Wondering if he was the angel.

At one point I was very depressed faith-wise. I fell asleep on the train while reading "Desire of Ages". Suddenly, I was poked on my left arm. I woke up with a start and heard a single word... "Are you awake?" I answered, "Yes, I am. I said, "Yes," and looked down at the hope of each generation that I had with me.

 

 Thus the disciples of Christ were warned of the destruction of Jerusalem. Those who watched for the signs of the coming destruction escaped the city and were spared. Thus, we are now warned of Christ's second coming and the destruction that awaits us in the world. Those who heed this warning will be saved. We are commanded to be awake, for the exact time of Christ's coming is not known." Desire of Ages, Chapter 69, On the Mount of Olives

 

　 This was the first and last time I had dozed off on a train and was awakened by a stranger, not even at the end of the line, and I was solemnly reminded that the voice said, "Are you awake?" which is not something I usually hear, and that the text I was reading was the exact message I had been given. When I got off at the station, the person who had called out to me walked toward the door and got off first. He took the trouble to turn around and look at me. I still remember the look of deep concern on his face. I bowed my head and said, "Thank you," and headed for work, wondering if he was the angel.