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but this did not deter him; he had a message, and he would bear it. The
same spirit will be manifested today by those who are true to God.
The psalmist says, “They have made void Thy law. Therefore I
love Thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold” (
Psalm
119:126, 127
). When men press close to the side of Jesus, when Christ
is abiding in their hearts by faith, their love for the commandments
of God grows stronger in proportion to the contempt which the world
heaps upon His holy precepts. It is at this time that the true Sabbath
must be brought before the people by both pen and voice. As the fourth
commandment and those who observe it are ignored and despised, the
faithful feel that it is the time not to hide their faith but to exalt the law
of Jehovah by unfurling the banner on which is inscribed the message
of the third angel, the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
No Concessions to the Mystery of Iniquity
Let not those who have the truth as it is in Jesus give sanction, even
by their silence, to the work of the mystery of iniquity. Let them never
cease to sound the note of alarm. Let the education and training of the
members of our churches be such that the children and youth among
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us shall understand there are to be no concessions to this power, the
man of sin. Teach them that although the time will come when we can
wage the war only at the risk of property and liberty, yet the conflict
must be met, in the spirit and meekness of Christ; the truth is to be
maintained and advocated as it is in Jesus. Wealth, honor, comfort,
home—everything else—is to be a secondary consideration. The truth
must not be hid, it must not be denied or disguised, but fully avowed,
and boldly proclaimed.
The Lord has faithful watchmen on the walls of Zion to cry aloud
and spare not, to lift up their voice like a trumpet, and show His people
their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins. The Lord has
permitted the enemy of truth to make a determined effort against the
Sabbath of the fourth commandment. He designs by this means to
awaken a decided interest in that question which is a test for the last
days. This will open the way for the third angel’s message to be
proclaimed with power.
Let not one who believes the truth, be silent now. None should
be careless now; let all urge their petitions at the throne of grace,