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But the cloud of judicial wrath hangs over them, containing the
elements that destroyed Sodom. In his visions of things to come the
prophet John beheld this scene. This demon worship was revealed to
him, and it seemed to him as if the whole world were standing on the
brink of perdition. But as he looked with intense interest he beheld
the company of God’s commandment-keeping people. They had upon
their foreheads the seal of the living God, and he said: “Here is the
patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of
God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying
unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors;
and their works do follow them. And I looked, and behold a white
cloud, and upon the cloud One sat like unto the Son of man, having
on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. And
another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him
that sat on the cloud, Thrust in Thy sickle, and reap: for the time is
come for Thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And He
that sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth; and the earth
was reaped. And another angel came out of the temple which is in
heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out
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from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to
him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and
gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine
of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.”
Revelation 14:12-19
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When the storm of God’s wrath breaks upon the world, it will be
a terrible revelation for souls to find that their house is being swept
away because it is built upon the sand. Let the warning be given them
before it is too late. We should now feel the responsibility of laboring
with intense earnestness to impart to others the truths that God has
given for this time. We cannot be too much in earnest.
The heart of God is moved. Souls are very precious in His sight.
It was for this world that Christ wept in agony; for this world He was
crucified. God gave His only-begotten Son to save sinners, and He
desires us to love others as He has loved us. He desires to see those
who have a knowledge of the truth imparting this knowledge to their
fellow men.