast down into hell by the terrible right hand of
the Eternal King. These angels that kept not their first estate,
but sinned against God, dwelt with their brethren in the court
of the Most High ; they seemed to be, as it were, walled round
with fire to keep out all evil from them. Their communications
were only with perfect spirits like themselves; but yet, as they
were undergoing probation, they were made capable of choosing
evil if they willed to so do, or of cleaving to good if their hearts
were steadfast with their God. There were none about them to
tempt them to evil ; they were, on the contrary, surrounded with
every good and holy influence ; they saw God, and abode in His
courts; they conversed with seraphim and cherubim. Their
daily engagements were all of a holy order ; worship and service
were their duty and delight. Their company was select; there
were no lapsed classes among them to render the atmosphere impure.
They were not only in a paradise, but in the central abode
of God Himself. Yet evil entered into the breasts of angelseven
envy, ambition, pride, rebellion ; and they fell, fell never to
rise again :

High on the bright and happy throng,
Satan, a tall archangel, sat;
Amongst the morning stars he sung
Till sin destroyed his heavenly state.
                                —Spurgeon.