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God’s Appointed Signature, July 24
And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and
you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God.
Ezekiel 20:20
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How shall we distinguish God’s true servants from the false prophets
who Christ said should arise to deceive many? There is only one test of
character—the law of Jehovah.
The Israelites placed over their doors a signature of blood to show that
they were God’s property. So the children of God in this age will bear the
signature God has appointed. They will place themselves in harmony with
God’s holy law. A mark is placed upon every one of God’s people just as
verily as a mark was placed over the doors of the Hebrew dwellings, to
preserve the people from the general ruin. God declares, “I gave them my
sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them” (
Ezekiel 20:12
).... There is
no need for us to be deceived....
Satanic agencies have made the earth a stage for horrors which no
language can describe. War and bloodshed are carried on by nations
claiming to be Christian. A disregard for the law of God has brought its
sure result. The great conflict now being waged is not merely a strife of
man against man. On one side stands the Prince of life, acting as man’s
substitute and surety; on the other, the prince of darkness, with the fallen
angels under his command....
There will be a sharp conflict between those who are loyal to God and
those who cast scorn upon His law. The church has joined hands with the
world. Reverence to God’s law has been subverted. The religious leaders
are teaching for doctrine the commandments of men. As it was in the
days of Noah, so it is in this age of the world. But shall the prevalence of
disloyalty and transgression cause those who have reverenced the law of
God to have less respect for it, to unite with the powers of earth to make it
void? The truly loyal will not be carried away by the current of evil. They
will not throw scorn and contempt on that which God has set apart as holy.
The test comes to every one. There are only two sides. On which side are
you
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