Chapter 17—The Seven Last Plagues and the Wicked
(The Great Time of Trouble, Part 1)
The Vials of God’s Wrath Will Be Poured Out
Solemn events before us are yet to transpire. Trumpet after trumpet
is to be sounded; vial after vial poured out one after another upon the
inhabitants of the earth.—
Selected Messages 3:426
(1890).
The world is soon to be left by the angel of mercy and the seven
last plagues are to be poured out.... The bolts of God’s wrath are soon
to fall, and when He shall begin to punish the transgressors there will
be no period of respite until the end.—
Testimonies to Ministers and
Gospel Workers, 182
(1894).
The Nations in Conflict
Four mighty angels hold back the powers of this earth till the
servants of God are sealed in their foreheads. The nations of the world
are eager for conflict, but they are held in check by the angels. When
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this restraining power is removed there will come a time of trouble
and anguish. Deadly instruments of warfare will be invented. Vessels
with their living cargo will be entombed in the great deep. All who
have not the spirit of truth will unite under the leadership of Satanic
agencies, but they are to be kept under control till the time shall come
for the great battle of Armageddon.—
The S.D.A. Bible Commentary
7:967
(1900).
The Whole World Will Be Involved in Ruin
Angels are now restraining the winds of strife that they may not
blow until the world shall be warned of its coming doom, but a storm
is gathering, ready to burst upon the earth, and when God shall bid His
angels loose the winds there will be such a scene of strife as no pen
can picture.—
Education, 179, 180
(1903).
The Saviour’s prophecy concerning the visitation of judgments
upon Jerusalem is to have another fulfillment, of which that terrible
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