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“Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the
commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus” (
Revelation 14:12
).
Here we stand, under the third angel’s message. “And after these things
I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and
the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with
a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is
become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and
a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk
of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth
have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth
are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard
another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that
ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her
iniquities” (
Revelation 18:1-5
).
The Message of the Other Angel
Thus the substance of the second angel’s message is again given
to the world by that other angel who lightens the earth with his glory.
These messages all blend in one, to come before the people in the
closing days of this earth’s history. All the world will be tested, and
all that have been in the darkness of error in regard to the Sabbath of
the fourth commandment will understand the last message of mercy
that is to be given to men.
Our work is to proclaim the commandments of God and the testi-
mony of Jesus Christ. “Prepare to meet thy God” (
Amos 4:12
), is the
warning to be given to the world. It is a warning to us individually.
We are called upon to lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth
so easily beset us. There is a work for you, my brother, to do, to yoke
up with Christ. Make sure that your building is on the rock. Do not
risk eternity on a probability. You may not live to participate in the
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perilous scenes on which we are now entering. The life of no one of
us is assured for any given time. Should you not watch every moment?
Should you not closely examine your own self, and inquire, What will
eternity be to me?
The great burden of every soul should be, Is my heart renewed? Is
my soul transformed? Are my sins pardoned through faith in Christ?