The End of the Silmarillion (from the words of Eärendil to Manwë till the actual End) is indeed very short, but I think Tolkien did this to show the power of the Ainur, which came to M-e's help.
The Noldor fought many fights against Morgoth, but he grew greater all along, yet the Elves were the most powerful beings in M-e at that point.
The point Tolkien tries to make is, I believe, that nothing in Arda is more powerful than the Ainur. And he underlines this with the swift ending of the book when the Ainur get involved.
greetings,
lathspell
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'You?' cried Frodo.
'Yes, I, Gandalf the Grey,' said the wizard solemnly. 'There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But my time is coming.'
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