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Selected Messages Book 2
Today we need to speak the truth with holy boldness. The testi-
mony borne to the early church by the Lord’s messenger, His people
are to hear in this time: “Though we, or an angel from heaven, preach
any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you,
let him be accursed” (
Galatians 1:8
).
The man who makes the working of miracles the test of his faith
will find that Satan can, through a species of deceptions, perform
wonders that will appear to be genuine miracles. It was this he hoped to
make a test question with the Israelites at the time of their deliverance
from Egypt.—
Manuscript 43, 1907
.
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Wonderful Miracles Will Deceive
Let not the days pass by and precious opportunities be lost of
seeking the Lord with all the heart and mind and soul. If we accept
not the truth in the love of it, we may be among the number who will
see the miracles wrought by Satan in these last days, and believe them.
Many strange things will appear as wonderful miracles, which should
be regarded as deceptions manufactured by the father of lies.—
Letter
136, 1906
.
How Satan and His Agents Work
I am instructed to say that in the future great watchfulness will be
needed. There is to be among God’s people no spiritual stupidity. Evil
spirits are actively engaged in seeking to control the minds of human
beings. Men are binding up in bundles, ready to be consumed by the
fires of the last days. Those who discard Christ and His righteousness
will accept the sophistry that is flooding the world. Christians are to be
sober and vigilant, steadfastly resisting their adversary the devil, who
is going about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Men
under the influence of evil spirits will work miracles. They will make
people sick by casting their spell upon them, and will then remove
the spell, leading others to say that those who were sick have been
miraculously healed. This Satan has done again and again.—
Letter
259, 1903
.
We need not be deceived. Wonderful scenes, with which Satan
will be closely connected, will soon take place. God’s Word declares