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of men. They have transgressed the law and broken the everlasting
covenant, and they will receive according to their works.
“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there
was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of
hair, and the moon became as blood; and the stars of heaven fell unto
the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is
shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when
it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out
of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and
the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every
bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the
rocks of the mountains; and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on
us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne, and
from the wrath of the Lamb: for the great day of His wrath is come;
and who shall be able to stand?”
Revelation 6:12-17
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“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man
could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,
stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white
robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying,
Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the
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Lamb.... These are they which came out of great tribulation, and
have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him
day and night in His temple: and He that sitteth on the throne shall
dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any
more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb
which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead
them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes.”
Revelation 7:9-17
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In these scriptures two parties are brought to view. One party
permitted themselves to be deceived and took sides with those with
whom the Lord has a controversy. They misinterpreted the messages
sent them and clothed themselves in robes of self-righteousness. Sin
was not sinful in their eyes. They taught falsehood as truth, and by
them many souls were led astray.
We need now to take heed to ourselves. Warnings have been
given. Can we not see the fulfillment of the predictions made by
Christ and recorded in the twenty-first chapter of Luke? How many