Elizabeth1  

And Then a Miracle Happened 
                                 1558 - 1603
   
     

    I will  go  and  return  to  my place,  till  they  acknowledge their 

    offence, and seek my face:  in their  affliction  they will seek me

    early. Hos 5:15

 

When   Elizabeth I  ascended  the  throne  after  five  years  under

Bloody Mary,  a member  of the  court summed up the condition of

the country:

     The Queen poor,  the  realm   exhausted,  the nobility poor  and

     decayed. Want of good captains and soldiers. The people out of  

     order.  Justice  not  executed.  All  things  dear. Excess in meat,    

     drink  and  apparel.   Divisions  among   ourselves.   Wars  with       

     France  and  Scotland.  The  French  king  bestriding the realm,   

     having  one foot in Calais and the other  in Scotland.  Steadfast   

     enmity but no steadfast friendship abroad. 

  

And then a miracle happened.

  

In a relatively few years, England  was  at  peace  and prosperous.

There was a great revival in trade,  agriculture  and manufacturing.

Exploration  was encouraged  and  many  overseas  colonies  were   

established.   Britain  emerged  from  under   the   shadow  of  the     

European powers, culminating in the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

The nation entered a golden age.

 
    No greater moral change ever passed over a nation than passed 

    over  England  in the later  part  of the  reign of Queen Elizabeth.

    England  became a people of  the Book and  that  book  was the

    Bible.  It was Read  by every class of people. And the effect was

    amazing.  The whole moral tone of the nation was changed."

    Green's Short History of the English People (1)

Revelation Chapter 10  anticipated this mighty transformation from 

Luther's discovery  of the Bible  to  its  establishment in England by 

royal decree.

 

 

(1) This article was taken from Thy Kingdom Come, a publication of the Association of the

     Covenant People, in Vancouver, B.C. Vol 25 No 11, page 17,18. Nov 2013