Impressive Dream
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I have been writing upon the first volume of Great Controversy, and
it makes me feel very solemn as I review these important subjects—
creation and the events from the fall of Satan to the fall of Adam.
The Lord seems very near me as I write, and I am deeply moved as I
contemplate this controversy from the beginning to the present time.
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The workings of the powers of darkness are laid clearly before my
mind. Most trying times are before us; and Satan, clad in angel robes,
will come to souls with his temptations as he came to Christ in the
wilderness. He will quote Scripture; and unless our life is hid with
Christ in God, he will surely bind our souls in unbelief.
Time is very short, and all that is to be done must be done quickly.
The angels are holding the four winds, and Satan is taking advantage
of everyone who is not fully established in the truth. Every soul is to
be tested. Every defect in the character, unless it is overcome by the
help of God’s Spirit, will become a sure means of destruction. I feel as
never before the necessity for our people to be energized by the spirit
of the truth, for Satan’s devices will ensnare every soul who has not
made God his strength. The Lord has much work to be done; and if we
do what He has appointed for us to do, He will work with our efforts.
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