"But the facts are that "the angels did not even then understand all 
that
was involved in the great controversy.
---The principles at stake were to
be more fully revealed.
---And for the sake of man, Satan's existence must
be continued.
---Man as well as angels must see the contrast between the
Prince of light and the prince of darkness.
---He must choose whom he will
serve."
God, of course, has His plan.
God, of course, has His plan.
Before Jesus ascended He laid out the job
description for the Christian Church. John recorded part of our Lord's
incredibly moving prayer to his Heavenly Father, wherein Jesus said: "As
you have sent me into the world, I also have sent them into the world"
(17:18; 20:21)
Obviously,
this requires a second reading on our knees."
Herbert Douglass