Chapter 38—Literature Giving the Final Call
The Press Versus the Final Workings of Satan—Our houses of
publication have become a power in the world. A great change has
taken place. With our increased facilities to make the clear light shine
forth to those who are in darkness, it is not now so hard as it once
was to see and accept the truth. Those who first led out in the work
were objects of the combined assaults of evil men and evil angels.
The enmity of Satan, working through men as his instruments, was
strikingly developed. On the other hand, the believers, though few
in number, were earnest and zealous to vindicate the honor of God
in exalting His law which had been made void, and to press back the
workings of Satan revealed in every form of destructive error.
From the first, Satan has set himself against this work. He has
been determined to bring all his power to bear to silence and sweep
from the earth those who were laboring for the advancement of light
and truth. He has ever had a measure of success. Calumny and the
fiercest opposition have been brought to bear to crush out the precious
truth by discouraging its advocates. The great adversary has employed
his hellish deceptions in various ways, and every effort made has
brought to his side one or more of the professed followers of Christ.
Those whose hearts are carnal, who are more in harmony with the
archdeceiver than with Christ, have after a time developed their true
character and gone to their own company....
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But while Satan was working with all deceivableness of unrigh-
teousness in them that perish, stanch advocates of truth have stemmed
the tide of opposition and held the word uncorrupted amid a deluge
of heresies. Although the church has at times been weakened through
manifold discouragements and the rebellious element they have had to
meet, still the truth has shone brighter with every conflict. The energies
of God’s people have not been exhausted. The power of His grace has
quickened, revived, and ennobled the steadfast and the true....
Until Christ shall appear in the clouds of heaven with power and
great glory, men will become perverse in spirit and turn from the truth
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