There are millions of dear people as sincere as Mother Theresa was who are victims of a massive takeover of a professedly Christian church by paganism. The prophet Daniel (Jesus told us to study him especially so we “understand” him, Matt. 24:15) was given a vision of this historical process in his chapter 8; the symbolic language is easy to understand:
The inflowing tsunami flood of paganism is “the continual” or “the daily” which he saw is “in transgression” (Dan. 8:11-13). The Hebrew verb RUM describes how paganism was exalted, lifted up, as it incorporated itself into professed Christianity. (One author describes vividly what happened: “Paganism, while appearing to be vanquished, became the conqueror. Her spirit controlled the church. Her doctrines, ceremonies, and superstitions were incorporated into the faith and worship of the professed followers of Christ.” [1])
This takeover astonished the prophet Daniel; we can’t understand Mother Theresa’s problems without seeing what God showed Daniel.
The God of heaven is moved by all this unnecessary suffering; He has raised up a people who take the Bible and the Bible only as their “creed;” they are His servants commissioned to enlighten the world. They are symbolized by the three angels of Revelation 14 whose labor is finally extended by a fourth of chapter 18 whose augmented message will finally “lighten the earth with glory.”
But they have themselves suffered a massive tragedy in misunderstanding that fourth angel’s message; hence, the light God sent them in His great mercy has been kept away from the world.
But He is not finished with them yet; He will give the gift of repentance.
[1] The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan, E. G. White, p. 50).
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