Power for Finishing the Work
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the agencies combined against the truth, a large number take their
stand upon the Lord’s side.—
The Great Controversy, 612
(1888).
The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the church is looked forward
to as in the future; but it is the privilege of the church to have it now.
Seek for it, pray for it, believe for it. We must have it, and Heaven is
waiting to bestow it.—
The Review and Herald, March 19, 1895
.
The Latter Rain—Let Christians ... ask in faith for the promised
blessing, and it will come. The outpouring of the Spirit in the days of
the apostles was the former rain, and glorious was the result. But the
latter rain will be more abundant.—
The Signs of the Times, February
17, 1914
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