Chapter 3—Be Zealous and Repent
Dear brethren and sisters, the Lord has shown me in vision some
things concerning the church in its present lukewarm state, which I
will relate to you. The church was presented before me in vision. Said
the angel to the church, “Jesus speaks to thee, ‘Be zealous and repent.’”
This work I saw should be taken hold of in earnest. There is something
to repent of. Worldly-mindedness, selfishness and covetousness, have
been eating out the spirituality and life of God’s people.
The danger of God’s people for a few years past, has been the
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love of this world. Out of this have sprung the sins of selfishness and
covetousness. The more they get of this world the more they set their
affections on it, and still they reach out for more. Said the angel, “It is
easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to
enter into the kingdom of God.” Yet many who profess to believe that
we are having the last note of warning to the world, are striving with
all their energies to place themselves in a position where it is easier
for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for them to enter the
kingdom.
These earthly treasures are blessings when a right use is made of
them. Those who have them, should realize that they are lent them of
God, and should cheerfully spend their means to advance his cause.
They will not lose their reward here. The angels of God will kindly
regard them, and they will also lay up a treasure in Heaven.
I saw that Satan watches the peculiar, selfish, covetous tempera-
ments of some that profess the truth, and will tempt them by throwing
prosperity in their path, offering them the riches of earth. He knows
if they do not overcome their natural temperaments here, they will
stumble and fall by loving mammon, and worshiping their idol. Sa-
tan’s object is too often accomplished; the strong love of the world
overcomes, or swallows up the love of the truth. The kingdoms of
the world are offered them, and they eagerly grasp their treasure, and
think they are wonderfully prospered. Satan triumphs because his plan
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