I just finished this ‘volume’ - a two-books-in-one large 800+ page book with two novels in it. One was entitled This Present Darkness and the other was Piercing The Darkness.
Both books have, in rather vivid detail, descriptions of the Host of Heaven, God’s Angelic Warriors, battling it out with some of the worst demons that Satan can throw their way (worst in multiple ways).
At points, it seemed as though the Host of Heaven was going to be defeated, but the prayers of the Saints in and around the towns were what helped to energize the Host to win the fight.
After reading those two books, a calming, comforting thought came upon me, something that was touched upon in the books but not so heavily emphasized.
It’s a comfort to me to know that, no matter what happens, the Lord has already won it all. Christ defeated sin and death, and through that, the war is won. There may be battles along the way, but it’s all laid out and will happen in God’s time.
I’m hoping it makes for some pleasant dreams, as my sleep will be rather short tonight. Gotta get up in five hours to go to school.